United Kingdom Busoni, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven: Sol Gabetta (cello), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Usher Hall, 7.10.2017. (SRT)
Edinburgh
Historical Echoes in Cargill and BBCSO’s 70th Anniversary Song-Fest
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 (14) – 70th Anniversary Celebration Concert: Karen Cargill (mezzo), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Usher Hall, 27.8.2017. (SRT)

Respighi and Verdi’s Quiet Moments Come Alive in Chailly’s Hands
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [13] – Verdi, Respighi: Edinburgh Festival Chorus (dir. Christopher Bell), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 27.8.2017. (SRT)

Chailly’s Varied Orchestral Set Brilliantly Showcases Filarmonica della Scala’s Talents
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [12] – Enescu, Bartók, Shostakovich: Julian Rachlin (viola), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 26.8.2017. (SRT)

Exploring the Fringe’s Atmospheric Folk Scene and 12 Classical Humourists
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 [4] – Various venues, 25.8.2017. (SRT)
Elsa Jean McTaggart, Surgeon Hall
WHYTE, Fairich: Live, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Concerto a tempo d’umore, Assembly Rooms
Duelling Orchestras: Gergiev conducts Mariinsky and RSNO in 21st-Century Symphonic Fare
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [11] – Prokofiev, Britten, Shostakovich: Mariinsky Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Usher Hall, 23.8.2017. (SRT)

‘Full-blooded Romanticism’: Sir Mark Elder Leads Hallé in Sensational-Sounding Faust
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [10] – Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Edinburgh Festival Chorus (dir. Christoper Bell), NYCoS National Girls Choir (dir. Christopher Bell), Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir (dir. Matthew Hamilton), Hallé, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Usher Hall, 20.8.2017. (SRT)
Brahms’ Requiem and a Makeshift Strauss Opera Hit and Miss on the Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 [3] (SRT) Brahms – A German Requiem, NYCOS, St Giles Cathedral, 12.8.2017 Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos, VoiceArc, Broughton St Mary’s Church, 18.8.2017. As if he wasn’t already busy enough with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, their Chorus Director, Christopher Bell, spent what must be a rare August night off conducting his … Read more