United Kingdom John Williams 90th Birthday Celebration: Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Anthony Weeden (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.2.2022. (SRT)
RSNO’s celebration of John Williams, the master manipulator of emotions, at 90
Edinburgh
Brilliant Lisztian contrasts are the highlight of SCO’s concert with Benjamin Grosvenor
United Kingdom Beethoven, Liszt, Sweelinck/Emelyanychev, Mendelssohn: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3.2.2022. (SRT)
The Secret is out: Scottish Ballet are having a festive ball on film
United Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s The Secret Theatre: Dancers of Scottish Ballet, Scottish Ballet Orchestra / Gavin Sutherland and Jean-Claude Picard (conductors). Currently streaming (directed for the screen by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple) on Marquee TV. (JPr)
After half a century Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker still has a lot to recommend it
United Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker: Dancers of Scottish Ballet, Scottish Ballet Orchestra / Jean-Claude Picard (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 10.12.2021. (SRT)
Jonathon Heyward debuts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a Ravel and Mahler artistic synthesis
United Kingdom Ravel, Mahler: Ana Quintans (soprano), Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jonathon Heyward (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 9.12.2021. (SRT)
SCO’s exploration of Mahler and Berg as complementary Viennese composers
United Kingdom Mahler, Berg: Kolja Blacher (violin), Roman Rabinovich (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Joseph Swensen (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25.11.2021. (SRT)
British politics gets a knocking in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia, Limited from Scottish Opera
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan, Utopia, Limited: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor). Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 5.11.2021. (RJW)
Venetian excellence in Edinburgh from Scottish Opera in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers
United Kingdom Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor). Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 4.11.2021. (RJW)
