Edinburgh

Irish Baroque Orchestra’s delightful potpourri and Midori’s Romantic recital in Edinburgh

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [13]: Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan (director & harpsichord, 22.8); Midori (violin), Özgür Aydin (piano, 23.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 22 & 23.8.2024. (SRT)

Midori

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Serebrennikov’s ‘contemporary’ yet disturbing Marriage of Figaro offers fine musical performances

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [11] – Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orchestra of Komische Oper Berlin / James Gaffigan (conductor). Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 17.8.2024. (GT)

Komische Oper Berlin’s The Marriage of Figaro © Jess Shurte

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The Takács Quartet pack a mighty punch in Edinburgh, though there is a little too much Esfahani baroque

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [9]: Takács Quartet (16.8), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord, 17.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16 & 17.8.2024. (SRT)

The Takács Quartet in Queen’s Hall © Andrew Perry

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Historically informed EIF Queen’s Hall performances of chamber music: you can feel it in the gut

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [7]: Chiaroscuro Quartet (12.08), Maxim Emelyanychev (piano and Principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (13.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12 & 13.8.2024. (SRT)

Chiaroscuro Quartet

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