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Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival (17): Odd Pairing of Purcell and Bartók Operas

09/09/201326/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (17) – Purcell, Bartók: Oper Frankfurt / Constantinos Carydis (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 25.8.2013 (SRT)

Dido and Aeneas, Photo by Monika Rittershaus
Dido and Aeneas, Photo by Monika Rittershaus

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Categories Ballet and Dance Reviews, Festivals, Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Edinburgh Festival (16): Zimmermann Shows Aggression in Brahms’ Violin Concerto

02/09/201325/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (16) – Brahms, Bruckner: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin),Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / David Zinman (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.8.2013 (SRT)

David Zinman, credit Priska Ketterer
David Zinman, credit Priska Ketterer

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Edinburgh Festival (15):Technology and Art Combine – But Not Always Successfully

01/09/201324/08/2013 by Stan

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Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (15) – Field Recordings: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Usher Hall, 23.08.2013 (SRT)

Bang on a Can All Stars Photo by Stephanie-Berger
Bang on a Can All Stars
Photo by Stephanie-Berger

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Edinburgh Festival (14):Bostridge Recital Deserved More Intimate Venue

25/08/201323/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (14) – Ives, Brahms, Schumann: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Lars Vogt (piano), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.8.2013. (SRT)

Ian Bostridge1 (c) Ben Ealovegag
Ian Bostridge1 (c) Ben Ealovegag

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Edinburgh Festival (12):Responsive Playing from Chamber Orchestra of Europe

25/08/201323/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (12) – Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven: Chamber of Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Usher Hall, 16.08.2013 (SRT)

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Edinburgh Festival (13): A Tidal Wave of Sound from Russian National Orchestra

25/08/201320/08/2013 by Stan

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Edinburgh Festival 13 Rachmaninov, Glazunov: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev (conductor), Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (13), Usher Hall, 19.08.2013 (SRT)

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Edinburgh Festival (11): Debussy, Schoenberg, Webern, Fauré

25/08/201318/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (11). Debussy, Schoenberg, Webern, Fauré: Daniel Doolan (treble), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, 17.8.2013 (SRT)

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Edinburgh Festival (10): The Chamber of Orchestra of Europe in Edinburgh

25/08/201318/08/2013 by Stan

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2013 (10). Strauss, Haydn, Beethoven, Chamber of Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Usher Hall, 16.08.2013 (SRT)

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