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Edinburgh

Keyboard Titans: Fleisher Conducts, Angelich Plays Beethoven

29/11/201126/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Beethoven, Mozart: Nicholas Angelich (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Leon Fleisher (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.11.2011 (SRT)

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Naked Classics: All About Sibelius

22/11/201119/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Naked Classics: Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony: Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Christian Kluxen (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 18.11.2011 (SRT)

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Scottish Opera Presents a Straightforward Barber

22/11/201118/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists and Orchestra of Scottish Opera,  Conductor: Francesco Corti.  Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 17.11.2011 (SRT)

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Gluzman and the Royal Scottish Inject New Life into Familiar Works

15/11/201112/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Tomas Hanus (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.11.2011 (SRT)

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Robert Levin: Breathing New Life Into Masterpieces

08/11/201106/11/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robert Levin (piano/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 03.11.2011 (SRT)

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Peter Oundjian Provides Food for Thought with Mackenzie, Martinů and Mozart

01/11/201129/10/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mackenzie, Martinů, Mozart: Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28.10.2011 (SRT)

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Clarity and Transparency in Thierry Fischer’s Reading of Beethoven’s Pastoral

25/10/201123/10/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven: Peter Wispelwey (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Thierry Fischer (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 22.10.2011 (SRT)

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Nicely shaped Prokofiev and Haydn from Søndergård and Clein

25/10/201123/10/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Ravel, Haydn, Prokofiev: Natalie Clein (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22.10.2011 (SRT)

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