SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE
United Kingdom Chabrier, L’etoile: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / Philippe Forget (conductor), New Atheneum Theatre, Glasgow, 3.2.2023. (GT)
United Kingdom Robertson, Beethoven, Brahms: Francesco Piemontesi (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28.1.2023. (GT)
United Kingdom Bacewicz, Dvořák, Mozart: Yeol Eum Son (pianist), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). City Halls, Glasgow, 16.12.2022. (GT)
Italy Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov (1869): Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Opera, Treble Voice Chorus of La Scala Academia / Riccardo Chailly (conductor). La Scala, Milan, 7.12.2022. (GT)
United Kingdom Beethoven, Elgar, Rossini: Bruno Delepelaire (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Han-Na Chang (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 10.12.2022. (GT)
Gregor Tassie’s interview with pianist Yeol Eum Son
Music lovers in Scotland will be able to enjoy a rare festive musical occasion when the brilliant young Korean pianist plays Mozart’s sparkling Concerto No.27 in B flat. She is not only magnificent at the keyboard, but also an artist of the highest order. In musical terms, Yeol Eum shares Shakespeare’s truism, ‘To thine own self be true’, reflecting ‘As an artist, I want to become more adventurous, free and daring but, at the same time, remain curious and “up-to-date”.’ Her choice of repertoire, which spans the works of Bach and Mozart to those of Shchedrin and Kapustin, is guided chiefly by the quality and depth of the music.
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Wagner: Roman Rabinovich (pianist), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3.12.2022. (GT)
United Kingdom Various: Maxim Vengerov (violinist), Romanian National Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergey Smbatyan (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.11.2022. (GT)
