Simon Thompson

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Edinburgh International Festival debut with the Bergen Philharmonic

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [5] – Ravel, R. Schumann, Rachmaninov: Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Usher Hall, 15.8.2022. (SRT)

Víkingur Ólafsson, Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic © Ryan Buchanan

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Musical energy flowed out of the Takács Quartet who are a class act in Edinburgh

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [4] – Haydn, Coleridge-Taylor, Ravel: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]). Queen’s Hall, 15.8.2022. (SRT)

Takács Quartet

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BBC Singers in an Edinburgh concert with a wide range of music that was as appealing as it was varied

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [3] – Mendelssohn, Martin, Ešenvalds, Harris, Vaughan Williams, Ore, Byss-Kalle: Laura Samuel (violin), BBC Singers / Sofi Jeannin (conductor). Queen’s Hall, 9.8.2022 (SRT)

The BBC Singers © Ryan Buchanan

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Garsington Opera bring their strong Rusalka production to Edinburgh

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [2] – Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 8.8.2022. (SRT)

Natalya Romaniw (Rusalka) and Christine Rice (Ježibaba) © Andrew Perry

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Ronald Brautigam gets the Edinburgh International Festival 2022 at Queen’s Hall underway

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [1] – Fanny Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert: Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), Esther Hoppe (violin), Christian Poltéra (cello). Queen’s Hall, 8.8.2022. (SRT)

Ronald Brautigam

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