Simon Thompson – Page 13 – Seen and Heard International

Brilliant Lisztian contrasts are the highlight of SCO’s concert with Benjamin Grosvenor

27/03/202204/02/2022 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Beethoven, Liszt, Sweelinck/Emelyanychev, Mendelssohn: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3.2.2022. (SRT)

Benjamin Grosvenor performs with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (c) Stuart Armitt

After half a century Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker still has a lot to recommend it

20/02/202211/12/2021 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker: Dancers of Scottish Ballet, Scottish Ballet Orchestra / Jean-Claude Picard (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 10.12.2021. (SRT)

Andrew Peasgood (Nutcracker Prince) and Constance Devernay (Sugar Plum Fairy)

Jonathon Heyward debuts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a Ravel and Mahler artistic synthesis

16/01/202210/12/2021 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Ravel, Mahler: Ana Quintans (soprano), Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jonathon Heyward (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 9.12.2021. (SRT)

Jonathon Heyward (c) Chris Christodoulou

SCO’s exploration of Mahler and Berg as complementary Viennese composers

16/01/202226/11/2021 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Mahler, Berg: Kolja Blacher (violin), Roman Rabinovich (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Joseph Swensen (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 25.11.2021. (SRT)

‘Good evening Mr Bond, the RSNO have been expecting … your music’

31/10/2021 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom The Music of Bond – Film music from the James Bond series: Music from composers including John Barry and David Arnold, Lance Ellington and Emma Lindars (vocals), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Nicholas Dodd (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 29.10.2021. (SRT)

The Music of Bond (musicians Dávur Juul Magnussen and Emily Nenniger) © Martin Shields

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Brilliant Lisztian contrasts are the highlight of SCO’s concert with Benjamin Grosvenor

After half a century Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker still has a lot to recommend it

Jonathon Heyward debuts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a Ravel and Mahler artistic synthesis

SCO’s exploration of Mahler and Berg as complementary Viennese composers

‘Good evening Mr Bond, the RSNO have been expecting … your music’

Dunedin Consort’s season of in-person concerts restarts with a programme partly inspired by COP-26

Lammermuir Festival 2021: the beauty of The Gesualdo Six and some astounding accordion acrobatics

The Lammermuir Festival is back live and extended for 2021