United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [6] – Schubert, Crumb, Tippett, Beethoven: Steven Osborne (piano), Old College Quad, 12.8.2021. (SRT)
Edinburgh hears a splendid and thought-provoking rectal by Steven Osborne
Simon Thompson
Much to enjoy in Scottish Opera’s new Falstaff at the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [5] – Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 12.8.2021. (SRT)
Mari Eriksmoen makes a sensational Edinburgh Festival debut
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [4] – Grieg, Backer Grøndahl, Schumann and Wolf: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Daniel Heide (piano). Old College Quad, 11.8.2021. (SRT)
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s indestructible songbook delights Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [3] – Rodgers and Hammerstein, A Grand Night for Singing: Soloists, Edinburgh Festival Ensemble, Wayne Marshall (music director), Kim Creswell (staging). Edinburgh Academy Junior School, 10.8.2021. (SRT)
Towering Brahms performances from the Zehetmair Quartet in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [2] – Brahms: Zehetmair Quartet. Old College Quad, Edinburgh, 10.8.2021. (SRT)
The Gould Piano Trio give a refreshing and inviting start to the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2021 [1] – Beethoven, Leokadiya Kashperova: Gould Piano Trio, Old College Quad, Edinburgh, 7.8.2021. (SRT)
Bright, clean and gorgeous playing from the Castalians at the East Neuk Festival 2021
United Kingdom East Neuk Festival 2021 – Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Castalian Quartet (Sini Simonen, Daniel Roberts [violin], Charlotte Bonneton [viola], Christopher Graves [cello]). The Bowhouse, St Monans, Fife, 4.7.2021. (SRT)
Edinburgh International Festival – 7 to 29 August 2021
Live performance is back with a bang – Simon Thompson on the 2021 Edinburgh International Festival
Anyone reading this south of Hadrian’s Wall might wonder why we Scots are so especially excited about the return of the Edinburgh International Festival. After all, hasn’t the national lockdown been over for several months now, and haven’t we had plenty of opportunities for live music since the pandemic?