East Neuk Festival 2019 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Opera North’s Aida is Superb in Music and Concept
United Kingdom Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.5.2019. (SRT)
Conductorless RSNO’s Beethoven and Mozart Shows a Powerful Statement of Community
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mozart: Katherine Bryan (flute), Pippa Tunnell (harp), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sharon Roffman (leader/director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3.5.2019. (SRT)
François Leleux and the SCO Make the Case for Serenades
United Kingdom Wolf, Dvořák, Brahms: Scottish Chamber Orchestra / François Leleux (oboe/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.3.2019. (SRT)
Scottish Opera’s New Kátya Kabanová is Musically Strong but Intermittently Satisfying
United Kingdom Janáček, Kátya Kabanová: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 16.3.2019. (SRT)
Scottish Ensemble’s Eclectic Continental Drift Music Feels Fresh
United Kingdom Various composers, Scottish Ensemble’s Continental Drift: Kevyan Chemirani, Bijan Chemirani, Sokratis Sinopolous (guest musicians), Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Morton (violin/director), Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10.3.2019. (SRT)
Two ‘Big Hitters’ and a Relative Mathias Rarity from Varga and the RSNO
United Kingdom Mathias, Brahms, Dvořák: Kristóf Baráti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Gilbert Varga (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 1.3.2019. (SRT)
Andrew Manze’s Brilliant Musicianship Illuminates Another Interesting SCO Concert
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Mozart, Stenhammar: Franceso Piemontesi (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.2.2019. (SRT)
