United Kingdom Bach, Schumann, Haydn: Javier Perianes (piano/director), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (leader/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 19.10.2017. (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Compelling Rite and an Energetic Stravinsky Pairing from Scottish Ballet
United Kingdom Stravinsky: Dancers and Orchestra of Scottish Ballet / Jean-Claude Picard (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 11.10.2017. (SRT)
Basel SO Deliver Beautiful, Full-Bodied Accounts of Busoni, Saint-Saëns, and Beethoven
United Kingdom Busoni, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven: Sol Gabetta (cello), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Usher Hall, 7.10.2017. (SRT)
The ‘Spirit of the Dance’ in Butt’s Goldberg Variations at Lammermuir
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2017 – Bach, Howells, Schubert: John Butt (harpsichord), Hebrides Ensemble, Humbie Kirk, Humbie; Hebrides Ensemble, Dirleton Kirk, Dirleton, 16.9.2017. (SRT)
Historical Echoes in Cargill and BBCSO’s 70th Anniversary Song-Fest
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 (14) – 70th Anniversary Celebration Concert: Karen Cargill (mezzo), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Usher Hall, 27.8.2017. (SRT)
Respighi and Verdi’s Quiet Moments Come Alive in Chailly’s Hands
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [13] – Verdi, Respighi: Edinburgh Festival Chorus (dir. Christopher Bell), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 27.8.2017. (SRT)
Chailly’s Varied Orchestral Set Brilliantly Showcases Filarmonica della Scala’s Talents
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [12] – Enescu, Bartók, Shostakovich: Julian Rachlin (viola), Filarmonica della Scala / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Usher Hall, 26.8.2017. (SRT)
Exploring the Fringe’s Atmospheric Folk Scene and 12 Classical Humourists
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 [4] – Various venues, 25.8.2017. (SRT)
Elsa Jean McTaggart, Surgeon Hall
WHYTE, Fairich: Live, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Concerto a tempo d’umore, Assembly Rooms