Simon Thompson – Page 27 – Seen and Heard International

Duelling Orchestras: Gergiev conducts Mariinsky and RSNO in 21st-Century Symphonic Fare

04/09/201725/08/2017 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [11] – Prokofiev, Britten, Shostakovich: Mariinsky Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Valery Gergiev (conductor), Usher Hall, 23.8.2017. (SRT)

‘Full-blooded Romanticism’: Sir Mark Elder Leads Hallé in Sensational-Sounding Faust

26/08/201721/08/2017 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2017 [10] – Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust: Edinburgh Festival Chorus (dir. Christoper Bell), NYCoS National Girls Choir (dir. Christopher Bell), Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir (dir. Matthew Hamilton), Hallé, Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Usher Hall, 20.8.2017. (SRT)

Brahms’ Requiem and a Makeshift Strauss Opera Hit and Miss on the Fringe

22/08/201719/08/2017 by Simon Thompson

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 [3] (SRT) Brahms – A German Requiem, NYCOS, St Giles Cathedral, 12.8.2017 Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos, VoiceArc, Broughton St Mary’s Church, 18.8.2017. As if he wasn’t already busy enough with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, their Chorus Director, Christopher Bell, spent what must be a rare August night off conducting his … Read more

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Duelling Orchestras: Gergiev conducts Mariinsky and RSNO in 21st-Century Symphonic Fare

‘Full-blooded Romanticism’: Sir Mark Elder Leads Hallé in Sensational-Sounding Faust

Brahms’ Requiem and a Makeshift Strauss Opera Hit and Miss on the Fringe

Thrilling Poppea Cements Gardiner’s Greatness in Epic Festival Feat

‘Sheer Beauty’: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse is Another Triumph for Gardiner’s Monteverdi Trilogy

Gardiner’s ’Fresh, Dynamic’ L’Orfeo makes for a Compellingly Theatrical Experience

Lieder, Scriabin and Jazzy Banter – the Fringe remains as Eclectic as Ever

Dausgaard Excels in Strauss but why the ‘Slapdash Scurry’ in Schubert?