Simon Thompson

The Takács Quartet pack a mighty punch in Edinburgh, though there is a little too much Esfahani baroque

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [9]: Takács Quartet (16.8), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord, 17.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16 & 17.8.2024. (SRT)

The Takács Quartet in Queen’s Hall © Andrew Perry

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Historically informed EIF Queen’s Hall performances of chamber music: you can feel it in the gut

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [7]: Chiaroscuro Quartet (12.08), Maxim Emelyanychev (piano and Principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (13.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12 & 13.8.2024. (SRT)

Chiaroscuro Quartet

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More diverse Queen’s Hall music at the EIF from Raphaël Feuillâtre and Stephan Dohr (and friends)

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [5]: Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar, 9.8), Stephan Dohr (horn, 10.8), Carolin Widmann (violin, 10.8), Dénes Várjon (piano, 10.8). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 9 & 10.8.2024. (SRT)

Guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre © Stefan Hoederath

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Andreas Homoki’s Carmen returns full circle to Paris’s Opéra-Comique at the EIF

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2024 [4]: Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Accentus, Maitrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Louis Langrée (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 8.8.2024 (SRT)

Opéra-Comique’s Carmen: the smugglers’ quintet © Andrew Perry

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Jakub Hrůša conducts the Bamberger Symphoniker in two central pillars of the classical repertoire

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [2] – Brahms, Dvořák: Isabelle Faust (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Bamberger Symphoniker / Jakub Hrůša (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.8.2024. (SRT)

Bamberger Symphoniker and conductor Jakub Hrůša in the Usher Hall © Andrew Perry

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