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It is all about the chemistry (and some wonderful playing) as Lorenza Borrani directs the SCO in Edinburgh

06/03/2026 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Rossini, Beethoven, Britten: Robin Johannsen (soprano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Lorenza Borrani (director). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 5.3.2026. (SRT)

Jörg Widmann conducts his own music really well with the RSNO. Beethoven’s? Less so

28/02/2026 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Beethoven, Widmann, Mendelssohn: Veronika Eberle (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jörg Widmann (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.2.2026. (SRT)

Violinist Monika Eberle rehearsing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with conductor Jörg Widmann and the RSNO © Clara Cowen

Les Musiciens du Louvre were the musical stars of Laurent Pelly’s Paris production of Robinson Crusoé

17/12/202516/12/2025 by Simon Thompson

France Offenbach, Robinson Crusoé: Soloists, accentus, Les Musiciens du Louvre / Mark Minkowski (conductor). Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 14.12.2025. (SRT)

Laurent Pelly’s production of *Robinson Crusoé* © Vincent Pontet

After Yeol Eum Son’s poetic Mozart, SCO’s Webern is two much of a good thing

24/11/202531/10/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Mozart, Webern: Yeol Eum Son (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 30.10.2025. (SRT)

Fiddler on the Roof proves as poignant as ever in Edinburgh

10/09/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Joseph Stein and Jerry Bock, Fiddler on the Roof: Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 9.9.2025. (SRT)

Raphael Papo (The Fiddler) and Matthew Woodyatt (Tevye) © Johan Persson

Kaleidoscope, I Fagiolini and Van Bearle Trio at the Lammermuir Festival 2025

08/09/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2025: (SRT)

[featured left] Julia Doyle (Dido) and Rowan Pierce (Belinda) © Sally Anderson

Kavakos indulges in Bach, while Pite and McBurney take us on a dance journey into extinction

23/08/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [11]: 23.8.2025. (SRT)

EIF’s rising voices at the Queen’s Hall and a star quartet pay tribute to one of their members

21/08/202520/08/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 10: Queen’s Hall. (SRT)

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