United Kingdom Purcell, Parry: Rebecca Wilkie & Benny Young (actors), Jack Furness (director), Stuart Hope (organ), SCO Chorus / Gregory Batsleer (conductor), Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, 15.6.2017. (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Making Sense of a Chaotic Beast: Oundjian tames Mahler’s Third
United Kingdom Mahler: Susan Platts (mezzo), Ladies of the RSNO Chorus, RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 2.6.2017. (SRT)
Scottish Opera’s Romantic Reimagining of La bohème
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 31.5.2017. (SRT)
Thomas Søndergård Has a Most Galvanising Impact on the RSNO
United Kingdom Sibelius, Mahler, Beethoven: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.5.2017. (SRT)
BBCSSO provide Guilty Pleasures in un-Hip Haydn and Kaleidoscopic Mahler
United Kingdom Haydn, Mahler: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.5.2017. (SRT)
Uncanny Concept, Outstanding Execution: RSNO’s live soundtrack for Amadeus Screening
United Kingdom Amadeus Live: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, RSNO Chorus / Ludwig Wicki (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.5.2017. (SRT)
Tetzlaff Siblings bring Fiery Delights to Brahms’ Double Concerto
United Kingdom Widmann, Brahms, Beethoven: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.5.2017. (SRT)
Ott’s Refined Beethoven Holds Audience in the Palm of her Hand
United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven, Barry: Alice Sara Ott (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra & RSNO Chorus / James Feddeck (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 5.5.2017. (SRT)