United Kingdom Mozart, Hummel, Shostakovich: Alison Balsom (trumpet), Gabriela Montero (piano), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Willi Zimmermann (concertmaster), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4.12.2016 (SRT)
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Opera North Present Stunning Billy Budd in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Britten: Billy Budd, Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.12.2016. (SRT)
High Standards in Opera North’s Puccini Double Bil
United Kingdom Puccini, Il tabarro and Suor Angelica: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Jac Van Steen (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 30.11.2016. (SRT)
Good Period Performance from Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists in Israel in Egypt
United Kingdom Handel, Israel in Egypt: Ilse Eerens, Soraya Mafi (sopranos), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), James Gilchrist (tenor),Thomas Oliemans, Ashley Riches (basses), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, SCO Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.11.2016. (SRT)
Rambert’s Ghost Dances Retains its Popularity
United Kingdom Rambert Tour 2016 – Tomorrow, Frames, Ghost Dances: Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 24.12.2016. (SRT)
Czech Musicians Bring Sparkle to Smetana, Shostakovich and Dvořák
United Kingdom Smetana, Shostakovich, Dvořák: Natalie Clein (cello), Czech National Symphony Orchestra / Libor Pešek & Heiko Mathias Förster (conductors), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.11.2016 (SRT)
Lugansky Combines Poetry and Wit In Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto
United Kingdom Englund, Prokofiev, Mahler: Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Storgårds (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.11.2016. (SRT)
Egarr Contrasts Beethoven’s Pastoral with Music by his French Contemporary Méhul
United Kingdom Beethoven & Méhul: Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 10.11.2016. (SRT)