United Kingdom Kraus, Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven: Kit Armstrong (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Clemens Schuldt (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. 7.5.2016 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Thrilling Climax to RSNO’s Stravinsky Project
United Kingdom Bartók, Stravinsky: Leticia Moreno (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.5.2016. (SRT)
Søndergård Brings Glittering Sound to Stravinsky’s Neo-Classical Period
United Kingdom Schubert, Stravinsky: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 29.4.2016. (SRT)
Trumpet Trio Steals the Show in SCO Bach-Mendelssohn Concert
United KingdomBach, Mendelssohn: Mhairi Lawson (sop), Daniela Lehner (mezzo), Susannah Bedford (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Peter Harvey (bar), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.04.2016 (SRT)
Auspicious Debut by Gerstein at the Philharmonie, Berlin
Germany Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.4.2016. (SRT)
Denève Returns to Scotland to Premiere MacMillan’s Death of Oscar
United Kingdom Debussy, MacMillan, Ravel, Strauss: Steven Osborne (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.4.2016. (SRT)
Ain Anger Sings Mussorgsky with Cavernous Authority
United Kingdom Dean, Mussorgsky, Beethoven: Ain Anger (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7.4.2016. (SRT)
Fine Performance of Rusalka from Stuart Stratford and Scottish Opera
United Kingdom Dvořák, Rusalka: Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 5.4.2016. (SRT)
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