United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Jenůfa / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 9.4.2015 (SRT)
Scottish Opera’s Jenůfa Impresses with its Integrity and Power to Stun
Simon Thompson
A Compelling Dance Version of a Tennessee Williams Masterpiece
United Kingdom Peter Salem, A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet / Richard Honner (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.3.2015 (SRT)
Plenty of Swing and Attack in RSNO’s All-American Concert
United Kingdom Adams, Bernstein, Barber, Gershwin: Robert McDuffie (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.3.2015 (SRT)
Camerata Salzburg Display Their Mozartian Credentials
Bartók, Bruckner, Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2015 (SRT)
A Mozart Requiem with Frayed Edges and a Successful Schubert Unfinished
United Kingdom Mozart, Schubert: Julia Kleiter (sop), Diana Haller (mezzo), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (bass), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12.03.2015 (SRT)
Good Singing, but Scottish Opera’s Orfeo is a Hotchpotch
United Kingdom Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Orfeo ed Euridice / Kenneth Montgomery (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 7.3.2015 (SRT)
Kriikku Plays Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with Panache
United Kingdom Sibelius, Lindberg, Tchaikovsky: Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 06.03.2015 (SRT)
Mark Stone Gives Fine Interpretation of Suckling’s Candlebird Song Cycle
United Kingdom Mahler, Suckling, Brahms: Mark Stone (baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.02.2015 (SRT)