United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.11.2014 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Leonskaja’s Heroic Playing of Both Brahms’ Piano Concertos
United Kingdom Brahms, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13.11.2014 (SRT)
Two Soloist-Directors Make Their Mark in Two Concertos
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Mozart, Beethoven: Alexander Janiczek (violin/director), Llŷr Williams (piano/director), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 6.11.2014 (SRT)
Grupo Corpo Infuses Classical Dance with Brazilian Style
United Kingdom Carlos Núñes, José Miguel Wisnik and Tom Zé: Grupo Corpo, Choreography by Rodrigo Pederneiras, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 4.11.2014 (SRT)
Termirkanov Shapes Sound of St Petersburg Phil
United Kingdom Liadov, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Nicolai Lugansky (piano), St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 02.11.2014 (SRT)
Broderick’s Zemlinsky Performance Crackles with Dramatic Tension
United Kingdom Schubert, Zemlinsky, Beethoven: Katherine Broderick (soprano), David Hayman (narrator), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 01.11.2014 (SRT)
Søndergård’s Metamorphosen Reduces Audience to Silence
United Kingdom Strauss, Beethoven, Bartók: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.10.2014 (SRT)
Runnicles Brings Out Details of Wozzeck’s Kaleidoscopic Score
United Kingdom Berg,:Wozzeck (semi-staged performance): Soloists, Choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh; BBC Singers, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Glasgow City Halls, 23.10.2014 (SRT)