United Kingdom Schumann, Beethoven: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Carolin Masur (mezzo), Dominik Masur (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 08.05.2014 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
SCO Musicians Excel as Soloists in Strauss Concertos
United Kingdom Mozart, R Strauss: Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Peter Whelan (bassoon), Alec Frank-Gemill (horn), Clemens Schuldt (conductor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 3.4.2014 (SRT)
Runnicles’ Mahler Nine: Doomladen and Stunning
United Kingdom Pärt, Mahler: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.4.2014 (SRT)
Levit Displays Subtlety and Depth in Tchaikovsky “War Horse”
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Igor Levit (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, James Feddeck (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25.4.2013 (SRT)
Sunny, Confident Benedetti Pleases the Home Crowd
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jérémie Rhorer (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24.04.2014 (SRT)
Raw Physical Power from Bourne’s Male Swans
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: New Adventures, Matthew Bourne (director/choreographer) Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 23.04.2014 (SRT)
Shoestring Macbeth Provides Impressive Performances
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Derek Clark (conductor), King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 8.4.2014 (SRT)
MacMillan’s Percussion Concerto Contunues to Sound Fresh
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, Sibelius: Colin Currie (Percussion), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor) Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.04.2014 (SRT)