United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 (2) – Bach, B Minor Mass: Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle, (conductor), Canongate Kirk, 07.08.2014 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Recalling the Life and Songs of Kurt Weill
United Kingdom Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 (1) – Berlin to Broadway: The Songs of Kurt Weill: Bremner Duthie (baritone), David Patrick (piano), Outhouse, Edinburgh. (SRT)
Kavakos Takes Up the Baton …. With Mixed Results
United Kingdom Beethoven: Leonidas Kavakos (conductor/violin), Tim Hugh (cello), Enrico Pace (piano), London Symphony Orchestra; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 04.06.2014 (SRT)
Full Throttle in First, Sensitivity in Second Movement of Mahler’s Eighth
United Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No. 8: Erin Wall, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Sarah Tynan (sopranos); Caitlin Hulcup, Susan Platts (mezzos); Simon O’Neill (tenor); Nathan Berg (baritone); Jonathan Lemalu (bass); RSNO Chorus & Junior Chorus; Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.5.2014 (SRT)
Contrasting Violin Concertos from Hadelich and RSNO
Haydn, Adès, Beethoven: Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (Conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.05.2014 (SRT)
Hye-Youn Lee Gives Moving Portrayal of Madama Butterfly
United Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus of Madama Butterfly, Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Marco Guidarini (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 17.5.2014 (SRT)
Contrasting Aspects of Shostakovich’s Personality Plus Gershwin
Gershwin, Shostakovich: Terrence Wilson (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lawrence Renes (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 16.5.2014 (SRT)
A Tale of Two Soloist-Directors
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann: Piotr Anderszewski (director/piano), Alexander Janiczek (director/violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 15.5.2014 (SRT)