United Kingdom Mendelssohn & Bach: Peter Harvey (baritone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor); Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 14.11.2013 (SRT)
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RSNO Reveal Britten’s Humanity in War Requiem
United Kingdom Britten, War Requiem: EvelinaDobračeva (soprano), Jeffrey Francis (tenor), Russell Braun (baritone), RSNO Chorus & Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.11.2013 (SRT)
Scottish Opera’s Shoestring Rodelinda Attracts Praise
United Kingdom Handel: Rodelinda: Scottish Opera on Tour / Susannah Wapshott (conductor), Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 03.11.2013 (SRT)
Søndergård Brings Sparkle and Energy to RSNO Concert
United Kingdom Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Dejan Lazić (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25.10.2013 (SRT)
Honesty and Inventiveness in Beamish’s Commemoration of the Battle of Flodden
United Kingdom Britten, Beamish, Bridge, R Struss, Pity of War: Shuna Scott Sendall (sop), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.10.2013 (SRT)
Kander & Ebb: Cabaret:Comical Yet Biting
United Kingdom Kander & Ebb: Cabaret: King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 23.10.2013 (SRT)
Cedar Lake’s Dance Trilogy Impresses Scotland
United Kingdom Various Composers: Indigo Rose, Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, Necessity, Again: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 12.10.2013 (SRT)
Brazen Edge to SCO’s Conductorless Concert
United Kingdom Dvořák, Mozart, Janáček: Llŷr Williams (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek (director/violin), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 10.10.2013 (SRT)