United Kingdom MacMillan, R Strauss, Ravel: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.5.2012 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
The Start of Stéphane Denève’s Farewell to the RNSO Mixes Excitement and Subtlety
United Kingdom Debussy, Barber, Stravinsky: James Ehnes (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4.5.2012 (SRT)
Jakub Hrůša Returns to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Impresses Again
United Kingdom Dvořák, Mozart, Beethoven: Jonathan Biss (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 3.5.2012 (SRT)
Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony Given the Naked Classics Treatment
United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Naked Classics’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, Paul Rissmann (presenter), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Adrian Prabava (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27.4.2012 (SRT)
Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Sheer Delight
United Kingdom Gluck, Vivaldi, Rameau: Nicola Benedetti (Violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christian Curnyn (Harpsichord/Director), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26.4.2012 (SRT)
Knussen and the SCO in a Programme of Variable Interest
United Kingdom Knussen, Grime, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Beethoven: Peter Serkin (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 21.4.2012 (SRT)
Järvi Features Neglected Scottish Composer in a Varied Programme
United Kingdom McEwen, Beethoven, Sibelius: Christian Blackshaw (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.4.2012 (SRT)
Reinterpreting Tennessee Williams’ Streetcar as a Ballet
United Kingdom Peter Salem, A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 18.4.2012 (SRT)