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Romantic Love Stories with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra »

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Romantic Love Stories

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It seems to be the fashion nowadays to give cheap titles to concerts in order, one imagines, to make them more marketable. The last Scottish Chamber Orchestra, ‘Romantic Love Stories’, was no exception to the rule. Fortunately, the title pr...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Alexandre Charles Johnstone | Read more »

The Virtual Cellist »

Matthew Barley, The Virtual Cellist

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Shuffling apprehensively into the striking duck-egg blue pews of Edinburgh’s transformed church-cum performance space, The Queen’s hall is a disappointingly non-student audience. The music-hungry congregation is anticipating the ‘cele...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Georgina Bolton | Read more »

RSNO: Mahler Symphony No. 6 »

RSNO Music Director Stephane Deneve

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The unfortunate thing about Mahler’s symphonies is that they inherently invite a high expectation. A vast majority of the public are familiar with at least one of these grand works – knowingly or not – and once you’ve heard one,...

Wed 24 Mar 2010 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

SCO: Travels in Eastern Europe »

Robin Ticciati

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The sizeable cross-section of Edinburgh society which fills the Queen’s Hall tonight seems to have been caught in a bit of a headlock by the SCO. The temptation of Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto coupled with his renowned Prague Symphony is too m...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

RSNO Favourites: Peer Gynt and Tchaikovsky 5 »

RSNO: Terrence Wilson

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This season the RSNO have already brought us some of the most moving and exciting works in the modern repertoire. They certainly choose their programmes wisely, with a mix of well-known classics and what may be forgotten favourites to some. Tonight, ...

Fri 05 Feb 2010 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

RSNO: Sir Roger Norrington Conducts »

Sir Roger Norrington

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A chance to see world-renowned conductor and early music scholar Roger Norrington conduct the RSNO isn’t one to be passed up. In a programme of Beehoven and Schumann symphonies, and Beethoven’s Leonore overture no. 2, we can only anticipat...

Sun 20 Dec 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

EUMS: Sinfonia »

Nick Fletcher

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In the first of this year’s Music Society concerts, we have the honour of welcoming Sinfonia’s new conductor Nick Fletcher to the podium. This evening offers a diverse programme of the Romantic from Antonín Dvorák, and some we...

Mon 30 Nov 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

EUMS: Symphony Orchestra »

Russell Cowieson

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It's not often that a student society sell out a concert, particularly in a 600-capacity venue. The Music Society’s choice of Carl Orff’s masterpiece Carmina Burana draws in the crowds in a way that must be seen to be believed, but it's the...

Mon 30 Nov 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

RSNO 'Naked Classics': The Planets »

Paul Rissmann

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Appearances can be deceptive. Take the Usher Hall—on the outside, it’s essentially a building site, one which comes and goes, and which has been doing so for the past three or so years. At present, the building works are very much with us...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

RSNO Favourites: Shostakovich »

Thomas Søndergård

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Tonight’s programme is a surprising one; a curious contrast, it would seem. When brought to life, however, Beethoven’s Piano concerto no. 1 and Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony aren’t too far apart. Both composers conjure expectat...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

German Romantics »

SCO: Martin Maximillano, German Romantics

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It seems to go without saying that a virtuosic concerto coupled with a dynamic conductor and two thoroughly Romantic symphonies will draw in the crowds with ease. This is why, with the new Scottish Chamber Orchestra season programme still fresh in our ...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Scottish Chamber Orchestra »

The SCO: a repuation for innovation and quality.

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After an extensive summer tour, it is a delight to welcome the SCO back to Edinburgh for what promises to be an exciting new season. Tonight, under conductor John Storgårds, they present one of Beethoven’s signature works alongside one of ...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

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