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Mendelssohn

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Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Beethoven »

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Mendelssohn – Violin concerto Beethoven – Symphony no. 9 The Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra have garnered the reputation of being the most ambitious student ensemble playing in Scotland in recent years. Biennial forays into the sym...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Chris Williams | Read more »

Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' »

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There are advantages to small venues, but it’s refreshing to see the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in the grand surroundings of the Festival Theatre. Something about this venue, so rarely inhabited by the SCO, gives the ensemble a new dimension toni...

Sun 08 Feb 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Summer Night in Wintertime »

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Mendelssohn - Overture, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Berlioz - Les Nuits d’Eté Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte Saint-Saëns - Symphony in A major In a continuation of the Mendelssohn 200 celebration, tonight’s ...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: the Mendelssohn celebration begins »

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At the start of a series of concerts commemorating Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday, the SCO bring us his overture The Fair Melusine alongside two equally expressive orchestral works from Mozart and Schubert. An interesting initial observation...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Scottish Chamber Orchestra shine once more »

Jan Alison Mitchell

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A performance which involves a programme of music by composers stretching over the past 200 years is bound to be an uneven one. What a 200 years it’s been after all! Surely the subtle dissonances of Poulenc will be lost in Mozart, whose emphasis...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

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