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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain »

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The audience arrives at the Queen's Hall in wreaths of smiles. On the eve of the Royal Wedding, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s performance is about to morph them into uncontrollable laughter, proving that today there is more than one ...

Thu 05 May 2011 by Georgina Bolton | 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 »

Grizzly Bear »

Grizzly Bear

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A disingenuous critique is sometimes applied to Veckatimest, and to a lesser extent the New York quartet that crafted it. Their crime? Perfection. Or, to be more exact, an overzealous approach to achieving it. Every note of Grizzly Bear’s third a...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Ray Philp | 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 »

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 »

Daniel Johnston »

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Standing outside Queen's Hall, a punter is heard asking: “Do I look like a Daniel Johnston fan?” Judging by the even split of plaid-clad hipsters and middle-aged rockers in the queue, there doesn't seem to be a ready archetype. Johnston's...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Marcus Kernohan | 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 »

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