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Classical hitlist - the best classical music

4 Oct 2007

The Scottish Ensemble: Passionate Romantics Starting their winter season with the fire of passion and romance, the SE play the luscious, but infrequently aired Chausson Concert for violin, piano and strings. A great success when first performed, its…

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Cl@six

4 Oct 2007

Something different is on offer from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra this season as they embark upon a new series that makes concert-going incredibly easy. With a venue that could hardly be more central, a start time to coincide with the end of the…

Benedetti adds new string to her bow

25 Sep 2007

Classical violinist Nicola Benedetti is promoting her third album, which the 20-year-old from Ayrshire describes as “emotional, tuneful and atmospheric”. The Ayrshire musician has released her interpretation of pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams and…

Hitlist - The best classical & opera

20 Sep 2007

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Thursday Night Series The opening concert of the BBC SSO’s new series is inspired by heavenly bodies, centred on Holst’s everlastingly vivid portraits of The Planets, one of the most popular pieces of classical music…

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

20 Sep 2007

NEW SEASON Classic Bites, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Sep; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 22 Sep; Opening Concert, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Sep; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 29 Sep The leaves on the trees are starting to…

Conductor stepping down from Scottish Symphony Orchestra

19 Sep 2007

The chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will step down from the post in September 2009. Ilan Volkov, who was chosen to head the company aged just 26, will pursue a freelance career with the likes of the Washington Symphony and…

Public to vote for RSNO performance

7 Sep 2007

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra will allow the public to vote for a concert programme for the first time, as the company looks to broaden its appeal. One of the five concerts for Scotland’s national orchestra upcoming Classic Bites season will…

Benedetti: Cult of reality TV ‘disturbing’

3 Sep 2007

Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has lashed out at the ‘reality’ culture responsible for spawning pointless celebrities, such as footballers’ wives and socialite Paris Hilton. The 20-year-old from Ayrshire also directed her criticisms at fellow…

Beethoven’s doctor ‘accidentally killed’ composer

30 Aug 2007

After months of forensic-style examinations, a Viennese pathologist claims the doctor treating Beethoven up to his death in 1827 inadvertently killed the composer. Christian Reiter has completed painstaking research examining strands of Beethoven’s…

Christine Brewer

23 Aug 2007

As comfortable chatting about American Idol as she is arias, Christine Brewer is swift to dispel any notion of the opera diva. Indeed, from the moment she burst onto the stage as a teenager with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Brewer knew she had…