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Scottish Chamber Orchestra present parent and baby concerts

Scottish Chamber Orchestra present parent and baby concerts

Big Ears, Little Ears series brings Beethoven to daytime slot

14 Sep 2011

It’s never too young to start listening to music, but for the babies, toddlers and their parents who want more than ‘Twinkle Twinkle’, the live orchestral experience isn’t one usually on offer. Putting that to rights is the Scottish Chamber Orchestra…

Music highlights from the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival

Music highlights from the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival

Melvyn Tan and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra among picks

7 Jul 2011

Melvyn Tan. The Queen's Hall morning concerts can usually be relied on for a few Festival surprises. Hearing perfectly formed piano music by 18th century Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti alongside Sonatas and Interludes by 20th century American John…

Glasgow's Minimal festival lines up work by Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Ingram Marshall

Glasgow's Minimal festival lines up work by Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Ingram Marshall

Festival of minimalism features performances of Eno's Apollo and by Michael Nyman and David McAlmont

6 Oct 2010

Minimalism’s hypnotic pulses and repetitions are heard in everything from krautrock and prog to post-rock and techno. But unlike the ear-splitting, brain-freezing intensity of progenitors such as La Monte Young and Charlemagne Palestine, it was the more…

John Paul Jones: A Musical

John Paul Jones: A Musical

16 Sep 2010

Although it seems unlikely that the father of the American navy was the son of a Scottish gardener, the story of how Nithsdale born John Paul Jones achieved such revered status is so incredible that it has to be true. What is surprising, however, is…

American mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato returns to Edinburgh Festival

American mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato returns to Edinburgh Festival

DiDonato performs Idomeneo and with David Zobel at EIF 2010

16 Jul 2010

Last summer, mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato soldiered on with a broken leg in London and was plunged into darkness at the Usher Hall. Carol Main keeps everything crossed for the Kansas girl’s Edinburgh return

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Mendelssohn’s incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream transports us to Shakespeare’s fairy world with its enchanting evocations. Sir Roger Norrington, one of the founding fathers of historically informed performance, has long produced striking and unforgettable interpretations of cherished masterpieces. The sensitivity of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s gossamer sound is the perfect match for Mendelssohn’s magical textures.
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13 Aug 8pm Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Alim Qasimov Ensemble
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Alim Qasimov has been described as one of the world’s greatest vocalists. His performances of Azeri mugham – the classical music of Azerbaijan – are recognised worldwide for their searing intensity and raw emotion. Qasimov shares the stage with his daughter Fargana, their soaring voices combining in dramatic vocal duets on themes of love and devotion. Supported by the Aga Khan Foundation. Greyfriars Series: Buy for 8 concerts in the series and get the 9th free. Young people can buy any…
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23 Aug 5.45pm Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra String Soloists & Steven Osborne
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Steven Osborne (piano) and selected string players perform Beethoven's String Trio Op 9 No 2 and Fauré's Piano Quartet No 2 Op 45. Part of Cottier Chamber Project.
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2 Jun 6.30pm Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
SCO: CL@SIX: A Day in Symphonies
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In three symphonies, Haydn at his most beady-eyed describes a day in the life of your average 18th century aristocrat. Actually, Symphony No 6 'Le Matin' starts with a sunrise and that's about as far as most of us can tell what's going on, but Symphony No 7 'Le Midi' and Symphony No 8 'Le Soir' 2 are equally full of Haydn's characteristic zest and tunefulness. David Watkin conducts.
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17 Nov 6pm St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Robin Ticciati, explores lyricism and virtuosity in Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Violin Concerto, a showpiece of agility and speed performed this evening by Russian-born violinist Alina Pogostkina. The SCO also presents Shostakovich's Symphony No 14 and Britten's delicate arrangement of the second movement of Mahler's Third Symphony, What the Wild Flowers Tell Me, one of the composer's most graceful, gentle pieces. Supported by Donald and Louise MacDonald.
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31 Aug 7.30pm Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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