Classical

Ilan Volkov was Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra between 2003 and 2009 and during this…
Once the twenty accomplished members of the orchestra had taken their place, Richard Neville-Towle, the…
The Edinburgh International Festival launched its 2011 eclectic programme last night in traditional fashion…
There was a packed Greyfriars Kirk for Coro Edina’s first performance at the Fringe. Just two works - Fauré’s…
April Randall and Stephen Morrison are colleagues from Fife Council’s instrumental instruction service and…
This evening sees the Opening Concert of the Edinburgh International Festival with Robert Schumann’s Das…
Klaus-Dieter Holzberger, Director of Music at St Laurentius Church in Ahrweiler, returned after a gap of…
It was the title of the concert which intrigued me - Scottish composers for the violin. And we were off the…
Yesterday being 8th August, or 8/8, the Edinburgh International Festival press office released a cute press…
There are some things that you can rely on with the Edinburgh Tattoo: marching bands, fireworks and big bangs…
Chris Parsons demonstrated his very considerable prowess on the trumpet in a lunchtime recital that was meant…
Mahler’s monumental “Symphony of a Thousand” is regarded as his finest composition but is rarely performed…