Classical

Several hundred enthusiasts were in the stalls an hour before the concert started to hear the conversation…
The first four minutes set us in the mood for some fine Russian music with the seldom heard March from…
A concert devoted to Remembrancetide and the outbreak of the Great War could well have been a sad and…
The Edinburgh Singers present "Christmas at Greyfriars", with organist Henry Wallace, under the baton of John…
John Kitchen told us that the lunchtime recital was titled 'To absent friends: Music for Remembrance in the…
If the overture or the first work played in a concert sets the scene then Liadov's short Kikimora gave us a…
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union commemorates the centenary of the beginning of the Great War with a programme of…
This was an out-of-the-ordinary Friday evening programme from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra if only…
The programme spanned centuries and began with ‘Solfeggio’, an a cappella composition for a choir written in…
In the centre of Ottawa sits the large building that houses Canada's National Arts Centre. Built in 1969…
Known for their love of shoes together with the hairs of a stringed instrument's bow, Alice Rickards and…
Haydn, the teacher, was not happy when he heard one of Beethoven's three trios which were to become his Opus…
With every seat taken, we were off to a rousing start with Mozart's four-minute-long Overture to The Marriage…
In the week in which the McEwan Hall's fine organ is back in use after a significant restoration Tom Poulson…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra launched its new season last night at the Usher Hall with two works that…
In his introductory remarks Tristan Gurney told us that they had not played the first piece before.
To celebrate the forthcoming 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris the Edinburgh Singers plan a concert…
Wagner's rousing Overture to his opera The Mastersingers of Nuremberg opened the Royal Scottish National…
Swiss trio make Scottish debut in Edinburgh for Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert: an annual showcase of…