Classical

Although the Usher Hall has been in use after renovation for more than a year now, the outside work has only…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra began their 2010/ 2011 season with a thrilling performance last night at the…
The Usher Hall celebrates the end of its long refurbishment with a multi-media, gala concert.
Guillaume Connesson wrote his Aleph to try to describe in music the Big Bang theory of how the universe…
Stéphane Denève was bubbling with enthusiasm as he introduced the first concert of 10:11 season. Bubbling…
The Edinburgh International Festival went out last night with its traditional cacophony of loud explosions,…
To mark the opening of the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) on Friday 13th, director Jonathan Mills was…
A group of amateur singers from Edinburgh's central belt will be warming up for this month's Edinburgh…
With the first few rows of the stalls removed to make way for tables and chairs, and the sight of concert…
The delectable Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins graces the stage of the Usher Hall, accompanied by the…
The Manfred Overture which started the Schumann Jubilee Concert by the Orchestra of the Canongait was a…
On an early summer’s afternoon we were treated to not just one, but two mass settings with five lively but…
Uncertain what happy thought or simple contingency had teamed singer-songwriter Michael Marra with Robert…
James V died in 1542 and was succeeded by his daughter, the six day old Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Bishop of Edinburgh was at St Michael and All Saints Church in Brougham Street, Tollcross, whose Rector,…
Just about two thousand two hundred concert goers were in our seats in the Usher Hall for this season’s final…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra are developing into a very fine orchestra indeed. Last night, under the expert…
Visitors to Edinburgh over a summer weekend this year have a choice of Sunday morning Christian worship in…
The composers in this programme are interlinked by friendship. Brahms visited Robert and Clara Schumann in…
Benjamin Britten composed his War Requiem for the consecration of Edinburgh-educated Sir Basil Spence’s…