Scottish Chamber Orchestra
SCO/Emelyanychev/Benedetti review – MacMillan’s violin concerto discomfits and intrigues
James MacMillan’s evocative Second Violin Concerto was premiered by Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a committed and accomplished performance
Rowena Smith
30, Sep, 2022 @3:49 PM
The week in classical: Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Nelsons; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Manze
The earth all but moved as Andris Nelsons and the mighty Gewandhaus brought their Strauss Project to London
Fiona Maddocks
14, May, 2022 @11:00 AM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/MacMillan review – Capperauld’s dance of death has style but lacks substance
Jay Capperauld’s macabre new work – Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death – is full of orchestral colour but felt unresolved. The premiere was preceded by serene performances of Wagner and Ives
Rowena Smith
12, Nov, 2021 @1:44 PM
Prom 4: SCO/ Emelyanychev review – unforgettable, supercharged Mozart
With their livewire principal conductor dancing around the stage, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s gleaming performance was one to treasure
Fiona Maddocks
07, Aug, 2021 @11:30 AM
Classical highlights: concerts and opera to watch in March
From witches to Weber, and Andriessen to Zimmermann – our pick of this month’s streamed music
Andrew Clements
28, Feb, 2021 @3:41 PM
Classical home listening: Rachmaninov comes full circle; and an ear-bending piano recital
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin shine in the composer’s first symphony. Plus, ear-bending variations from Clare Hammond
Fiona Maddocks
27, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM
Classical highlights: concerts and opera to watch in February
From brand-new opera productions to a Bergen festival and a Manchester world premiere – our pick of this month’s streamed music
Andrew Clements
01, Feb, 2021 @6:13 PM
Cynthia Midgley obituary
Other Lives: Viola player with professional quartets and chamber orchestras
Clare Midgley
26, Jan, 2021 @6:37 PM
Classical music: Fiona Maddocks's 10 best of 2020
The year will be long remembered for recitals to an empty Wigmore Hall, car-park Puccini, Ravel as animation – and one man and his piano…
Fiona Maddocks
26, Dec, 2020 @7:00 PM
Classical highlights for the week ahead: 9 to 16 October
Five of the best concerts and operas - live and streamed - for the coming week
Andrew Clements
09, Oct, 2020 @12:15 PM
Classical home listening: Mozart, Brahms and to the movies…
Francesco Piemontesi, the SCO and Andrew Manze are a perfect fit; Brahms from Vienna; and Max Richter and fellow screen composers compare notes
Fiona Maddocks
22, Aug, 2020 @11:00 AM
The week in classical: Street Scene; SCO/ Emelyanychev – review
Opera North revels in a night on the town with Kurt Weill. And the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has a magician in its midst
Fiona Maddocks
25, Jan, 2020 @12:00 PM
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