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EdinburghEdinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series -The Beethoven Sonatas

© Ariel Lanyi

St Giles Cathedral, Mon 26 Oct at 18:30

Beethoven: 33 Variations for piano in C major "Diabelli Variations", Op.120

Ariel Lanyi, Piano

EdinburghBarber's Adagio & Violin Concerto

© B. Ealovega

Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 29 Oct at 19:30

Schulhoff, Barber, Weill

Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Clara-Jumi Kang

EdinburghShostakovich Seven

© John Gress

Usher Hall, Fri 30 Oct at 19:30

Copland, Auerbach, Shostakovich

Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bassem Akiki; Philippe Quint

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Pure cold water: Hoving conducts a very fine Sibelius 6 in Edinburgh

Emilia Hoving and Maya Iwabuchi in rehearsal with the RSNO © RSNO | Clara Cowen

Mark Pullinger, 23 Oct

Emilia Hoving conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the music of her leading countryman, after leader Maya Iwabuchi plays Brahms.

***11

Lawrence Power brings Schnittke’s intriguing Viola Concerto to life

Lawrence Power, Patrick Hahn and the RSNO in rehearsal © RSNO | Clara Cowen

David Smythe, 02 Oct

In Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Schnittke’s Viola Concerto is bookended by elegiac Bach and memorable Shostakovich, conducted by Patrick Hahn.

****1

Emelyanychev leads the SCO in Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Maxim Emelyanychev © Christopher Bowen

Simon Thompson, 01 Oct

An autumn St Matthew Passion in Edinburgh underplays the drama and wallows in the reverence.

***11

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