John Tavener

Tenebrae transforms the Elbphilharmonie into a living instrument, exploring centuries of choral music through spatialised sound, Pärt’s tintinnabuli, Renaissance masterpieces and contemporary innovations in a vivid acoustic experiment.

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Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

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David Smythe, 02 Aug

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie.

*****

Snow on Snow: SCO Chorus brightens the solstice darkness

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David Smythe, 20 Dec

A delightful seasonal showcase from the SCO Chorus, directed and conducted by Gregory Batsleer, in a programme of ancient and modern music and texts in the historic setting of Greyfriars Kirk.

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Prohaska ignites Ludwigsburg with Eberle, Weilerstein and Bar-Shaï

Mark Thomas, 23 Jun

This enticing ensemble of soprano and piano trio evoked, delighted and expressed with heightened intensity in less well-known repertoire, including from some big names.

*****

Precipice at The Grange Festival: a mirror of our times

David Karlin, 22 Aug

Michael Chance takes the audience around The Grange in a thoughtful show combining opera excerpts, dance, acrobats, vocal and instrumental music.

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