Edinburgh International Festival: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform 20th-century classicsAlan Coady, 10th August
If a single word can express disappointment without surprise, it would capture my feeling upon surveying the seats before this concert of 20th-century music at the Usher Hall. My heart went out to the musicians. However, upon seeing Ilan Volkov’s happy and positive demeanour and hearing the first notes, all such negativity dissolved, never to return.
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