Event listing: BBC SSO | Usher Hall | Sat 30 Aug 2014 at 20:00

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Mills, Jonathan	Sandakan Threnody
Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)	Glagolitic Mass

Performers

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov	Conductor
Hibla Gerzmava	Soprano
Claudia Huckle	Mezzo-soprano
Simon O'Neill	Tenor
Andrew Staples	Tenor
Jan Martiník	Bass
Thomas Trotter	Organ
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Christopher Bell	Conductor

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