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LondonRachmaninov’s ‘Paganini’ Variations

BBC Proms
Knussen, Rachmaninow, Schostakowitsch
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Kirill Gerstein

WiesbadenJan Lisiecki, Thomas Søndergård & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

© Van de Sande, Antwerp Symphony
Arnold, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Tschaikowsky
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Jan Lisiecki

WiesbadenBomsori Kim, Thomas Søndergård & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

© Van de Sande, Antwerp Symphony
Mackenzie, Tschaikowsky, Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Bomsori Kim

EdinburghSeason Opener: Mahler Six

© Chris McDuffie
Rachmaninow, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev

GlasgowSeason Opener: Mahler Six

© Chris McDuffie
Rachmaninow, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev

AberdeenSchumann’s Piano Concerto

© Marco Borggreve
Howell, Schumann, Elgar
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Anna Vinnitskaya
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Felix Klieser plays Strauss with the RSNO, before Bruckner exodus

Felix Klieser © Sally Jubb
Felix Klieser is quietly remarkable as he plays Strauss' First Horn Concerto with the RSNO, but why did so many people walk out during Bruckner's Eighth Symphony?
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Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony

Francesco Piemontesi, Thomas Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Joe Budi O’Brien
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård open their season, continuing their Mahler cycle, with the Seventh Symphony.
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A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

Christopher Maltman © Andrew Perry
The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness. 
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Gerstein's electricity impresses at the Hollywood Bowl

Thomas Søndergård, Kirill Gerstein and the LA Philharmonic © Elizabeth Asher, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Thomas Søndergård, great and not so great, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in their first Hollywood Bowl concert of the summer. 
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Epic Shostakovich rounds off the Royal Scottish National season

Thomas Søndergård conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Clara Cowen

Thomas Søndergård conducts thrilling Shostakovich to close to the RSNO Season: lively Festive Overture, introspective Second Cello Concerto  with Daniel Müller-Schott, and an epic Eleventh Symphony.

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Melting Mendelssohn from Randall Goosby and the RSNO in Edinburgh

Randall Goosby and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Martin Shields Photography
Sunny delight for Debussy and Mendelssohn; squally showers for Auerbach's Chimera: a summer programme from the RSNO that's as changeable as the weather.
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RSNO names Giedrė Šlekytė as new Music Director

Giedrė Šlekytė © Simon Pauly
The RSNO has appointed acclaimed Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė as its new Music Director, succeeding Thomas Søndergård.