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Snow on Snow: SCO Chorus brightens the solstice darkness

By David Smythe, 20 December 2023

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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Edinburgh

20 Dec 2023

Snow on Snow: SCO Chorus brightens the solstice darkness

By David Smythe

Edinburgh

Mozart and Fauré from Susan Tomes and a scaled-down Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By Mark Valencia, 11 March 2021

Tomes grips the eye as well as the ear, for she has mastered the art of throwaway perfectionism in music that's in her blood.

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Edinburgh

11 Mar 2021

Mozart and Fauré from Susan Tomes and a scaled-down SCO

By Mark Valencia

Edinburgh

Exciting departure from the mainstream by Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By Mark Thomas, 28 January 2021

Maxim Emelyanychev gave individual string players from the SCO more airtime and more of a “chamber” feel to an intriguing programme of Baroque, Classical and Romantic works.

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Edinburgh

28 Jan 2021

Exciting departure from the mainstream by Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By Mark Thomas

Perth

Schubert bookends memorable Tchaikovsky from SCO and Emelyanychev

By David Smythe, 10 December 2020

SCO cellist Philip Higham plays memorable Rococo Variations, bookended by lively Schubert conducted by the dynamic Maxim Emelyanychev.

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Perth

10 Dec 2020

Schubert bookends memorable Tchaikovsky from SCO and Emelyanychev

By David Smythe

London

A challenging cello recital, beautifully played at Wigmore Hall

By Laurence Vittes, 14 September 2020

Philip Higham and Susan Tomes took on Beethoven, Josef Suk, Janáček, Debussy and Nadia Boulanger without missing a beat, no page turner allowed, and no intermission.

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London

14 Sep 2020

A challenging cello recital, beautifully played at Wigmore Hall

By Laurence Vittes

Edinburgh

Playful, creative and joyous: Pekka Kuusisto directs the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By David Smythe, 21 March 2019

Pekka Kuusisto’s direction of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra is playful, creative and joyous in a mixed programme from Biber to Bartók, Haydn to Messiaen wrapped round with Ravel.

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Edinburgh

21 Mar 2019

Playful, creative and joyous: Pekka Kuusisto directs the SCO

By David Smythe

Winchester

London Bridge Trio and guest artists fill Winchester's Theatre Royal

By David Truslove, 01 May 2015

Mozart and Schubert were performed with superb technical assurance and cool precision as part of the Winchester Chamber Music Festival.

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Winchester

01 May 2015

London Bridge Trio and guests in Winchester

By David Truslove

Haddington

Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson delight Haddington Concert Society

By Alan Coady, 12 January 2014

Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson performed Beethoven, Schumann, Fauré and Janáček at Haddington's Town House.

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Haddington

12 Jan 2014

Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson delight Haddington Concert Society

By Alan Coady

London

A big deal at the Wigmore

By Helen Fraser, 01 March 2011

A recital at the Wigmore Hall is a big deal. To walk onto the stage is to follow in the footsteps of nearly all the great soloists and chamber musicians of the twentieth century, from Saint-Saëns to Vengerov, via Prokofiev and almost anyone else you can think of. A big deal indeed.

London

01 Mar 2011

A big deal at the Wigmore

By Helen Fraser