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Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. 

In Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Mozart’s final three symphonies are given a vibrant interpretation by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the effervescent Maxim Emelyanychev.

Three sopranos, two Glorias and one French composer who isn’t great box office: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus sound great, but where is the audience?

Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony is a highlight of the  London Symphony Orchestra’ s programme which also includes Vilde Frang excelling in Korngold. 

Yehudi Menuhin’s former pupils, Nicola Benedetti and Alexander Sitkovetsky celebrate his musical legacy with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra with Rising Stars side-by-side. 

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

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.

The RSNO adult and youth choruses head a vibrant community of singers in Jonathan Dove’s energetic and moving protest drama. 

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Fauré moving Requiem and Vaughan Williams Mystical Songs with the SCO Chorus and Roderick Williams. 

A terrific Carmina Burana from the RSNO and choruses conducted by Marzena Diakun conducting. Elena Langer’s The Dong with a Luminous Nose was a perfect opener. 

Capriccio proves a fitting end to the Philharmonia’s EIF residency, with Alexander Soddy conducting a fine cast headed by Swedish soprano Malin Byström. 

At the Edinburgh International Festival, Alison Balsom plays Wynton Marsalis's Trumpet Concerto, Pierre-Laurent plays Schoenberg's Piano Concerto before the RSNO plays Lutosławski's lively Concerto for Orchestra to finish.

Filmic Grażyna Bacewicz, virtuosic Saint-Saëns with Simon Trpčeski, intruiging Lutosławski and a freshly minted Ravel’s Boléro are expertly conducted by Thomas Søndergård. 

An outstanding Elijah from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus with Maxim Emelyanychev, headed up by Roderick Williams, with Carolyn Sampson, Rowan Pierce, Anna Stéphany and Thomas Walker.

Trpčeski sparkles in Saint-Saëns' Second Piano Concerto in an adventurous Valentine's treat, while a slimmed-down fantasia makes Szymanowski's King Roger digestible.

The composer conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus with Roderick Williams and Rhian Lois in Edinburgh's Usher Hall.