Infectious dynamism from Currie, intensity from an assured BBC SSO

Alpesh Chauhan

Colin Currie and purple cello

Colin Currie

Par Nick Boston, 31 juillet 2022

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“a kaleidoscope of slick effects and novel textures”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 29 juillet 2022

Lizée, Blurr Is the Colour of My True Love’s Eyes (BBC co-commission: European premiere)

Bruckner, String Quintet in F major, WAB 112: Adagio (arr. Skrowaczewski)

Chostakovitch, Symphonie no. 5 en ré mineur, Op.47

Colin Currie, Percussions

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Alpesh Chauhan, Direction

Un match à domicile en déplacement : Martyn Brabbins à Bruges

Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 3rd June

Retour sur le concert du BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra au Concertgebouw de Bruges.

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Une grandiose neuvième symphonie de Bruckner par le BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Julie Jozwiak, 25th September

Après un concerto pour piano de Mozart un peu décevant malgré l'interprétation très juste d'Imogen Cooper, le BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra donne une lecture exaltante de la neuvième symphonie de Bruckner, sous la baguette de Thomas Dausgaard.

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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

David Smythe, 1st March

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

*****

Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish

Simon Thompson, 8th February

Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee.

****1

Meditative and powerful Górecki at Celtic Connections

David Smythe, 20th January

The Celtic Connections festival showcases Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs, the BBC Scottish with soprano Francesca Chiejina conducted by Pawel Kapula with a thoughtful introductory song set from Alice Zawadzki.

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Celebrating 90 years of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

David Smythe, 20th November

Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

Infectious dynamism from Currie, assured Bruckner and Shostakovich from the BBC SSO