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Edinburgh International Festival: Czech Philharmonic 01

By Alan Coady, 24 August 2014
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Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 22 August 2014
Programme
Janáček, From the House of the Dead: Overture
Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Martinů, Symphony no. 4, H.305
Performers
Czech Philharmonic
Nicola Benedetti, Violin
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Alan Coady
Alan Coady
Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.