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An outstanding Elijah from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev

Maxim Emelyanychev with the SCO, Carolyn Sampson and Roderick Williams at BBC Proms 2023
© Chris Christodoulou
Emelyanychev and Roderick Williams perform Elijah
© Chris Christodoulou
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“The sheer muscularity held right up to the final resplendent chorus”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 9 May 2024
Mendelssohn, Elijah
Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
Carolyn Sampson, Soprano
Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, Tenor
Roderick Williams, Baritone
SCO Chorus
Gregory Batsleer, Choirmaster / chorus director
Saxophone dreams with Jess Gillam and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
****1
Baroque inspirations from Emelyanychev and the SCO
****1
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra reshape Mozart
****1
Gnarly Buttons central to the SCO’s John Adams programme
****1
Reich+ from Colin Currie and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
****1
A tale of two Glorias: Poulenc and Vivaldi with the SCO in Edinburgh
****1
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