...in from the cold: a Russian rekindling

By Imogen Phoebe Webb, 08 December 2014

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Reviewed at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow on 4 December 2014

Prokofiev, Russian Overture, Op.72

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, Op.102

Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Paul Daniel, Conductor

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

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Felix Klieser plays Strauss with the RSNO, before Bruckner exodus

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****1

Giedrė Šlekytė conducts the RSNO in passionate, exciting Mahler

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Giedrė Šlekytė makes a stellar conducting debut with the RSNO, while violinist Nemanja Radulović has a great look but a disappointingly ordinary sound.

****1

Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony

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****1

A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

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The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness.

****1

Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

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

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Imogen Phoebe Webb

Imogen graduated with distinction in Contemporary Curating from Manchester School of Art, taking a particular interest in sound art. She read History of Art and Music at the University of Glasgow, receiving a prize for excellence in Performance, and enjoys a wide range of arts. She began studying voice with Patricia MacMahon in 2012, and covered 'Eve' in Scottish Opera Connect’s 2015 production of Dove’s The Walk from the Garden. In recent years she has studied with Susan Roper and Alison McGillivray, sung and performed on Baroque ‘cello and viol with Glasgow and Manchester-based ensembles.

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