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Søndergård’s Scheherezade a mixed success in Edinburgh

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“light on its feet and bounceable in its freedom of movement”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 17 November 2017
Poulenc, Les Biches: Suite, FP 36b
Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op.35
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Aleksei Kiseliov, Cello
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***11
Felix Klieser plays Strauss with the RSNO, before Bruckner exodus
****1
Giedrė Šlekytė conducts the RSNO in passionate, exciting Mahler
****1
Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony
****1
A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival
****1
Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival
*****
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