Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Renata Pokupić and Jean-Christophe Spinosi

By Rohan Shotton, 01 May 2011

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Reviewed at St Andrews University: Younger Hall, St Andrews on 27 April 2011

Mozart, Così fan tutte, K588: Overture

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (Voi che sapete)

Mozart, Così fan tutte (Recit & Smanie implacabili)

Mozart, Symphony no. 35 in D major, "Haffner”, K385

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

Rossini, L'italiana in Algeri (Cruda sorte)

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa

Haydn, Symphony no. 82 in C major "The Bear”

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Conductor

Renata Pokupić, Mezzo-soprano

Saxophone dreams with Jess Gillam and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

David Smythe, 11th March

Jess Gillom and Scottish Chamber Orchestra in St Andrews in a wide-ranging programme of contemporary music. Ben Glassberg conducts.

****1

Baroque inspirations from Emelyanychev and the SCO

David Smythe, 20th February

Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra offer a Baroque-inspired programme of Bach, Handel, Britten, a modern take on Scarlatti and wonderfully zany Schnittke.

****1

Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra reshape Mozart

David Smythe, 29th January

In Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Mozart’s final three symphonies are given a vibrant interpretation by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the effervescent Maxim Emelyanychev.

****1

Gnarly Buttons central to the SCO’s John Adams programme

David Smythe, 12th December

Andrew Manze conducts an all-Adams programme in Glasgow, Maximiliano Martín the fearless soloist in Gnarly Buttons, bookended by mesmerising Shaker Loops and exuberant Fearful Symmetries.

****1

Reich+ from Colin Currie and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

David Smythe, 6th November

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Colin Currie fizz with energy in Duddell, Grime and Steve Reich.

****1

A tale of two Glorias: Poulenc and Vivaldi with the SCO in Edinburgh

Simon Thompson, 9th October

Three sopranos, two Glorias and one French composer who isn’t great box office: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus sound great, but where is the audience?

****1

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.