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Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

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AddressEdinburgh
Scotland
EH1 2EA
United Kingdom
Google maps55° 56' 49.766" N 3° 12' 17.859" W
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EdinburghSeason Opener: Mahler Six

© Chris McDuffie
Rachmaninov, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev

EdinburghBerlioz Symphonie fantastique

© Christopher Bowen
Berlioz
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Timothy Ridout

EdinburghRSNO at the Movies: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert

© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Presentation Licensed by Disney Concerts in association with Warner_Chappell Music.
Williams: Film music from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Ben Palmer

EdinburghBach St Matthew Passion

© Christopher Bowen
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Nick Pritchard; Matthew Brook; Hilary Cronin

EdinburghShostakovich Five

© C&G Pictures
Bach, Schnittke, Shostakovich
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Lawrence Power

EdinburghWest Side Story

© Sony Music Entertainment
Copland, Price, Still, Bernstein
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Kellen Gray; Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

EdinburghMax Richter+

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Richter, Glass, Adams
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; David Brophy; Chris Ekers; Mari Samuelsen

EdinburghBrahms’ Violin Concerto

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Byström, Brahms, Saariaho, Sibelius
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Emilia Hoving; Maya Iwabuchi
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Scriabin and Beethoven from the Berlin Phil in Edinburgh

Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker © Courtesy of the Edinburgh International Festival
The Berliner Philharmoniker closes the Edinburgh International Festival in the classiest way imaginable with Beethoven and Scriabin.
*****
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BBCSSO in Edinburgh: Mahlerian melodrama, Schubertian shadow

Donald Runnicles © Bettina Stoess
The Edinburgh International Festival roll out their A-team for Mahler's early Das Klagende Lied, with shadowy textures and quivering darkness in Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.
****1
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Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha reappraised in Edinburgh

Nicky Spence © André Godinho

Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with soloists Francesca Chiejina, Nicky Spence and Christopher Maltman at the Usher Hall.

****1
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National Youth Orchestra of the USA pass the test in Edinburgh

Karina Canellakis conducts the NYO-USA © Jess Shurte
Breathtaking talent from the National Youth Orchestra of the USA on display at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Edinburgh International Festival opens with monumental Marsalis work

Wynton Marsalis and James Gaffigan © Andrew Perry

James Gaffigan conducts the RSNO and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a swinging EIF opener: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise.

****1
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Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Patrick Hahn rehearses the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © RSNO | Clara Cowen
The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.
*****
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Elgarian emotion from the Benedetti, Karabits and the RSNO

Nicola Benedetti and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Sally Jubb
Nicola Benedetti’s Elgar is a slow burn in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, but Kirill Karabits’ Firebird instantly ignites.
****1
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Stephen Hough makes a convincing case for Rachmaninov 1 with the RSNO

John Wilson rehearses with the RSNO © SNO | Clara Cowen
On a return visit to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Wilson shapes A London Symphony with melancholy sweep. 
****1
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