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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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EdinburghGladiator in Concert

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Zimmer: Film music from Gladiator
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Stephen Doughty; RSNO Chorus

EdinburghERCU & Brussels Choral Society with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera perform Poulenc’s Gloria and Bruckner Mass in D Minor

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Poulenc, Bruckner
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera; Edinburgh Royal Choral Union; Brussels Choral Society

EdinburghTchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

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Pärt, Langer, Tchaikovsky
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Kristiina Poska; Anna Dennis

EdinburghEthan Loch Plays Gershwin

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Dukas, Gershwin, Ravel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Ethan Loch; Katie Coventry; Unknown; RSNO Youth Chorus

EdinburghDebussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in EdinburghConcert performance

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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Ryan Wigglesworth; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Sophie Bevan; Huw Montague Rendall; David Stout

EdinburghSir Stephen Hough Plays Rachmaninov

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Ravel, Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; John Wilson; Sir Stephen Hough

EdinburghMozart Requiem

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Haydn, Mozart
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Riccardo Minasi; SCO Chorus; Louise Alder; Hanna Hipp; Julien Henric

EdinburghThe Music of John Williams

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Williams
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Richard Kaufman
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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

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Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. 

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Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish

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Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee. 
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Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra reshape Mozart

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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.

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

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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?

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Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård open their season, continuing their Mahler cycle, with the Seventh Symphony.
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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. 
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Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein

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Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.
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