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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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EdinburghMax Richter+

© Jonathan Vivaas Kise
Richter, Glass, Adams
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; David Brophy; Chris Ekers; Mari Samuelsen

EdinburghBrahms’ Violin Concerto

© Martin McCready @ Upfront Photography
Byström, Brahms, Saariaho, Sibelius
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Emilia Hoving; Maya Iwabuchi

EdinburghChildren’s Classic Concerts: Creepy Carnival

© Children’s Classic Concerts
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Barrett; Unknown; RSNO Children's Chorus; Paul Whittaker

EdinburghShostakovich Seven

© John Gress
Copland, Auerbach, Shostakovich
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bassem Akiki; Philippe Quint

EdinburghVerdi Requiem

© Mate Steirer
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Jennifer Davis; Deniz Uzun; Mario Lerchenberger; Edwin Crossley-Mercer

EdinburghTchaikovsky's Symphony No.5 in Edinburgh

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Lyadov, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Sophie Bevan

EdinburghSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Haydn

© Mahaneela
Capperauld, Haydn, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Unknown

EdinburghSchumann’s Piano Concerto

© Marco Borggreve
Howell, Schumann, Elgar
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Anna Vinnitskaya
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Lawrence Power brings Schnittke’s intriguing Viola Concerto to life

Lawrence Power, Patrick Hahn and the RSNO in rehearsal © RSNO | Clara Cowen

In Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, Schnittke’s Viola Concerto is bookended by elegiac Bach and memorable Shostakovich, conducted by Patrick Hahn. 

****1
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Emelyanychev leads the SCO in Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Maxim Emelyanychev © Christopher Bowen
An autumn St Matthew Passion in Edinburgh underplays the drama and wallows in the reverence.
***11
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Søndergård’s final RSNO season opens with majestic Mahler

Thomas Søndergård © Martin Shields
The RSNO season launches with Mahler's Sixth Symphony, while Alexander Malofeev joins them for Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto. 
****1
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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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