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EdinburghSeason Opener: Mahler Six
Rachmaninov, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Alexander Malofeev
EdinburghBerlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Timothy Ridout
EdinburghRSNO at the Movies: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Williams: Film music from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Ben Palmer
EdinburghBach St Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Nick Pritchard; Matthew Brook; Hilary Cronin
EdinburghShostakovich Five
Bach, Schnittke, Shostakovich
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Lawrence Power
EdinburghWest Side Story
Copland, Price, Still, Bernstein
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Kellen Gray; Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
EdinburghMax Richter+
Richter, Glass, Adams
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; David Brophy; Chris Ekers; Mari Samuelsen
EdinburghBrahms’ Violin Concerto
Byström, Brahms, Saariaho, Sibelius
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Emilia Hoving; Maya Iwabuchi
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Kristiina Poska makes an exciting return to conduct the RSNO
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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish
Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish
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.