Reviews
In Search of Our Perfect Selves
Paintings and monoprints by artist Shelly Tregoning explore the nuances within presented and perceived identity
RSNO: The Lark Ascending
The Lark Ascending gets top billing but the real interest is in a ‘new’ Vaughan Williams piece…
SCO: Mozart, Haydn and Clyne with Pekka Kuusisto
A concert of old and new from the SCO, again conducted by Finnish star Pekka Kuusisto
Taylor Wilson
Some lesser-known songs by Kurt Weill form the finale of mezzo-soprano’s lunchtime concert at Edinburgh University
Dark Nights, Dark Deeds; Death in Grantown: The Wee Crime Festival
Visitors to Grantown’s independent bookshop, The Bookmark, find a warm welcome for the town’s 7th crime fiction festival.
RSNO / Jarvi / Morison
Catriona Morison takes soloist duties as conductor laureate Neeme Järvi returns to lead a French programme
After the Wedding
Tale of familial strife and philanthropic quandaries fails to hit the emotional notes it seeks
Bohemian Rhapsodies with Joseph Swenson
SCO soothe the soul with music from three Czech composers
Gabriel Birnbaum
Not Alone
Multi-instrumentalist and arranger’s experiments and collaborations make for a fine solo debut
Opera Up Close: Maria Stuarda
Small scale production of Donizetti’s work about Mary Queen of Scots
The Wonder Stuff
Better Being Lucky
Little’s changed with Hunt & co’s fiddle-and-guitar indie, but it still does the job
SIX: The Musical
Forget history – this is her-story, where the Queens reign supreme!