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Miranda Heggie

Articles By Miranda Heggie

Young Fathers, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - powerful set from a band who keep pushing boundaries

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Songs of Wars I Have Seen, RSNO, Dunedin Consort, Slorach, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - moving portrayal of wartime diaries

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Degun, Scottish Ensemble, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - fusion of east and west, ancient and modern

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The Ossianic Ballads, Edinburgh Quartet, Màiri MacMillan, National Library of Scotland review - good ingredients get lost in the mix

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Out of Her Mouth, Dunedin Consort, Mahogany Opera, Hera, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh review - she carried a watermelon

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L'elisir d'amore, Glyndebourne review - fun and unfussy, with quality at its core

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Kozhukhin, BBCSSO, Menezes, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - shimmering Saariaho and moody Mendelssohn

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Amidon, Clayton, SCO, Kuusisto, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - profuse and outstanding musicianship

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Pritchin, Emelyanychev, SCO Soloists, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - chamber music at its most thrilling

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow review - Nineties style, Sixties sounds

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Celtic Connections: Juliette Lemoine, Orchestral Qawwali Project review - fusion of myriad musical traditions

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Other Voices Cardigan review - a celebration of music on the cusp

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Ainadamar, Scottish Opera/Opera Ventures review - worlds collide in fiery fusion

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La bohème, Glyndebourne review - a masterpiece in monochrome

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Le nozze di Figaro, Glyndebourne review - fabulous singing and a classy production

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CBSO Musicians, Hockley Social Club, Birmingham review - creative coalescence of music and dining

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