sun 13/07/2025

Simon Thompson

Articles By Simon Thompson

Müller-Schott, RSNO, Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh - spectacular Shostakovich to end the season

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St Matthew Passion, Dunedin Consort, Butt, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh review - life, meaning and depth

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Naumov, SCO, Egarr, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - orchestral magic rescues some punishing music

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Wyn, Dwyer, McAteer, RSNO & Choirs, Diakun, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - ebullient but bitty

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Verdi's Requiem / Capriccio, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - words, music, judgement

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Le nozze di Figaro, Komische Oper Berlin, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - great singing wasted

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Altstaedt, EUYO, Noseda, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - inclusive and brilliant

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Bostridge, Osborne, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - the heights and the abyss

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Bamberg SO, Hrůša / Up Late at the Hub, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - death, life and points in between

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Schola Cantorum de Venezuela / Llewellyn, Lepper, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - scorching energy and deep tenderness

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Bach/Mendelssohn St Matthew Passion / First Night at the Hub, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - a reimagining and a joyous celebration

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Trpčeski, RSNO, Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - flash and sparkle

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Bach Passions, Dunedin Consort, Mulroy/Jeannin, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral/Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - twin peaks

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Hughes, SCO, Kuusisto, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh review - Clyne shines, Grime fragments

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Morison, Big Noise Wester Hailes, RSNO, Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh - shimmering delicacy and surging swell

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RSNO Chorus, Doughty, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh review - breaking out in anniversary Bruckner

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