Tag: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Review – Wigglesworth Piano Concerto at Aldeburgh Festival 2026
Edgy enough to say something, conventional enough to hold attention. A gift for Osborne and an invigorating listen for the rest of us.
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Review – Pelleas et Melisande at Aldeburgh Festival 2026
Debussy’s score constructs an intense interior world and plants ideas in the mind of the listener. Rory Kinnear’s direction strips away distraction. Those ideas grow during and after performance.
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Preview – BBC Proms 2026: Korngold’s Violin Concerto
Alena Baeva plays Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Delyana Lazarova — alongside Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.
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BBC Scottish Symphony’s Ilan Volkov speaks out against Israel at the BBC Proms
A cracking performance of Brahms’ fortifying Symphony No. 2 rounded off with a much-needed plea from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s principal conductor Ilan Volkov
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Review – BBC Proms 2025: The Traitors Prom
Brand tie-ins at the Proms can be clumsy, but The Traitors Prom proved how a crossover event can work. Packed with modest musical nods, inclusive audience engagement, and Claudia Winkleman’s dry delivery, this tightly scripted live event still managed to land on radio and, unexpectedly, win over a sceptic.
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Charlotte Bray’s ‘Where Icebergs Dance Away’ at the BBC Proms 2021
Charlotte Bray’s trademark musical language created a haunting atmosphere with an uneasy stillness.
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George Lewis’ Minds in Flux at the BBC Proms 2021 with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
George Lewis’ Minds in Flux performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Ilan Volkov was like stepping into an art installation.