4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (144+ words) ‘Theme and Variations – Cautionary tales of a 2nd Violin’ by Peter Markham I would like to have learned more about the preparation for performances, and a little more about the music, which I felt tended to get slightly lost in the…...

6+ day, 34+ min ago   (224+ words) Sound Against Fury: Personal Highlights from EIF 2026 Thoughts on EIF 26 “The Presto was exciting and virtuosic, with every exuberant life-affirming detail pointed to perfection, earning thunderous applause from the Usher Hall audience.” (Bartók Concerto for Orchestra) [National Youth Orchestra of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) It was clear on Sunday evening that I was not alone, as the Usher Hall was as full as I have ever seen it, and there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air beforehand. Karajan died in 1989, and…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (75+ words) Kincraig Community Hall 27/8/26 Charlie McKerron and Friends Mary-Ann has had a very long and varied career in show business. Her professional journey has taken her from west end dancer and TV actress to air stewardess, business woman, secondary school teacher,…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (53+ words) The Hub, 27/8/ 2026 Routes to Roots, Catriona Price, El Guapo David was formerly Director of the Traditional Music Forum, a national network of traditional music organisations, which promotes knowledge, understanding and access. Your definitive guide to the best classical, folk and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) Usher Hall 24/8/26 and 25/8/26 Sinfonia of London, John Wilson conductor Louise Dearman vocals, Matthew Ford vocals The magic touch of arranger Conrad Salinger or pure John Wilson? The tooting horns of Gershwin’s 1951 ‘An American in Paris’ end this fascinating and thoroughly…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (77+ words) Hamish Napier’s ‘The Hill’ New Album - including a 1400-word hill folklore booklet Mary-Ann has had a very long and varied career in show business. Her professional journey has taken her from west end dancer and TV actress to air stewardess,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) ‍ Festival Theatre 18/8/26 ‍ Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève ‍Jasser Haj Youssef Music Director & viola d’amore, Gaël Cadoux piano, Nizar Rohana oud, Gabriele Miracle Bragantini percussion, Fadia Tomb El-Hage & Mohammed El Arabi Serghini vocals The sensitive and creative lighting, beautiful flowing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) The Space@ Symposium Hall, Hill Place18/8/26 The show lasts about 45 minutes and never flags, with music playing a predominant role in the story. Only when she described a down phase of her life did she play something I particularly recognised, and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (155+ words) The Hub, 14th August Jasser Haj Youssef, composer and viola d’amore, Nizar Rohana, oud, Gabriele Miracle Bragintini, percussion. With ears trained on western modes, I found it difficult to understand the intention of the composer and the musicians without a translation…...