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ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
- WAGNER’S THE RING, AN ORCHESTRAL ADVENTURE Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 23 Feb:
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. Sun 24 Feb
When, in the early 19805, conductor Neeme Jarvi left his Estonian homeland to work in the west, it didn't go down too well with the powers that be. His name was taken off recordings he had made there, so. on being appointed Principal Conductor of the RSNO 23 years ago. one of his priorities was to make sure that he produced a catalogue of recordings that was second to none. Almost 70 were released. Now, as the orchestra‘s Conductor Laureate, Jarvi returns to one of his favourite orchestras for the Scottish premiere of Wagner's The Ring, an Orchestra/Adventure and its associated release on the Chandos label, the first recording from this
celebrated partnership for 15 years.
Although the four operas which make up Wagner‘s Ring cycle take around 15 hours total performance time, the orchestral version is a mere one hour in length. It is an arrangement by the Dutch composer and percussionist Henk de Vlieger, who has taken the extensive orchestral sections of music in the operas and put them together, in sequence, to tell the story of Wagner's epic musical dramas. Primarily, the music is pure Wagner and includes all the big tunes, such as ‘Ride of the Valkyries‘, ‘Siegfried‘s Rhine Journey' and ‘Entry of the Gods into Valhalla’. But it is not simply a collection of great Wagnerian moments. De Vlieger’s Wagner is a coherently structured piece of symphonic music that can well stand its ground in the concert hall.
For Jarvi, the performance and recording project is a particularly special event. ‘This is the first time I have recorded the music of Wagner,‘ he says, ‘and I hope it is the first of many. It is a great pleasure creating music with the RSNO, who are in excellent form right now.’ The recording was released
on 28 January. (Carol Main)
anticipated pei'tormance ot \Vagner'x llii' Riiie. iiii ()I’t’llt'fll'il/ .li/ii iiiiu’i'. a compilation that comprexxes lotir operas into a \ingle llltl\lt't‘\ll’.l\.l§1;tll/tl. l‘he bill also incltidex ll.i}tlii'\ Smut/tum \i: lIl/ '( l/lN'A '. St‘t‘ [‘I’LW lt‘“. tll‘t“ C.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Studio Opera St (‘ectlia'x llall. .\'iddr_\ Street. ti".\‘.‘~4 22‘ll24. ".Rtlpm. {Ill t\ltltlL‘lll\ UH. See l'l'l 22.
I Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra (ire) ll‘lttl'S Kirk. (ire) triarx Place. 225 l‘lllll. “.Ftlpin. E" it'5 i. (ierai‘d Dohei't} eondtlctx a performance ot .\lo/.ii‘t\ Stiiiplioin \o A" ‘I’i'iieiit" .md .\lahlei'\ Min/thorn .\'o 5. 'l‘icketx axailahle t'i'om ttl't‘lttNllkl lllt‘llll‘L‘h tit' till lllk‘ duttl'.
Haddington
f Ex: From Venice with Love To“ n House. 01020 520225. I l.3llam. .-\\ part ol~ l-‘ootl lor the Soul. soprano Roxemar}
l-‘orhm-llutler and pianixt Stixan \icltallx go e an iiil'ormal concert to coincide \\ ith the monthl_\ lladdingtoii l‘ai'merx‘ Market.
Glasgow
I The Bruce Millar/Gulliver Singing Prize RSI-\Xll). loo Renti‘exx Street. 332 5H5". 2.3tlpm. L'S ixtudentx {I i. Si\ gitted \ingerx compete tor lltl\ [‘l'L'\ll:_'lt\tl\ annual pit/e.
Edinburgh
(7?. Sunday Morning Music National \ltixeuin ot‘ Scotland. ('hamherx Street. 24" 4-122. ltl.~l5am. linio} the \\\CL‘l \Utllltl\ ot' talented )tttiiig musicians as }tlll tuck into brunch at the muxetim'x (Kite l)elo\.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra l-‘extixal 'l‘heati‘e. 13- 2‘) Nlt'tllStill Street. 52‘) (Mill, 6pm. {lttfitl 523. See Silt :3.
I St Giles’ at Six: Edinburgh Quartet St (iilex’ (lithe-dial. Ro_\.i| \lile. 22h W7“ hpm Ltl‘c \ conceit ot \kttrh\ h} \tudent composers ot the Ian loinlm School ot \ltiuc. \.ipiei
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I Heisenberg Ensemble \oiiiigei llall. \tttllt \llk‘t'l. Hi :14 “‘22:”
' lllpin ttltc (illll.lll ('iaig condiictx the popular lleisenl‘eig l.ll\L'llll‘lC. \\llll Pl.tlll\l .Itilian ('let. in .i progianinie including \lo/.iit\ l’iiuiu (but «in: \o .‘H iii I) iii/nor .iiid l.lll(' Kli'iiii
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Glasgow
I Music on Mondays RS.-\.\l|). loo Rentrexx Street. H2 505“. lpm L3 .-\ iecital h} :\l|\ttll \litchell. Principal
l'llllL‘ ot the Scottish (‘hamhei ()rchextia.
and Pl.llll\l Scott Mitchell
. ’ Guitar Competition: Dundee Guitar Festival Scholarship RS.-\.\l|). lllll Reiili'eu Street. i32 5057. 5,_‘~llpiii. Students Hunt the guitar department present a piece ol their owl choice alongside a \tork trotit the modern Scottish repertoire.
I A Concert, A Cocktail and A Canapé ( )i'an Mor. ll} i‘e\ Road. USN)“ (illllltlt). (i. | 5pm. L'lll, .\n earl} exening hour ot lllll\tL‘ h} \Vai‘lock. ('hai'lex ()‘Hi'ien. llandel and l)ag \Viren in lltl\ next \ei'iex tor the Spring.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Studio Opera St ('ecilia\ llall. Nidtlr) Street. 07834 27l)|2-l. 7.30pm. L'lll (\ltldt'llh UH. See in 22.
I The Three Welsh Tenors Brunion ’l‘heati'e. Lad)“ ell \Va}. Mtisxelhurgh. (io5 22-1ll_ 7.30pm. L'l-l il.‘l2i. l’optilar operatic tll'ldS li‘tilll l)e\\i “5n. lltm
l.|_\ \xel} n and .-\ndriano (ii'a/iani.
Glasgow The Bach Prize Competition for Harpsichord, Piano and Organ RSAMD. lot) Renti‘eu Street. 332 5057. (t..“ll[llll. lintrantx are tn\ ited to perl'orm a programme ot keflmard \xoi'ltx h} JS llach.
Edinburgh
Hebrides Ensemble Reid ('oncei‘t Hall. lidinhtirgh l'nixerxit}. Brixto Square. 65“ 2-127. l.lllpm. Programme to include cotiipoxilioitx h} students ot' lidinhurgh l'nixerxit} and (‘ai‘terK Piano Quintet I Edinburgh Studio Opera St (‘ecilia‘x llall. .\'iddi‘_\ Street. 0733-1 27‘)l2-l. 7.30pm. L'Ill l\[llthllt\ Lin. See Hi 22. Bathgate I The Three Welsh Tenors Regal (‘oinmunit} 'l‘heatre. 24 .‘sJ North Bridge Street, (ll5tlo 632558. 7,,‘sllpm. L. l 2 its l. See Mon 25.
Glasgow
- Royal Scottish National
‘ ‘ Orchestra: Classic Bites Ro_\al ('oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 Slit)“. (rpm. Ull iunder 2hx £5; children l'reei. A chance to mix and match _\our oun L‘lthSIL‘dl concert conducted h} |)a\ id Dan/ma} r. (io to u \\ u.cl;i\\icbite\,org.uk to \ote tor the Illlhle‘ )ott xx ant to listen to.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mackerras conducts Mozart There is nothing Qtiite like the relationship between the SCO. Charles Mackerras and Mozart. In a programme that brings together some of Mozart's most popular scores. this is definitely one of the highlights of the current SCO season. Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 28 F eb; City Hal/s, Glasgow, Fri 29 Feb.
NYOS Futures A practice of presenting contemporary inuSic that is unusual, but instructive The young inusiCians ot NYOS play their chosen piece through and then, with conductor William Conway. break it down into manageable chunks. to help explain the secrets of Birtwistle's Secret Theatre. Reid Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 77 Feb.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Classic Bites A new concept of putting programmes together. Go to the RSNO'S Classic Bites websne w www.claSSicbitesorguk — and no matter where you are in the world you can propose and vote for the pieces you want the orchestra to play. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. Wed 27 Feb.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra Moi'iiiili—‘Hde l'nited ('hiii‘ch. l5 ('hainhei'lain Road. +17 3‘2-1 5’ illitiii L ll) (£5 i. ('oncert ol Baroque “1th h} one ol Scotland's oldest .iiiiatetir orchestra» The programme inc ltltlL'\ \vl\itl(ll‘\l)llll/’/(’(-(’//4I(.I'I1t('lltilll(i IIIIIIHI'. llattdel'x .'\l'lllil/ of the Qiii'i'ii of .S/tr'ltil ttlltl it (‘Hllk'L'l‘ltt (it'tixxii l\} the same composer Tickets axailahle on the door or lroin IllL'llllk'l'S ol the orchestra
Glasgow
I RSAMD Strings Showcase (ilthgim l'ttl\er\ll'\ (ltlllLCl‘l lltill. l’nixersit} .v\\enue. Kill 4092 I lit 2pm. {the Students troin the RSAMD‘x Slrlllg’x Department
Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra:
Mackerras conducts Mozart Queen's Hall. S7 H‘) ('lerlx Street. 603 20“). 7.30pm. Us L25. Sir (‘harles Mackerrax conducts the liltiSIL' ol‘ Mir/art. soprano l.uc_\ ('n m e. inc/Io \oprano Anna Stephan}. tenor 'l’imoth} Robinson and hath lattth Rutherford. Alw featuring the 8(1) ('horu»
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