The early bankability of Sir David McVicar as a director of opera was aligned with a skill in supplying memorable productions on a restricted budget. It is reasonable to speculate that this is no longer the case. The bill for curtains alone for his staging of Verdi’s La traviata must have been astronomical – there are a lot of drapes in his and designer Tanya McCallin’s Belle Epoque salons and boudoirs.
Conductor Andrew Manze is a well-kent figure on the podium at the City Hall in Glasgow
For a programme substantially of new music, the RSNO will be very pleased with the audience it drew to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday evening.
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has unveiled its new season with big plans to expand film soundtrack work. Following funding cuts, chief executive Alistair Mackie said that a key element of the orchestra’s budget is its work recording soundtracks in its studio next to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
The fiery style Benedetti brings to the concertos of Bruch and Brahms came leaping off the page from the start.
Not only did Cargill captivate in her portrayal, she also engaged fully with the orchestra
Conductor Thomas Sondergard with the RSNO at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall review by Ken Bruce
Music Rufus Wainwright/BBC SSO Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Keith Bruce four stars HALF a century ago, collaborations with orchestras by The Nice and Caravan were progressive. More recently pop and rock has wrapped itself in lavish orchestrations in a more conservative way, to reboot back catalogue.
Music, RSNO/Søndergård, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, four stars
Violinist Nicola Benedetti has announced a programme that features a number of headline-making boasts, including the largest presence of opera for some years, what is claimed to be the most generous ticket concession plan in the event’s history, and birthday celebrations for veteran orchestral conductors with long histories of participation in the Festival.
