Scottish Ensemble Press Reviews
We are all proud of the Scottish Ensemble and like to show you why. Below are extracts from Press Reviews that have been written about us. To view the full review click on More Info link.
Scottish Ensemble triumph at Wigmore Hall |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, Classical Source
Scottish Ensemble – Handel, C. P. E. Bach & Brahms
Reviewed by: Robert Matthew-Walker
Classical Source
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Scotland on Sunday 4 Stars |
Thursday, February 14, 2008, Scotland on Sunday
The Scottish Ensemble ****
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Fiona Leith
Sunday 10 February, 2008
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Thursday, February 14, 2008, The Guardian
Scottish Ensemble ****
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Rowena Smith
Saturday 9 February, 2008
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Thursday, February 14, 2008, The Herald
Scottish Ensemble *****
Perth Concert Hall
Keith Bruce
Friday 8 February 2008
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Thursday, February 14, 2008, The Scotsman
Scottish Ensemble ****
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Susan Nickalls
Saturday 9 February, 2008
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Paul Sacher Tribute at Wigmore Hall |
Monday, January 28, 2008, The Guardian
Scottish Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London
****
Andrew Clements
Monday January 28, 2008
The Guardian
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Winter Season Opener features Walton discovery by Kenny Mathieson |
Wednesday, October 03, 2007, Inverness Courier
ANYONE who caught the Scottish Ensemble's concert with Capercaillie's Karen Matheson at Inverness Cathedral during the Blas Festival will already have had a brief taste of what lies in store in the group's opening programme of their winter season.
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A Blas of fresh air from the north of Scotland |
Friday, September 07, 2007, The Scotsman
SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE & KAREN MATHESON ***
ST ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL, INVERNESS
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Hi Arts Review - Blas - Karen Matheson & The Scottish Ensemble |
Friday, September 07, 2007, Hi Arts Review
GEORGE MACKAY finds the Scottish Ensemble providing a lush setting for Capercaillie singer Karen Matheson.
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Scottish Ensemble at Cadogan Hall - Four Star Review |
Wednesday, August 08, 2007, The Herald
Scottish Ensemble, BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall
MARTIN HOYLE – GLASGOW HERALD ****
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Scottish Ensemble @ Wigmore Hall - Times Review |
Friday, March 09, 2007, The Times
From The Times March 06, 2007
Scottish Ensemble
Geoff Brown
Wigmore Hall
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Friday, March 09, 2007, The Independent
Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton, Wigmore Hall, London
By Bayan Northcott
Published: 08 March 2007
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Monday, February 26, 2007, The Guardian
Scottish Ensemble ****
City Halls, Glasgow
Rowena Smith
Monday February 26, 2007
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The Scotsman - Scottish Ensemble - Five Stars |
Monday, February 26, 2007, The Scotsman
IN A fulminating package of Elgar, Takemitsu and Ravel, the Scottish Ensemble held nothing back. It was a programme designed to tug hard on the emotions and Friday's performance was one of the Ensemble's most compelling and fulfilling this season.
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Scottish Ensemble, RSAMD, 2 February 2007 |
Monday, February 19, 2007, The Herald
*****
AMY PARKER
IT is difficult to know whether holding these concerts in the middle of the day contributes to their success, given their informality and variety, or if their timing is a great shame, given that so many people would have been unable to attend today's extraordinary performance.
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Students get ready to meet Strauss’s string challenge |
Wednesday, December 20, 2006, Inverness Courier
KENNY MATHIESON -
THE Scottish Ensemble’s annual candlelit Christmas Concert is always an
occasion to savour, but the six-concert tour has taken on extra significance for
a number of aspiring young musicians in the past three years.
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Instrumental in giving new talent a taste of the big time |
Monday, December 04, 2006, The Scotsman
KENNETH WALTON - ASK ANY orchestral musician what the most difficult challenge of their career has been, and the answer will undoubtedly be getting that vital first foothold in the profession. For nine senior Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) string students, however, a remarkable chance to do so - even if it's just dipping their toes in the water - has been handed to them on a plate by the Scottish Ensemble.
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