RSNO/Danzmayr | Classical review

Usher Hall, EdinburghThe RSNO's first encounter with the ­music of Michael Daugherty was the ­memorable Dead Elvis – a piece ­featuring a solo ­bassoonist dressed up as the King. The American composer's style could be termed postminimalist: rhythmic and easy-on-the-ear without the obsessive repetition. Here, the RSNO gave the UK premiere of his piano concerto Deus ex Machina with American pianist Terence Wilson, who is sufficiently familiar with it to have committed it to mem...

Read full article Share article