SCO/Ticciati | Classical review

Usher Hall, EdinburghChamber orchestras have a curious tendency of expanding their forces for special occasions, a move that can endanger the streamlined balance and precision that differentiates a good chamber ensemble from a symphony orchestra in the first place. Robin Ticciati made his debut as principal conductor of the SCO with a programme including Brahms and Mahler, composers not exactly considered to be core chamber orchestra repertoire.Yet, in spite of the bulked-up strings and the con...

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