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Miranda Heggie

Articles By Miranda Heggie

Hidden Door Festival 2025 review - the transformative Edinburgh event's most site-specific festival yet

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Dennis, RSNO, Dunedin Consort, Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - potted Ring and deep dive into history

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Nakariakov, SCO, Emelyanychev, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - a frenzied feast of contemporary classics

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Celtic Connections: Orchestral Qawwali Project, GRIT Orchestra review - two concerts showcasing the cross-genre power of an orchestra

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Albert Herring, Scottish Opera review - fun, frivolity, and fine music-making

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Fire in my mouth, Philharmonia, NYCOS, Alsop, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - total work of art for our times

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Oedipus Rex, Scottish Opera, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - beautifully uncomplex

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La Pasión según San Marcos / Carmen, Opéra Comique, Edinburgh International Festival 2024 review - united in story and song

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Future Islands, Summer Nights at the Bandstand, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow review - soulful and synth-driven sounds

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Hidden Door 10th Birthday Party, St James Quarter, Edinburgh review - going underground

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Mitski, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - cool and quirky, yet deeply personal

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Scottish Ensemble, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall New Auditorium review - making a move

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Marx in London, Scottish Opera review - the humour of history made manifest

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Ablogin, SCO, Emelyanychev, City Halls, Glasgow review - a happy 50th birthday

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Young Fathers, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - powerful set from a band who keep pushing boundaries

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Songs of Wars I Have Seen, RSNO, Dunedin Consort, Slorach, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - moving portrayal of wartime diaries

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