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17 Aug 2019, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO 2019-20 Season Edinburgh International Festival: MacMillan Scottish Premieres

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh International Festival: MacMillan Scottish Premieres
17:00 Sat 17 Aug 2019 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
The Scottish composer’s tumultuous 'Woman of the Apocalypse' and the sonic spectacle and riotous fun of 'A Scotch Bestiary'.
The Scottish composer’s tumultuous 'Woman of the Apocalypse' and the sonic spectacle and riotous fun of 'A Scotch Bestiary'.

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Not only one of the world’s most revered and exceptional composers, Sir James MacMillan is also an immensely popular global figure, creator of music that brings together a thrilling visceral impact, spiritual contemplation and a startling immediacy.

The Edinburgh International Festival celebrates his rich, vibrant music in a major five-concert retrospective for his 60th birthday, bringing together a wealth of first performances – a major world premiere, Symphony No.5 Le grand inconnu, as well as UK and Scottish premieres – and performers who have long collaborated with MacMillan.

In this opening concert, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and brilliant Portuguese conductor Joana Carneiro, are joined by eminent organist Stephen Farr for the sonic spectacle and riotous fun of 'A Scotch Bestiary', before exploring the intense drama of MacMillan’s virtuosic, kaleidoscopic concerto for orchestra 'Woman of the Apocalypse'.

The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3.