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The concerto

List of News Articles

  1. Double concertos

    25 May 2026

    Concertos for more than a single instrument are a comparative rarity, making their performance something of a treat for everyone.
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  2. Mozart and the development of the piano concerto

    20 April 2026

    How one composer almost single-handedly raised the piano concerto to unprecedented heights
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  3. The percussion concerto

    1 September 2025

    Our examination of the concerto now turns to percussion. Expect the unexpected!
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  4. The clarinet concerto

    16 June 2025

    It's the clarinet's turn to step centre-stage for a look at their concerto repertoire. It's possible Mozart is mentioned!
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  5. The bassoon concerto

    19 May 2025

    For the last article in our concerto series (for now), we turn to an instrument too often dismissed as the orchestra's resident joker.
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  6. André Cebrián and Marta Gómez play the flute sitting in the SCO desks

    The flute concerto

    12 May 2025

    In the third installment of our series looking at the concerto, it's the turn of the SCO flautists to recommend their favourites.
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  7. The tortured tale of Schumann's Violin Concerto

    24 February 2025

    Or, how suppressing a work for 80 years can affect its long-term fortunes.
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  8. The double bass concerto

    17 February 2025

    We complete our survey of the concerto for stringed instruments with the double bass. It's not just about jazz!
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  9. The oboe concerto

    13 January 2025

    The oboe: refined, yes, but cheeky or melancholic? Join us as we look at the concertos exploring this instrument's wide-ranging moods.
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  10. The trumpet concerto

    23 December 2024

    Our series on the concerto finally turns its attention to the brass family, and there are many more for trumpet than you might expect.
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  11. The violin concerto

    16 December 2024

    We've reached the violin in our series on the concerto, and there's no end of them! (You might want to pour yourself a cup of tea for this.)
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  12. Max Mandel plays the viola, concentrating hard on the sheet music. He wears a black suit and tie.

    The viola concerto

    23 September 2024

    Our examination of the concerto continues with the viola, whose potential as a solo instrument was long unrecognised.
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