SCO/Gardiner; Aimard/Tamestit/ Simpson review " kitsch drama and multiple homages
Usher Hall (two stars); Queen's Hall (four stars), EdinburghAudience attention waned during the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's performance of Schumann's Manfred, but Pierre-Laurent Aimard's trio concert was rivetingHere's a dismal statistic. The entire classical music programme of the 2016 Edinburgh international festival " 41 concerts, three operas " contains works by just eight living composers (that includes re-arra…