Miranda Heggie

Articles By Miranda Heggie

Hussain, Symphony Orchestra of India, Dalal, Symphony Hall, Birmingham review - new sounds from a new band Wednesday, 20 February 2019 Read more...	Kempf, Devin, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Sinaisky, Symphony Hall, Birmingham review - aglow but not alight Saturday, 02 February 2019 Read more...
Pagliacci, Scottish Opera review - roll up, roll up for opera like never before! Monday, 30 July 2018 Read more...	Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh - transforming spaces Thursday, 07 June 2018 Read more...
RSNO, Oundjian, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - ending on a high in Mahler Monday, 04 June 2018 Read more...	Eugene Onegin, Scottish Opera review - sweepingly sumptuous Tchaikovsky Saturday, 28 April 2018 Read more...
Wang, RSNO, Oundjian, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - percussion sets Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' ablaze Monday, 23 April 2018 Read more...	Dickson, SCO, Swensen, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh review - world premiere of a bold new work Friday, 13 April 2018 Read more...
theartsdesk in Kraków - Easter music with a British focus Tuesday, 03 April 2018 Read more...	Ariadne auf Naxos, Scottish Opera review - superb singing in slick new production Tuesday, 27 March 2018 Read more...
Martín, SCO, Ticciati, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - farewell to the best of chief conductors Saturday, 24 March 2018 Read more...	Flight, Scottish Opera review - poignant and powerful, this production soars Monday, 19 February 2018 Read more...

It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

There was a neat conjunction of commemorations to this concert, the most obvious one being the fact that that 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of...

Hamad Butt studied at Goldsmiths College at the same time as YBAs (Young British Artists) like Damien Hirst and Gillian Wearing; but whereas they...

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When Van Morrison last released an album of original songs, during the Covid pandemic, it didn’t go down well. Indeed for many,...

John Wick’s simple story of a man and his dog became a bonkers, baroque franchise in record time, converting Keanu Reeves’ limited acting into Zen...

In 2022 I called caroline “perhaps the best band in the U.K” in my article about their debut, which I named my album of the year....

With WOMAD not happening this year, where could one go for a feast of...

No-one needs to be living in Trump’s USA to be aware that governments never feel that it’s in their interest to prioritise great art and music...

While the Gallagher brothers scrabble around in the dirt for their rich pickings, an altogether more...