Live Performance Review: John Williams, John Etheridge (Edinburgh International Festival (E.I.F.) 2012), Wednesday 22.08.2012 11:00 The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh 

I had been to two performances in the E.I.F.'s Queen's Hall Series last year and greatly enjoyed them. So the opportunity to see these two great guitarists performing as part of the series during this festival was very attractive.

The performance was largely very good, and covered pieces originating from various parts of Africa and South America, along side the likes of a piece by Charles Mingus.

There was one piece I did not like, which was also their longest piece. This was called Ludwig's Horse, and was specifically written for the two performers. It is the second part of the piece that did not sit easily. This was the only issue in the performance apart from there being very occasional sound problems when Etheridge was using an electric guitar.

Needless to say the quality of the performance was impressive, a charming start to the day.

Rating: 09/10.