Live Performance Review: Pink Martini feat. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Tuesday 07.05.2013, 19:30, The Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Pink Martini are a very classy and able ensemble, though impossible to pigeon-hole. All on stage appeared to be very talented, though there is no escaping the fact that the focus apart from falling on the extremely talented Thomas Lauderdale (Bandleader/Pianist) was consumed by the sublime China Forbes (Singer). Her singing of 'Sympathique' had me in floods of tears by not long after she started; It was so beautiful that I rushed past controlled leakage. There were numerous songs they performed that caused goosebumps, though this was usually in direct response to particular vocal performances from China. I have no qualm with any element of the performance, and would happily pay again to see such mastery.

Rating: 10/10.