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Simon Thacker & Nava Rasa, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh

East meets west in classical guitarist Simon Thacker’s latest project and if the programme as a whole didn’t achieve a satisfying confluence of influences, there was much to suggest that this nonet could have a life beyond its current Scottish Arts Council Tune-up tour and planned CD.

The main focus fell on two new commissions, one in either half, which gave contrasting but complementary accounts of how the group can sound.