Edinburgh International Festival

The original "official" festival

In the Locked Room Stylishly conducted by Michael Rafferty and with a dazzling array of orchestral colours…
German born Viviane Hagner was the violin soloist when Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto was first performed in…
The Edinburgh International Festival, which ends tonight with the traditional, explosive finale of the
A diverse programme of music spanning 221 years was performed to a capacity (including standees) Queen's Hall…
NVA's Speed of Light was a specially commissioned project that took place at the Edinburgh International…
Arriving at the Festival Theatre, a man was standing outside making a general plea, “Does anyone have a spare…
Ibsen’s pioneering, modernist plays of the late 19th century are set in northern Norway, insular small town…
The performance of ‘Hora’ by Israeli dance company, Batsheva, was completely overshadowed by the human rights…
There's a chance to win tickets to the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Concert on Sunday night, courtesy of the…
Sitting in the plush, gilded and chandeliered interior of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, a bevelled double mirror…
Heavy rain has forced the Edinburgh International Festival to close the family viewing area at Inverleith…
The Sixteen have gained a worldwide reputation since establishment by Harry Christophers in 1979.
In this double bill, we observe contrasting dance pieces – one a European premiere – by two of Australia’s…
Full marks to the solo violinist, Baiba Skride, who worked her way through the forty minutes of Sofia…
The sonorous timbre of The Queen's Hall Steinway No.
Holyrood Park will be closed to vehicle traffic during the end of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Display.
The audience may have been slightly unsure what to expect from Russian director, Dmitry Krymov’s  Laboratory…
The Budapest Festival Orchestra won well-deserved vociferous applause from a full Usher Hall for a sparkling…
The large Cleveland Orchestra – more than 100 musicians – filled the concert platform to bursting point but…
It is difficult for the audience to get to grips with the plot of this Janacek opera, which has a number of…