Music

Live Music in Edinburgh

The concert at the Usher Hall was conducted by the renowned French conductor Emmanuel Krivine who has…
Having written elsewhere* about a fictional female fiddle trio, it was a natural progression to a concert…
It’s some 18 years since the film version of ‘Brassed Off’ first appeared, and, as recent reconsiderations…
Celebrating his seventieth year, the prolific Michael Nyman’s Band is touring to Gateshead, Liverpool and…
Gerda Stevenson has pooled her talents as playwright and poet to create a beautiful modern Scottish sea myth.
The latest in the National Museum of Scotland's series of hugely popular after-hours Friday evening…
Boxing may not be the sport of kings, but it is the sport of artists, writers and great leaders.
With a week to go until it opens, the Edinburgh International Science Festival is reminding people that there…
The Edinburgh Singers present a powerful programme of music by MacMillan, Howells, Finzi and Kodaly.
A two-year study into dream control, first launched at the Edinburgh International Science Festival, suggests…
An up close and personal dance with the devil.
Premiered in 1952, “Singin’ in the Rain” starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor is still…
Keara's Comedy, Cocktail & Cabaret Club:
Buddy rides high on the crest of a giant nostalgia wave. Now in its 25th year, this highly successful show…
This week the Scottish Chamber Orchestra is celebrating its 40th birthday.
Tightlaced steps loosely round a pivotal piece of history. Susanna Mulvihill has again undertaken an…
The Scottish Storytelling Centre continues its tradition of spreading the Burns love with Burnsfest, ensuring…
Sonsie Music’s adaptation of A Moose in the Hoose adds up to some finely tuned children’s storytelling.
Around 7,500 torchlight bearers led a crowd of 20,000 people through Edinburgh city centre last night to mark…
That glorious venue for music, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, with its wonderful, warm-toned organ* was the…