Music

Live Music in Edinburgh

The British composer Thomas Adès’ opera Powder Her Face took its inspiration from the scandalous and…
Red lighting and a suspended Union Jack set the scene for the second Concert of Remembrance in The Usher Hall…
Come and join us for The Sick Kids Friends Foundation Carols for Christmas event, now in its 15th year! The…
Fiddle 2012, Edinburgh's annual fiddle festival, is back at the Queen’s Hall this month Friday 16 – Sunday 18…
David Hughes Dance Scotland promises productions of a ‘once seen never forgotten’ nature and this latest is…
Following the sell-out success of its Fringe concert, Loud & Proud, Scotland’s LGBT Choir returns to the…
Popular annual Hogmanay bash hosted by Edinburgh's long-running glitzy lounge nightclub Vegas! that goes on…
For people of a certain age, Sparks will always be one of those weird bands who would show up on Top of the…
This was Thomas Søndergård’s first night in charge as the RSNO's Principal Guest Conductor.
Gaelic musical traditions and influences are thriving throughout Scotland, with the strong impact of the…
Punk Rock ‘American Idiot’ is like Trainspotting USA - without the wit and local ‘charm’.
I was discussing with His Excellency the importance of music in a young person’s education; he told me that…
This was a lunchtime concert to remind us that it is twenty five years since Han Gál died.
Dougie MacLean's annual folk festival is held in a variety of intimate, unusual and relaxed venues including…
Our ceilidh is always a fantastic night, and this year the band 'Hud Yer Wheesht' are at the helm.
This was the second of the two introductory concerts for Peter Oundjian, the new Music Director of the Royal…
Amber Alert: WARNING some seriously great music due to thunder across Perthshire from 26 October
The theme of this Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert was the Romantic Age, a period in history when Europe…
The stage is empty and dark for several minutes, a low blue light glinting off the front-of-stage keyboard…