Edinburgh International Festival

The original "official" festival

Midori astonished me in Hong Kong nearly a quarter of a century ago by her assurance, as a girl barely in her…
Festival Director Jonathan Mills made a bold choice in opening his second festival with this bitter satire on…
What should you do if two men walk on stage, then, for no apparent reason whatsoever, one of them suddenly…
It seemed strange to listen to the Christmas story in the middle of August, but that made it all the more…
The last witch burning in Scotland in the early 18th century, enacted at this year's Edinburgh International…
I've been a regular at the end-of-festival Fireworks for some years and this year's was the best yet.
Every morning throughout the Edinburgh International Festival there is a chamber concert at the Queen's Hall.
See, the conqu'ring hero comes! Handel's oratorio tells of the triumph of the Jewish warrior-hero Judas…
Chinese traditional opera and King Lear may seem to some a strange juxtaposition, yet this production…
Failing to fall asleep is young Tommy, tormented by nightmares not of monsters but of the death of his mother…
This year's International Festival slogan is "artists without borders," which is why the appearance of…
How fortunate to have such experienced musicians. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto has a quiet piano introit…
Anna Calvi stands transfixed in spotlights while shredding electricity from her fingertips like a Young God…
It is no surprise that Cold Heat, a new work by Swedish composer Anders Hilberg, opened the Tonhalle…
Ravi Shankar has spent decades crossing boundaries, both geographical and musical, whilst remaining among the…
A discerning audience enjoyed performances this evening of two most notable symphonies composed by Franz…
ā€œRequiemā€ is a rather misleading title for this massive orchestral and choral work: ā€œSacred Concertā€, the…
Vadim Gluzman was the violin soloist in Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto composed in 1942 when Barber was with…
The Juillard School in New York offers successful students the opportunity to study music, dance and drama.
The reputation of the Czech Pavel Haas Quartet has been gathering momentum since winning the Paolo Borciani…