Edinburgh International Festival

The original "official" festival

The Budapest Festival Orchestra won well-deserved vociferous applause from a full Usher Hall for a sparkling…
In 2007, Dr. Hugo Slim produced his book ā€˜Killing Civilians; Method, Madness and Morality in War’.
Expectations of the Russian National Orchestra performance at this year's EIF were high and its…
A seemingly nervous conductor squeezes himself along the front row of the auditorium before falling into the…
Today's concert at the Queen's Hall was with the Venezuelan pianist Gabriel Montero.
After the fun of the night before when the lit-up and musical Usher Hall was the focal point of the…
This is a theatrical journey. It will take us from the dawn of a new era, through turbulent times and…
It's late and the lighting in The Hub theatre is so dim that it becomes impossible to read the free…
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra waited until the last minute before all the players came on to the stage.
How fortunate to have such experienced musicians. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto has a quiet piano introit…
There are fine theatrical moments in Jidariyya, from the opening in a hospital emergency room to its close.…
Hocus Pocus tends to bring witches, cauldrons and rhyming incantations to the forefront of the mind, but in…
A discerning audience enjoyed performances this evening of two most notable symphonies composed by Franz…
Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 and with it the prospect of new musical traditions.
The theme of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's concert at the Usher Hall was Shakespeare's play A Midsummer…
This year's International Festival slogan is "artists without borders," which is why the appearance of…
The quiet command and confidence that exuded from Leif Ove Andsnes’ playing was impressive.
Silviu Purcarete's freely adapted version of Goethe's Faust, held in an aircraft hangar sized hall at the…
William Alexander was delighted with his audience of over a hundred Chopin enthusiasts for a lunchtime…
Film Noir meets modern technology and the consequences are both thought provoking and impressive.