Royal Court Stocking Fillers

Royal Court Stocking Fillers

A show that is fast becoming a Christmas tradition, we are delighted to welcome Stocking Fillers back to the Studio! Seven brand new ten-minute festive plays to ent… 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Three pioneering musical languages drastically contrast in this marathon of the concerto form. 

Bach Organ Music

Bach Organ Music

Programme includes the Partita O Gott, du frommer Gott, Prelude and Fugue in G (BWV 535), and a selection of Chorale Preludes, on the world-famous Frobenius organ in the fabulous a… 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Chapel

Nil penna sed usus – not the pen itself, but the skill in using it. 

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Chapel

La Vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance. 

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition at St Vincent's Chapel: Triptych of the Book of Revelation

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition at St Vincent's Chapel: Triptych of the Book of Revelation

A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish … 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society and Friends

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society and Friends

Scottish bagpipe music played by solo musicians and groups. 

2 Artists, 2 Concerts, 2 Premieres

2 Artists, 2 Concerts, 2 Premieres

Rising American opera star and composer Johan Hartman is joined by Edinburgh’s Ailsa Aitkenhead in two varied programs. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far. 

Free Royal Mile Tours

Free Royal Mile Tours

Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here. 

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok… 

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: High Whisk

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: High Whisk

An insect joke? Tick. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Rosslyn Chapel and Scottish Antiquaries

Rosslyn Chapel and Scottish Antiquaries

Learn about the fashion for antiquarianism in Scotland and the lure of Rosslyn Chapel, from the founding of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, to the mass publication of souve… 

St Mary's Lunchtime Recitals

St Mary's Lunchtime Recitals

This long-running and very popular series of lunchtime recitals features a wide variety of performers, playing and singing in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful concert spaces. 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. 

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York … 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime concerts on the fine organ at St. 

Falmer Fringe Concerts

Falmer Fringe Concerts

A selection of recitals: Friday 3rd May, 7. 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

Hansel and Gretel - Royal Opera House

Hansel and Gretel - Royal Opera House

A great family opera sung in English – Antony McDonald’s exquisite production of Humperdinck’s fairytale masterpiece returns in time for Christmas. 

Royal Court Stocking Fillers

Royal Court Stocking Fillers

Following the success of last year’s show, Stocking Fillers is back with another seven brand new ten-minute festive plays!  A merry mix of comedy and dra… 

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

Eliot’s famous play on the life and murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral comes to life as a rehearsed reading in the beautiful setting of Old St Paul’s Church. 

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony brings together intense drama and captivating lyricism in its joyful musical celebration of friendship and solidarity. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Strafed by Splendour: Under Paolozzi’s Window. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor. 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society and Friends

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society and Friends

Scottish tunes played on bagpipes, performed by groups of players and solo: marches, strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, jigs, piobaireachd, and songs. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Gilbert Scott’s dramatic architectural landmark, with its three spires prominent in Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline, provides a magnificent setting for the Opening Service of t… 

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St Vincent's Chapel Undercroft

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St Vincent's Chapel Undercroft

The Mysteries – Reimagined. 

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Ben Shankland Jazz Piano

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Ben Shankland Jazz Piano

Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene. 

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Professor Jeremy Dibble (Durham University), authority on British music from the 19th century, reflects on the life of Sir John Stainer and his most famous work, The Crucifixion. 

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Dvorak Wind Serenade

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Dvorak Wind Serenade

Dvorak’s 1878 D-minor Serenade can be seen as the pinnacle of the tradition of Harmonie Musik or wind band music that flourished in the palaces of the Hapsburg Empire from about th… 

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Baroque Sonatas

Lunchtime at St Vincent's – Baroque Sonatas

Members of The Howe Street Band return to St Vincent’s after last year’s successful concert. 

Cathedral Song School Tours

Cathedral Song School Tours

The Cathedral Song School is decorated with murals by Phoebe Traquair, painted between 1888 and 1892. 

Lunchtime Classics by ROSL Recitals

Lunchtime Classics by ROSL Recitals

Enjoy amazing classical music at lunchtime with a ROSL Recital. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

John Bryden returns to St Mary’s to give two piano recitals on the superb Cathedral Steinway. 

Free Royal Mile Tours

Free Royal Mile Tours

Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Popular organ music on the mighty Father Willis organ of St Mary’s Cathedral, played by Duncan Ferguson, David Goode and Imogen Morgan. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings. 

Shakespeare Up Late: A Right Royal Visit

Shakespeare Up Late: A Right Royal Visit

I advise you arrive early and treat yourself to a pre-show pint (or two) because it’s that kind of show!I mean this in the best possible way. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Free lunchtime recitals every day from 2nd to 31st August, except Sundays and 16th. 

Organ Celebration

Organ Celebration

A celebration of the Royal Albert Hall’s world-famous 9,999-pipe organ, this unique concert features some of the world’s most respected masters of the instrument perfor… 

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

Classical concerts

Classical concerts

Ellie Blackshaw, solo violin. 

Classical concerts

Classical concerts

Remembering Benedict Cruft: a recorded music event featuring excerpts from Ben’s Bach CD, along with a chance for audience members to share some of their memories of Ben. 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St. 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St. 

A Right-Royal-Rave-Up

A Right-Royal-Rave-Up

Caravanserai and Brighton Fringe are delighted to invite you to a Right-Royal-Rave-Up! Coronation Greet, Coronation Meet, Coronation Eat and Coronation Beat. 

A Right-Royal-Rave-Up

A Right-Royal-Rave-Up

Caravanserai and Brighton Fringe are delighted to invite you to a Right-Royal-Rave-Up! Coronation Greet, Coronation Meet, Coronation Eat and Coronation Beat. 

The Cathedral

The Cathedral

EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURNS TO JOY MY BLOOD IS RUBY MY TEARS ARE DIAMONDS AND MY SWEAT IS SAPPHIRE In an empty cathedral, a prostitute vacuums the floor. 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

Royal Court Stocking Fillers

Royal Court Stocking Fillers

Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio has got the perfect gift this Christmas. 

Cathedral Concert: Maximiliano Martin

Cathedral Concert: Maximiliano Martin

Principal Clarinettist of the SCO and international soloist Maximiliano Martin accompanied by Scott Mitchell comes to St Mary’s Cathedral to perform works by Poulenc, Saint-Saens, … 

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Join the Philadelphia Orchestra and their Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for the launch of their residency with Beethoven’s beloved Fifth Symphony. 

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy. 

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy. 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, three of his compositions are performed at the Wells Kennedy organ by Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding: Music in Fifths… 

Jonny Liebeck Organ Recital at St Giles Cathedral

Jonny Liebeck Organ Recital at St Giles Cathedral

Jonny Liebeck is a classical organist, jazz musician, composer, teacher and producer whose varied musical influences range from Bach to Lyle Mays and Herbie Hancock, jazz funk, Lat… 

Beethoven – Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony

Beethoven – Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony

Electrifying violinist Anna-Liise Bezrodny makes a welcome return to the Fringe with the Orchestra of the Canongait and conductor Robert Dick to play one of the most beloved of all… 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Les Shankland directs the Chapter House Singers in Choral Evensong. 

Lunchtime Organ Recital

Lunchtime Organ Recital

Lunchtime Organ Recital on Saturday the 20th August at 1. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Love of Creation: Poetry’s power for the present. 

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Music from across the ages marking important royal events from deaths and funerals to weddings and coronations, sung by ‘one of Scotland’s (indeed the UK’s) musical jewels’… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Henry Purcell’s Sacred and Secular. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge (Exhibition)

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge (Exhibition)

Exhibition: The Art of Illumination. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

John Bryden returns to St Mary’s to give two piano recitals on the Cathedral Steinway, with coffee available. 

Bach, Boccherini and Beethoven

Bach, Boccherini and Beethoven

Join this brilliant London-based cello/piano duo as they perform highlights of the cello repertoire in three consecutive concerts by composers of the classical area. 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Festival Fringe Performance

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Festival Fringe Performance

Performances of Highland bagpipes and small pipes by the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and guests. Featuring light music and piobaireachd. 

Cathedral Concert: Calum Huggan

Cathedral Concert: Calum Huggan

Award-winning Scottish marimbist and percussionist Calum Huggan performs a captivating and eclectic programme in St Mary’s Cathedral, including works by French composers Séjourné… 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Elim Chan join forces with Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček to take on works by Dukas, Liszt and Bartók. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Start the day with the passionate music of Beethoven and his contemporaries, performed by ROSL’s exceptionally talented prize-winning musicians. 

Cathedral Exhibition and Workshops: Outside In

Cathedral Exhibition and Workshops: Outside In

The longest journey is the journey within. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Joseph Beech (Durham Cathedral) and Imogen Morgan (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ music on the Cathedral’s magnificent and recent… 

Cathedral Evensong

Cathedral Evensong

Choral Evensong sung by the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, the only cathedral in Scotland to continue the tradition of daily worship. 

Cathedral Eucharists

Cathedral Eucharists

Glorious choral settings of the Mass sung in their liturgical setting, with the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral. Music by Schubert, Byrd and Kodaly.  

Free Royal Mile Tours

Free Royal Mile Tours

Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. 

Pianodrome Free Lunchtime Concerts

Pianodrome Free Lunchtime Concerts

Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Take an easy walking tour to discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Gayatri: The Royal Queen Consort of the Majapahit Kingdom

Gayatri: The Royal Queen Consort of the Majapahit Kingdom

Princess Gayatri seeks to preserve her father’s legacy and the survival of her people. 

Cathedral Exhibitions

Cathedral Exhibitions

Silvy Weatherall’s The Last Supper returns to St Mary’s Cathedral this August. Gardner and Gardner will be making their peace loom in the Resurrection Chapel. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Join us at St Mary’s Cathedral for free lunchtime recitals every day except Sundays and August 17th. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST. 

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Tuesday lunchtime concerts 1. 

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Tuesday lunchtime concerts 1. 

The Royal

The Royal

"One of the funniest things I’ve seen on stage in a long time" FOUR STARS Liverpool Echo "Brilliant, barmy and totally bonkers!" FIVE ST… 

The Royal

The Royal

"One of the funniest things I’ve seen on stage in a long time" FOUR STARS Liverpool Echo "Brilliant, barmy and totally bonkers!" FIVE ST… 

The Enby Show @ Royal Vauxhall Tavern

The Enby Show @ Royal Vauxhall Tavern

As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popp… 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta. 

AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

AT HOME: Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying filmed concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta. 

AT HOME: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

AT HOME: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A new music partnership in the making in this film of Isata Kanneh-Mason and Vasily Petrenko joining forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

The Enby Show @ Royal Vauxhall Tavern

The Enby Show @ Royal Vauxhall Tavern

As recommended by TimeOut LondonThe Enby ShowThe Enby Show brings together the best gender-benders and cis-tem offenders that the UK has to offer, in an all-star variety night popp… 

Tom Aspaul - The Revenge Body Tour - London, Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Tom Aspaul - The Revenge Body Tour - London, Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Live show, with full band!TOM ASPAULFoxgluvv support Doors open 6pmALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE!Ticket link 

Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Nikita Lukinov plays Beethoven, Scriabin and Debussy

Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Nikita Lukinov plays Beethoven, Scriabin and Debussy

Outstanding young Russian pianist Nikita Lukinov gives a recital of Beethoven (Sonata No. 

Cathedral Organ Recital

Cathedral Organ Recital

Matthew Owens returns to St Mary’s to play a programme of organ music from Christmas to Christmas and lots in between! Join us for an exciting programme from JS Bach to Garth Edmun… 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Fauré Requiem

Cathedral Choir Concert: Fauré Requiem

The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings Fauré’s moving and famous work. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Conductor Valery Gergiev and pianist Daniil Trifonov return to the International Festival with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a radiant concert. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta. 

Cathedral Organ Restoration Celebrity Recital: Wayne Marshall

Cathedral Organ Restoration Celebrity Recital: Wayne Marshall

One of the world’s most famous musicians comes to St Mary’s to give the first organ recital on the magnificent and newly restored Father Willis organ. 

Sounds on Saturday – Organ Colours 4

Sounds on Saturday – Organ Colours 4

Jordan English, Assistant Organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, playing the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’, brings the series to a stunning conclusion with the final virtuos… 

Beethoven in the Evening

Beethoven in the Evening

Roberto Ruisi (violin). 

Beethoven for Brunch

Beethoven for Brunch

ROSL alumni take on Beethoven as their inspiration for their late morning recitals. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Thomas Søndergård

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Thomas Søndergård

Mendelssohn’s bewitching A Midsummer Night’s Dream is performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, narrated by Dame Harriet Walter. 

Organ Recital

Organ Recital

Enjoy a lunchtime recital on the fine Wells-Kennedy instrument in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street; Andrew Carvel, Drew Crichton… 

Royal Mile Tours

Royal Mile Tours

Come and join us online or live for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A new musical partnership in the making sees Isata Kanneh-Mason and Vasily Petrenko join forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Cathedral Organ Demonstration

Cathedral Organ Demonstration

Cathedral Organ Demonstration: Sunday August 8th, 5pm, 1 hour, free. 

Cathedral Eucharists

Cathedral Eucharists

Choral Eucharist sung by the choir of St Mary’s Cathedral.  

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with the tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net. 

Sounds on Saturday – Organ Colours 3

Sounds on Saturday – Organ Colours 3

Michael Harris, Organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ through its paces, in a colourful programme including Franck’s Choral No 1 in E… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier

The untold side to the story of Aladdin’s Jafar and how he went from a selfless royal advisor to a man desperate to make things right again… 

Gayatri the Royal Queen Consort of the Majapahit Kingdom

Gayatri the Royal Queen Consort of the Majapahit Kingdom

Follow Princess Gayatri from the Singhasari Kingdom evolve and blossom as she strives to attain her youthful dreams alongside preserving the long-time legacy of her deceased father… 

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit. 

Royal Mile Tours

Royal Mile Tours

Come and join us online or live for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Hidden Secrets of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

Hidden Secrets of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

Take an intriguing and entertaining stroll with our guide as you investigate some of the old wynds and closes on the Royal Mile, which are steeped in a sometimes violent and bloody… 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. 

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

This year, as a part of the National Lottery’s Thanks To You week, we are delighted to be hosting a talk about the heritage of our theatre. 

Falmer Fringe Concerts

Falmer Fringe Concerts

June 5, 5. 

Falmer Fringe Concerts

Falmer Fringe Concerts

June 5, 5. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST. 

Royal Opera House: Macbeth

Royal Opera House: Macbeth

This event has been rescheduled from Tue 17 November 2020. 

Friday Lunchtime Therapy Session

Friday Lunchtime Therapy Session

Monthly counselling space with LGBT+ psychotherapist Jemma Wilkinson. 

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: THE NUTCRACKER (ENCORE)

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: THE NUTCRACKER (ENCORE)

This film is a socially distanced film. 

Royal Court Selection Box

Royal Court Selection Box

Well, 2020 has been a load of old baubles but the gang from the Court will put the smiles back on your faces with this year’s Christmas show - The Royal Court Selection Box!&… 

Acoustic Blues at Lunchtime

Acoustic Blues at Lunchtime

Returning to the Jazz Bar for the fourth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double bass duo Malt & Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last 90 years. 

Beethoven-2-Boogie! Amy Abler and Daniel Smith in Concert

Beethoven-2-Boogie! Amy Abler and Daniel Smith in Concert

What would happen if Ludwig van Beethoven met Albert Ammons!? They might play classical and boogie-woogie piano for each other, exchange anecdotes and musical facts, or perhaps eve… 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Start the day with the passionate music of Beethoven and his contemporaries, performed by ROSL’s exceptionally talented prizewinning musicians. 

St Michael and All Saints Concerts

St Michael and All Saints Concerts

A series of four afternoon concerts, featuring soloists Chris Black (organ), Sarah Moore (soprano) and Sophie Horrocks (mezzo-soprano) and sacred choral music from Eastern Europe, … 

Royal Mile Tours

Royal Mile Tours

Join our expert guides for a free walk around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town: behind the historic buildings, find the surprising number of little gardens and green nooks and crannies, all with a story to … 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Bill

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Bill

At the heart of Carlos Acosta’s first programme as artistic director is a mixed bill of electrifying works that showcase the astounding versatility of the company, and in whi… 

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

Performing a play in a cathedral about an archbishop assassinated in a cathedral might sound like a match made in heaven. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Giselle

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Giselle

True to its 19th century origins and the original steps of Marius Petipa, David Bintley and Galina Samsova’s production of Giselle is the perfect opportunity to see one of th… 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Programme

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Programme

In a thrilling collaboration, dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet and Ballet Black appear on stage together in a mixed bill featuring Cathy Marston’s National Dance Award-winn… 

Afternoon Organ Recital with Marion Lees McPherson

Afternoon Organ Recital with Marion Lees McPherson

Marion Lees McPherson, organist of Stockbridge Parish, presents a programme of German and French music. 

Philip Glass: Minimalism at the Organ

Philip Glass: Minimalism at the Organ

Marking the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1969 minimalist compositions of Philip Glass (born in 1937), a performance at the Wells-Kennedy organ in St Andrew’s and St Georg… 

Cathedral Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar by Candlelight

Cathedral Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar by Candlelight

Acknowledged as ‘a forerunner in the new generation of classical guitarists’ (BBC Radio 3) and a graduate of the Royal College of Music, Michael Christian Durrant presents a progra… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 4

Experience the magnificent sound of the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral played by Michael Harris, organist of St Giles’, in a programme featuring the music of JS… 

Organ and Soprano Classics and Latin

Organ and Soprano Classics and Latin

Ann Liebeck is an international opera and concert singer who has sung in Vienna, Prague and many theatres in Germany. 

Cathedral Concert: Sound Collective Scotland

Cathedral Concert: Sound Collective Scotland

We are a professional, Scotland-based classical music ensemble – a flexible group that explores and performs a variety of pieces from solo to chamber orchestra repertoire. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform. 

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record review). 

Organ Recitals in the City 2

Organ Recitals in the City 2

Enjoy our popular lunchtime recital series on the fine Wells-Kennedy instrument in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 3

Experience the magnificent sound of the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathdedral, played by Jordan English, assistant organist. 

Bach, Boccherini and Beethoven

Bach, Boccherini and Beethoven

Join this talented London-based cello/piano duo as they perform a series of three consecutive concerts of music by these composers of the classical era. Not to be missed. 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Strangely, apart from the Military Tattoo, there is not a lot of piping in Edinburgh during August. 

Cathedral A Cappella

Cathedral A Cappella

A concert of close harmony, classical numbers and pop songs arranged for men’s voices and sung by St Mary’s Cathedral lay clerks. 

Organ Recitals in the City 1

Organ Recitals in the City 1

Enjoy our popular lunchtime recital series on the fine Wells-Kennedy instrument in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 2

Experience the awe-inspiring sound of the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral, in a programme featuring Liszt’s monumental virtuosic masterpiece, his Fantasia and Fu… 

Cathedral Concert: Langonet String Quartet – Travellers and Turmoil

Cathedral Concert: Langonet String Quartet – Travellers and Turmoil

The Langonet String Quartet plays a programme contrasting a late work by Haydn, the inventor of the string quartet; an early quartet by Beethoven, the great revolutionary; and Dvor… 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Start the day with the passionate music of Beethoven and his contemporaries, performed by the Royal Over-Seas League’s exceptionally talented prize-winning musicians. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart… 

Cathedral Concert: Musica Callada by Federico Mompou

Cathedral Concert: Musica Callada by Federico Mompou

Stephen Hough wrote: ‘The music of Federico Mompou is the music of evaporation. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ. 

Afternoon Concerts at St Michael and All Saints

Afternoon Concerts at St Michael and All Saints

Afternoons: organ concert by Christopher Black; Sarah Moore sings Rachmaninoff/Mozart; Roxburgh Quartet playing Barber/Schostakovich; Hadley Court Singers/SMAS choir/orchestra musi… 

Choral Evensong at St Vincent's Chapel

Choral Evensong at St Vincent's Chapel

A popular and traditional service of Choral Evensong from the 1929 Scottish Prayer Book with guest choir, congregational hymn singing and organ voluntary. 

Royal Mile Tours

Royal Mile Tours

Join our expert guides for a free walk around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Booking is essential for this sell-out tour. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Marc Corbett-Weaver Piano Recital 2019: Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy and Rachmaninoff

Marc Corbett-Weaver Piano Recital 2019: Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy and Rachmaninoff

‘An interpretive artist fully immersed in the subtleties and considerable technical demands of each composer’s writing. 

#Pianodrome Lunchtime Concerts

#Pianodrome Lunchtime Concerts

Music is theatre in this gigantic travelling walnut-mahogany musical hug made entirely from upcycled pianos. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2019 – 1

Experience the mastery of Christophe Mantoux and the magnificent sound of the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral in a programme including Franck’s Choral in B minor… 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Hobson's Choice

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Hobson's Choice

Behind the scenes at a shoeshop in Edwardian Salford, headstrong Maggie manages to ditch her drunkard dad, and find success in both love and business. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - [Un]leashed

Birmingham Royal Ballet - [Un]leashed

Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to Sadler's Wells for their first visit of the year with a new triple bill of dance. 

The Royal Ballet Live: Romeo & Juliet

The Royal Ballet Live: Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over. 

Brighton16 Chamber Choir: Two Concerts at St. Michael's

Brighton16 Chamber Choir: Two Concerts at St. Michael's

Brighton16 is a newly formed choir of 16 classically trained singers. 

Jonathan Powell, Piano: Two Concerts at St. Michael's

Jonathan Powell, Piano: Two Concerts at St. Michael's

The brilliant British pianist Jonathan Powell returns in a colourful programme of works by Granados: his Goyescas and Szymanowski: his Masques, Metopes and Mazurkas. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

The Royal Ballet Live: Mixed Triple Bill

The Royal Ballet Live: Mixed Triple Bill

The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today’s leading choreographers. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St Bartholomew’s Church. 

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms

The Three B’s come to lunch at the beautiful Chapel Royal on Tuesdays. 

Benedict Cruft, Violin: a Series of Four Concerts at St. Michael's

Benedict Cruft, Violin: a Series of Four Concerts at St. Michael's

London based violinist Benedict Cruft once again surveys all of Bach’s solo violin music and over two evenings. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018. 

The Royal Opera House Live: Faust

The Royal Opera House Live: Faust

There are many versions of the story of Faust, who trades his soul with the Devil for youth and power, but Gounod’s opera remains one of the most constantly enthra… 

Romeo And Juliet - The Royal Ballet

Romeo And Juliet - The Royal Ballet

The story is set against a wonderful evocation of 16th-century Verona, and includes a bustling marketplace that erupts into a violent sword fight, and a lavish ball held in an eleg… 

The Royal Ballet Live: Don Quixote

The Royal Ballet Live: Don Quixote

Cervantes’s story of the bumbling knight Don Quixote has inspired countless artistic interpretations. 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

The Royal Ballet School

The Royal Ballet School

The dancers of the future bring their talent to the Royal Opera House main stage for three special performances. 

The Royal Opera House Live: The Queen of Spades

The Royal Opera House Live: The Queen of Spades

In Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, Gherman is caught between the woman he loves and a destructive fixation. 

La Fille Mal Gardee - Birmingham Royal Ballet

La Fille Mal Gardee - Birmingham Royal Ballet

In Frederick Ashton’s joyous country tale, Lise and her mother clash in a foot-stomping, cabbage-throwing, battle of wills. 

Liverpool's Royal Court 80th Birthday Bash

Liverpool's Royal Court 80th Birthday Bash

Liverpool’s Royal Court 80th Birthday Bash   An evening of celebration done the Royal Court way, this is a night where we show off all (well, some) of the goo… 

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

The captivating sound-world of medieval music, featuring Scottish chant from Inchcolm Abbey, music by Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury – an eight-part work by … 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist, Daniel Smith and band, with John Burgess. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 4

Hear the internationally renowned recitalist Maurice Clerc on the magnificent St Giles’ Rieger organ with a programme full of French virtuosity, including Franck’s Chorale No 3, … 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

Afternoon Organ Recital in Stockbridge With Marion Lees McPherson

Afternoon Organ Recital in Stockbridge With Marion Lees McPherson

Marion Lees McPherson will spend an afternoon in Stockbridge Church with her annual organ recital of music by Bach, Schumann and Brahms. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review). 

Gwangju Metropolitan Korean Traditional Orchestra

Gwangju Metropolitan Korean Traditional Orchestra

An orchestra like you have never seen before! The 45-piece orchestra from Gwangju, a city known for its rich cultural heritage, performs the ancient melodies of Korea with traditio… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 3

Michael Harris, organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ through its paces, with music by JS Bach, Ritter’s Sonata No 4 and Parry’s … 

Organ Recitals in the City

Organ Recitals in the City

Enjoy our popular lunchtime recitals by the next generation of organists on the fine Wells-Kennedy instrument in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Chur… 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Strangely, apart from the Military Tattoo, there is not a lot of piping in Edinburgh during the Fringe. 

Afternoon Organ Recital in Stockbridge With Nancy Crook

Afternoon Organ Recital in Stockbridge With Nancy Crook

Nancy Crook will be returning to the Fringe with her annual afternoon organ recital of music by Bach, de Grigny and Jackson at Stockbridge Church. 

Canongate Kirk Organ Recitals

Canongate Kirk Organ Recitals

Hear the magnificent Canongate Frobenius organ in a series of concerts played by resident organist, David Goodenough, who returns to play at the Fringe this year. 

Nancy Crook Organ Recital

Nancy Crook Organ Recital

Experienced organ virtuoso, Nancy Crook, plays a varied programme of familiar and less well known organ masterpieces, including: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 by J S Bach; … 

Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ

Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ

Fresh from Britain’s Got Talent 2018, Robert White brings you his unique form of musical stand-up in a laugh-packed hour. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 2

Thomas Gaynor, winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2017 St Albans International Organ Competition, presents a programme of stunning virtuosity on the renowned St Gi… 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Start the day with the passion of Ludwig van Beethoven and his contemporaries, performed by the world’s most talented young musicians. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Beethoven and Grieg Violin Sonatas

Beethoven and Grieg Violin Sonatas

This dynamic Edinburgh duo are back with another lovely programme of music for violin and piano. 

Cathedral Choristers

Cathedral Choristers

A concert of sublime music from Britten to Fauré, with the choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral conducted by Duncan Ferguson, following their highly successful tour to Vienna, Prague… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Gabriel Jackson, William Byrd and Antonín D… 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father… 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Afternoon Concerts at 3.30

Afternoon Concerts at 3.30

Performers: Theresa Burton (recorder), Aisling Kenny (soprano), Ursula Schlapp (viola da gamba), Katie Johnston (cello), Ailsa Aitkenhead (piano), Annemarie Klein (recorder), Dorie… 

Cambusdonald Royal

Cambusdonald Royal

Brothers Barnabus and Donatus of Cambusdonald Abbey are back, now five years on from the events of The Sorcerer’s Tale. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Take an easy walking tour to discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Music at Lunchtime

Music at Lunchtime

Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting. 

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Your Fringe adventure starts here! For the 20th year, Edinburgh’s historic High Street is transformed into a huge open-air performance playground featuring thousands of shows of al… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Peter Hill’s Bach series for Delphian has been described as one of the most impressive solo recording projects of recent years. 

Royal Mile Tours

Royal Mile Tours

Join our expert guides for a free walk around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times Critics’ Choice. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2018 – 1

Arno Hartmann plays the world-renowned Rieger organ of St Giles’ Cathedral with a programme featuring Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, together with works … 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

Love at first dance, forbidden passions, dangerous secrets and star-crossed fate combine in this exhilarating classic ballet. 

Never Mind the Royal Wedding - Here's Some Bollocks from Der Wunderlich Revue

Never Mind the Royal Wedding - Here's Some Bollocks from Der Wunderlich Revue

A firm rite of the Queens, the boys from Der Wunderlich Revue have been peddling their own unique brand of chaos, smut, nudity and stupidity for ten years. 

Classical Saturdays: Lunchtime Recitals at St Michael's

Classical Saturdays: Lunchtime Recitals at St Michael's

Ambrose Page and Friends present ‘Celebrating Haydn’ - piano and vocal items by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, interspersed with readings from his letters and diaries. 

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

Amadeus comes to Lunch at the Chapel Royal

Amadeus comes to Lunch at the Chapel Royal

Mozart masterpieces performed in the wonderful acoustics and historic setting of the Chapel Royal. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d… 

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

Royal Court Heritage Tour

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. 

Macbeth - Royal Opera

Macbeth - Royal Opera

The warrior Macbeth fights on the side of the King of Scotland – but when a coven of witches prophesy that he shall become king himself, a ruthless ambition drives Macbeth an… 

Pipe Organ Recital

Pipe Organ Recital

Following the success of last year’s Fringe season St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is opening its doors again for our lunch-time organ recitals. 

The Winter's Tale - Royal Ballet

The Winter's Tale - Royal Ballet

King Leontes, possessed by a mad jealousy, believes his pregnant wife Hermione to be having an affair with his childhood friend King Polixenes. 

Carmen - Royal Opera

Carmen - Royal Opera

Barrie Kosky directs Bizet’s much-loved opera, with Jakub Hrůša and Christopher Willis conducting two casts led by Anna Goryachova and Gaëlle Arquez in the title… 

Giselle - Royal Ballet

Giselle - Royal Ballet

The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. 

Tosca - Royal Opera

Tosca - Royal Opera

Three casts, led by Adrianne Pieczonka, Angela Gheorghiu and Martina Serafin and conducted by Dan Ettinger and Plácido Domingo, star in The Royal Opera’s production of… 

Rigoletto - Royal Opera

Rigoletto - Royal Opera

Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Bill

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Mixed Bill

A mixed programme of new work and much loved pieces. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Aladdin

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Aladdin

A cave of riches is waiting to be explored in David Bintley’s glittering production of the classic story of Aladdin and his adventures with the magic lamp. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 4

Peter Backhouse, Assistant Organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the renowned Rieger organ through its paces in its 25th anniversary year with a feast of dazzling sound. 

Schildt Organ Works

Schildt Organ Works

Sweelinck’s pupil Schildt wrote some of the finest north German baroque organ music before his death in 1667. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn and Mozart

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn and Mozart

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review). 

Organ Recital

Organ Recital

Come and hear this young Napier University music graduate and St Andrew’s and St George’s West organ scholar perform in his first solo Fringe organ recital. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 3

Experience the power and glory of the Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral in the hands of renowned recitalist Paul Ayres; a kaleidoscopic display of organ colours. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society

Music of the Great Highland bagpipe in a variety of forms played by members of the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and friends, displaying the quality and enduring appeal of the ins… 

Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase

Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase

A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Afternoon Organ Recitals in Stockbridge

Afternoon Organ Recitals in Stockbridge

Two afternoon organ recitals in Stockbridge, one featuring Nancy Crook and one featuring Marion Lees McPherson. 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 2

Renowned concert organist Gordon Stewart celebrates the 25th anniversary of the world-famous Rieger organ with a colourful programme of music from JS Bach to Paul Halley, Andrew Ca… 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Start the day with the intricacy and passion of Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by ROSL prizewinners and overseas scholars, and with refreshments served after the concert. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Jonathan Dove, Vaughan Williams and Mozart. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Beethoven in Stalingrad

Beethoven in Stalingrad

Stalingrad stands as one of the most destructive and horrific battles of the 20th century. 

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. 

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Take an easy walking tour to discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town: behind the historic buildings find the surprising number of gardens and green nooks and crannies,… 

Music at Lunchtime

Music at Lunchtime

Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Afternoon Concerts at 3.30

Afternoon Concerts at 3.30

Performers: Roxburgh Quartet, Hans Gál Trio (Emma Donald, Katie Johnston, Ailsa Aitkenhead), Squair Mile Consort of Viols, Duo da Chiesa (Andrea Kuypers, Philip Sawyer), Turadh (E… 

Organ Freeman

Organ Freeman

A selfish man – ‘a very funny man at the peak of his powers’ (IrishPost. 

The Lunchtime Special

The Lunchtime Special

Don’t miss the best of today’s new comedians at yesterday’s prices in this stellar lunchtime show. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2017 – 1

Michael Harris celebrates the 25th anniversary of the world-renowned Rieger organ with music by Bach, and Franz Liszt’s monumental Fantasia on Ad nos, ad salutarem undam. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free

A former Times critic’s choice. 

Cathedral Photographic Exhibitions

Cathedral Photographic Exhibitions

Of Things Not Seen: photographs by Jim Grover of life in a Clapham Parish, and The Edge of Colour: a response to Paolozzi’s Window by Dave Sands, with glass by Liz French. 

Swan Lake: The Royal Ballet

Swan Lake: The Royal Ballet

Konstantin Sergeyev’s entrancing production of Swan Lake, based on Petipa and Ivanov’s timeless masterpiece, creates a lyrical, mysterious world where Prince Siegf… 

Penelope Solomon: I was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Penelope Solomon: I was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Following her success of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Penelope brings her unique combination of stand-up, character comedy and songs in this nationwide tour of ‘I was a penis. 

Bach Toccata Beethoven's Tempest Sonata & Nocturnes by Chopin with Pierre-Bastien Midali piano

Bach Toccata Beethoven's Tempest Sonata & Nocturnes by Chopin with Pierre-Bastien Midali piano

Duo Spianato [now renamed Duo Terra Nova], Pierre and Elodie, impressed our audience last year, and so we are delighted to welcome back one of the young French pianists for a solo … 

The 19th Century: Beethoven and Others

The 19th Century: Beethoven and Others

Music of the 19th century: the Laplace String Trio: Andrew Biggs - Violin, Beatrice Sales - Viola, NickCooper - Cello, with Sue Mileham - Soprano, Jane Money - Mezzo-Soprano, Tim W… 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 … 

Beethoven at the Lunchtime Concerts Chapel Royal

Beethoven at the Lunchtime Concerts Chapel Royal

Beethoven at lunchtimes. 

Beethoven Piano Sonatas & Violin Sonatas with Raija Walker & Ellie Blackshaw

Beethoven Piano Sonatas & Violin Sonatas with Raija Walker & Ellie Blackshaw

St Michael’s is delighted to welcome the return of pianist Raija Walker and violinist Ellie Blackshaw. 

Bach's 6 Cello Suites & Beethoven's 5 Cello Sonatas & Variations

Bach's 6 Cello Suites & Beethoven's 5 Cello Sonatas & Variations

St Michael’s welcomes back Pavlos Carvalho to perform Bach’s Cello Suites, over two evenings. 

12.30pm Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals

12.30pm Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals

45-minute concerts in Brighton’s beautiful Mother Church. 

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. Bartholomew’s Church. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

St Michael and All Angels Church Tours the Cathedral of the Backstreets

St Michael and All Angels Church Tours the Cathedral of the Backstreets

Guided tours of this magnificent Grade I* listed church - one of the finest Victorian churches in the country. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

The Nutcracker - Royal Opera House

The Nutcracker - Royal Opera House

The Nutcracker is classical ballet at its most approachable and visually entrancing – Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it! A young girl’s enchanted present… 

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Immerse yourself in a magical world. 

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Three Shakespeare-inspired ballets that begin Birmingham Royal Ballet’s celebration of the Bard's legacy. 

The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Peter Hill’s Bach series for Delphian has been described as ‘one of the most impressive solo recording projects of recent years’ (New York Times). 

Organ Duets in the City

Organ Duets in the City

Join Brigitte and Michael for the third of our popular series of lunchtime recitals. 

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 4

Hear the glorious sounds of St Giles’ famous Rieger organ. 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

Sophie Williams (violin), Hugh Mackay (cello), Anna Michels (piano) and Emilia De Geer (piano) perform Smetana Piano Trio in G minor and music by Ravel and Debussy. 

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 3

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 3

Conductor Robert Dick and Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti. 

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 2

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 2

Robert Dick and his Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti. 

Ai WeiWei at the Royal Academy

Ai WeiWei at the Royal Academy

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Organ Recitals in Stockbridge

Organ Recitals in Stockbridge

Marion Lees McPherson and Nancy Crook present a series of afternoon recitals of Bach, Bruhns, Mendelssohn and many more renowned classics. 

Cathedral Choir Concert – A Stravinsky Celebration

Cathedral Choir Concert – A Stravinsky Celebration

A concert to celebrate the launch of the choir’s Stravinsky CD, including music by Gesualdo, Bach, Stravinsky and Gabriel Jackson. 

Lunchtime Recitals – East Meets West Rainbow

Lunchtime Recitals – East Meets West Rainbow

A fantastic opportunity to hear Chinese classical music, played by professional musicians on Chinese and Western instruments, accompanied by a short performance by the talented Rai… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 3

Hear the glorious sounds of St Giles’ famous Rieger organ. 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

The Edinburgh Contemporary Music Ensemble perform the best of the city’s new chamber music with works by Peter Nelson, Harry Whalley, Kostas Rekleitis, Stuart Taylor, Julien Loncha… 

The Royal Ballet: The Winter's Tale

The Royal Ballet: The Winter's Tale

Cinema screening of live performance. 

The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Penelope Solomon: I Was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Penelope Solomon: I Was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King… 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

Royal Scottish Pipers Society

Royal Scottish Pipers Society

Strangely, apart from the Military Tattoo there is not much piping at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 1

Complete Beethoven Piano Concerti 1

Conductor Robert Dick and Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing all nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Showcasing the finest piano and chamber music from RCS and St Mary’s Music School students. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie-woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist-vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Organ Recitals in the City

Organ Recitals in the City

Enjoy our popular series of lunchtime recitals on the fine Wells-Kennedy instrument, in the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street. 

Valentine Singers Lunchtime Recital

Valentine Singers Lunchtime Recital

Valentine Singers travel from London bringing a cornucopia of a cappella choral delights from around the world: spirituals, part-songs, classical, folk songs and popular standards. 

Valentine Singers Lunchtime Recital

Valentine Singers Lunchtime Recital

Valentine Singers travel from London bringing a cornucopia of a cappella choral delights from around the world: spirituals, part-songs, classical, folk songs and popular standards. 

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Ensembles

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Ensembles

Free lunchtime concerts with emerging professional musicians in ensembles from our national conservatoire. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 2

Hear the glorious sounds of St Giles’ famous Rieger organ. 

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven and contemporaries. 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Bach’s magnificent Solo Cello Suites are the centrepiece of this candlelit recital from Philip Higham, a cellist lauded by the Strad as having ‘all the qualities of a world-cla… 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas

Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas

Lawrence Dunn (violin) and Gilmour Macleod (piano) perform all of Beethoven’s Sonatas for piano and violin in four concerts, with each concert containing a different set of sonatas… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Schubert, Victoria and Kodàly. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘… 

Afternoon Concerts at Three Thirty

Afternoon Concerts at Three Thirty

Fourteen concerts given by musicians from Estonia, Finland, Luxemburg, Poland, UK, and from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

A Royal Flush

A Royal Flush

A Royal Flush is a dark political comedy turned farce, featuring a princess stuck in a portaloo and a ransoming of The Daily Star. 

Chapel Street

Chapel Street

If ever the strength of a story lay in its telling, Chapel Street would be a perfect example. 

Musical Lunchtime

Musical Lunchtime

St Giles’ Cathedral presents a diverse series of musical performances for all tastes, be it choral, sacred, secular, instrumental or folk. 

Lunchtime Me Time

Lunchtime Me Time

Breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

Sell-out shows since 2004. 

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. 

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Greenyonder’s most popular tour. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b… 

The Lunchtime Special

The Lunchtime Special

Lunchtime stand-up to warm up your chuckle muscles. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

Royal Vauxhall

Royal Vauxhall

With a script and songs by Desmond O’Connor, this new musical tells the tale of the legendary night that TV superstar, Kenny Everett and rock god, Freddie Mercury dressed Lady Di… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2016 – 1

Hear the glorious sounds of St Giles’ famous Rieger organ. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times critic’s choice. 

Women of the West End and the Cathedral Collection

Women of the West End and the Cathedral Collection

An exhibition about some remarkable female pioneers who lived in Edinburgh’s West End. 

Charity Concert for ICIN: Carl Bahoshy: Piano & Organ

Charity Concert for ICIN: Carl Bahoshy: Piano & Organ

Pianist and organist Carl Bahoshy performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert and Rachmaninoff in aid of Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN) charity. 

Cathedral

Cathedral

Cathedral is a midnight mass - an ode to memory and the sense of loss which carefully evokes a frozen, car-crash, state of mind. 

Cathedral

Cathedral

There is a story, but we can’t remember the details. It has a figure, but its features escape us. You’re my old lover, but I can’t remember your voice. 

A Royal Wunderlich Variety Show

A Royal Wunderlich Variety Show

Brighton’s all-male cabaret smutsters, Der Wunderlich Revue, celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday with a night of right royal mirth, magic, music, cheerleading and madness. 

Bach Cello Suites & Beethoven Cello Sonatas Complete

Bach Cello Suites & Beethoven Cello Sonatas Complete

Great cellist Pavlos Carvalho performs Bach’s solo cello suites on 14 and 15 May. 

Bach Violin Sonata in E & Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Bach Violin Sonata in E & Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Pianist Raija Walker performs Beethoven’s Moonlight and Appassionata sonatas on 14 May. 

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal

Tuesday lunchtime concerts: 10th: Ensemble Reza - Boccherini and Beethoven String Quintets; 17th: Paul Gregory (guitar) - South American music; 24th: James Larter (percussionist) -… 

Lunchtime Performances

Lunchtime Performances

BBC Sussex is delighted to be a radio supporter of Brighton Fringe 2016. 

Bach Violin Sonatas & Partitas & Beethoven & Mozart String Trios

Bach Violin Sonatas & Partitas & Beethoven & Mozart String Trios

Violinist Benedict Cruft will perform Bach’s solo works on 7 and 8 May. 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

Revolutionaries: The Late Works of Beethoven and Ginastera

Revolutionaries: The Late Works of Beethoven and Ginastera

As part of the Concerts at One series, Trinity Wall Street is presenting an imaginative festival titled “Revolutionaries: The Late Works of Beethoven and Ginastera,” pa… 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera

Two alluring sopranos making house role debuts are on the lineup this week: Nina Stemme sings with a powerful, luxuriant voice and offers an unusually nuanced portrayal of the titl… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-4

Michael Harris, organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the world-renowned Rieger organ in St Giles’ through its paces, with music including JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in G BWV 541,… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Senior players from St Mary’s Music School perform Schubert’s final chamber work, the sublime String Quintet in C major and a new work by Tom David Wilson. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

The Edinburgh Concerts

The Edinburgh Concerts

The Edinburgh Concerts was, believe it or not, a concert series organised in Edinburgh. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn Nelson Mass with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn Nelson Mass with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Powerful music by Haydn in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Three of Scotland’s most exciting young professional musicians unite to perform ravishing repertoire for voice, viola and piano, including Brahms, Poulenc, Rubbra, Falla and Loeffl… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-3

The internationally acclaimed recitalist Adriano Falcioni in a programme of dazzling virtuosity, including JS Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E minor (The Wedge) and concluding with Jo… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Exciting, young French pianist Louise Cournarie will give a recital on the Cathedral’s Steinway, including music by Handel, Schubert and Mendelssohn. 

Beethoven in Stalingrad

Beethoven in Stalingrad

War is a constant in our lives; a part of the combined human experience that while intensely distressing seems an integral and inherent aspect of what it is to be human. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

The traditional evening service with exquisite plainsong, and choral polyphony sung by professional voices, and concluding with a musical offering of a major organ work by Marcel D… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Charlotte Rowan is recognized for her compelling, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. 

Bruhns Organ Works

Bruhns Organ Works

In the 350th anniversary of Bruhns’ birth, David Hamilton presents his complete organ works in the superb surrounding of Canongate Kirk. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie-woogie and bluesy soul jazz from dynamic pianist and vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Beethoven Violin Sonatas

Beethoven Violin Sonatas

For the final concert in the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas series Lawrence Dunn (violin) and Gilmour Macleod (piano) play the Sonata No 3 in Eb major and the 10th and last Sona… 

Organ Recitals in the City

Organ Recitals in the City

Come and enjoy organ music performed by young organists. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-2

Tom Bell, one of Britain’s foremost young international recital organists, presents a programme centred on Schoenberg’s monumental Variations on a Recitative. 

A Lunchtime With Bryony Lavery

A Lunchtime With Bryony Lavery

Multi award-winning playwright in conversation about her work. 

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

A series of six lunchtime recitals on the renowned Walker organ. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven and contemporaries. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our national conservatoire, with a rich variety of instruments and voices playing classical… 

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Pianos at One Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students in this exciting nine concert series. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting choral eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Stravinsky, Schubert and Martin. 

Greyfriars Festival Sunday Worship and  Lunchtime Organ Classics

Greyfriars Festival Sunday Worship and Lunchtime Organ Classics

Celebrate the 25th birthday of the magnificent Peter Collins organ at Greyfriars Kirk with festival Sunday worship and a series of classic lunchtime organ recitals, featuring some … 

Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase

Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase

An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Take an easy walking tour to discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile

Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. 

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Royal Mile Tours – Free

Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Lunchtime

Big Value Comedy Show – Lunchtime

Take a punt at lunchtime. 

Lunchtime of Champions

Lunchtime of Champions

From the writers of the Footlights International Tour Show 2014 comes a triumphantly fun new double act. 

The Lunchtime Special

The Lunchtime Special

Lunchtime stand-up to warm up your chuckle muscles. 

Butoh Beethoven

Butoh Beethoven

In a piece that is at times frightening, at times energising and constantly absorbing, solo-performer Vangeline is our white-collared conductor, guiding us through a piece which ab… 

NCCGB Lunchtime Concert

NCCGB Lunchtime Concert

This small group of older singers from the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain will perform a rich variety of works, from the glorious tones of the 15th century Ave Verum … 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2015-1

Peter Backhouse, Assistant Organist at St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the renowned Rieger organ through its paces in a feast of dazzling sound. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times Critics’ Choice. 

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts

The Knights, a Brooklyn-based collaborative chamber orchestra, kicks off this season’s series with Eric Jacobsen conducting folk-influenced works by Schubert, Arvo Pärt,… 

The Royal Ballet

The Royal Ballet

This crown jewel of British ballet was last seen in New York more than a decade ago. 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

Poulenc, Satie, Haydn Songs & Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 110

Poulenc, Satie, Haydn Songs & Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 110

On the 24th, sublime soprano Marianne Wright sings Haydn, Rimsky-Korsako, Poulenc, Satie, Debussy, and Milhaud songs with music by local composer Andy Murray and pianist Gabriel Jo… 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

St. Thomas Choir and Concert Royal

St. Thomas Choir and Concert Royal

The consistently excellent St. 

Beethoven Piano Sonata Marathon

Beethoven Piano Sonata Marathon

Twenty pianists playing over 13 hours of music in six concerts: It must be another Beethoven sonata smorgasbord, presented by WQXR and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. 

Bach Cello Suites & Beethoven Cello Sonatas Complete

Bach Cello Suites & Beethoven Cello Sonatas Complete

The pews were almost full; swathes had come out to enjoy the mellow sounds of that beautiful instrument, the cello. 

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata & Brahms Violin Sonata in G

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata & Brahms Violin Sonata in G

Raija performs with violinist Ellie to play Beethoven’s dramatic C minor sonata & Brahms’ radiant sun filled sonata in G (9th). 

Prokofiev Cello Sonata and Ambrose Page Piano Beethoven

Prokofiev Cello Sonata and Ambrose Page Piano Beethoven

Cello recital of Prokovief and Michael Finnissy Chi Mei Ricercari with the composer himself. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

Lunchtime Organ Recitals at St Barts

Lunchtime Organ Recitals at St Barts

Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine pipe organ at St. 

Great Romantics at Lunchtime

Great Romantics at Lunchtime

All Tuesdays: 5th FRANCK SONATA Daniel Shao (flute) Alexandra Gracheva (piano). 

Lunchtime of Champions

Lunchtime of Champions

Lunchtime of Champions is a new double-act sketch outfit from Jamie Fraser and Alex MacKeith, writers of the Cambridge Footlights Tour Show 2014: ‘Real Feelings’. 

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals

Every year, opera lovers have a chance to hear the stars of the future during the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals concert. 

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flesh-and-blood muses rule at this museum. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

The Royal Danish Ballet: Principals and Soloists

The Royal Danish Ballet: Principals and Soloists

Russian ballet exalts in bravura; American ballet trades in speed. 

WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon

WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon

The superb organist Paul Jacobs won acclaim early on when in 2000, at 23, he played the complete organ works of Bach in a marathon to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the compose… 

Audrey Hailes and Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble

Audrey Hailes and Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble

The once imperiled dance space at 280 Broadway, recently revived by Gina Gibney, begins its inaugural series, DoublePlus. 

Metropolitan Operas Summer HD Festival

Metropolitan Operas Summer HD Festival

As the Met concludes its free screenings of recent HD movie-theater broadcasts in Lincoln Center Plaza, the focus is on the star soprano Anna Netrebko. 

Maverick Concerts

Maverick Concerts

The excellent Pacifica Quartet celebrates Elliott Carter with a program featuring his String Quartet No. 

Cathedral Concert: Dark Inventions

Cathedral Concert: Dark Inventions

The groundbreaking ensemble Dark Inventions returns to St Mary’s with a typically eclectic mix of contemporary and earlier works, including a Scottish premiere of Philip Cashian … 

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free

Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Brunton Lunchtime Classical Concerts

Brunton Lunchtime Classical Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students and staff in this exciting nine concert series. 

Cathedral Choir Concert

Cathedral Choir Concert

‘You will have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ writes International Record Review of the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-4

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-4

A programme centred on the music of Bach and Franck, including the latter’s Grand Pièce Symphonique. 

Cathedral Romance of the Piano

Cathedral Romance of the Piano

In the beautiful candlelit setting of St Mary’s Cathedral, come and join internationally renowned concert pianist Mira Rajan for an evening celebrating great romantic music, perf… 

Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann – Piano Recital

Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann – Piano Recital

Sasha returns to Fringe with an all new programme: Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Schumann’s Fantasiestucke Op. 

Herlock and Swatson in the Mystery of the Royal Goose

Herlock and Swatson in the Mystery of the Royal Goose

Join the illustrious, world renowned detective duo on an epic mystery adventure for all the family. 

The Late Beethoven Sonatas

The Late Beethoven Sonatas

Following the success of their Beethoven Recital Series, this dynamic new duo returns to the Fringe for a second time to showcase sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven and Brahm… 

Beethoven - Emperor Piano Concerto

Beethoven - Emperor Piano Concerto

The Orchestra of the Canongait and their conductor Robert Dick are joined for their annual Fringe concert by internationally-renowned pianist Murray McLachlan in one of the most po… 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

A set of rocking Chicago blues, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City 2

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City 2

Come and enjoy a series of organ recitals at lunchtime on the rebuilt Wells-Kennedy instrument in the stunning Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, Ge… 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-3

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-3

Renowned recording artist Friedhelm Flamme presents a virtuosic programme on the magnificent Rieger organ in St Giles’ Cathedral. Full details: www.stgilescathedral.org.uk. 

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Though the inviting Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park is just over 90 years old, this summer is the 109th season of free classical music at  that site. 

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

A series of six lunchtime recitals on the renowned Walker Organ. 

The Lunchtime Ferret

The Lunchtime Ferret

Back for their third year, the Comedy Ferrets bring a tasty buffet of stand-up, comedy magic and sex advice to brighten your lunchtime. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven and contemporaries. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Rheinberger, Stravinsky and Mozart. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father… 

Family Royal Mile Walk

Family Royal Mile Walk

A Historical Family Walk starting from Edinburgh Castle, finishing at the Sottish Parliament by travelling down the Royal Mile with a guide. 

Beethoven Sonatas

Beethoven Sonatas

For the next concert in their complete Beethoven Sonatas, Lawrence Dunn (violin) and Gilmour Macleod (piano) perform the Sonata No 3, dedicated to Salieri, and Sonata No 4, dedicat… 

Songs by Three Teachers of the Royal College of Music

Songs by Three Teachers of the Royal College of Music

Songs by three teachers of the Royal College of Music (Ireland, Howells and Horowitz) and piano solos by Lambert, a student of the Royal College of Music, are contrasted with the g… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

The traditional evening service with plainsong and choral polyphony, a capella, with organ or with strings. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

Cathedral Meditations by Candelight

Cathedral Meditations by Candelight

Organist Donald Hunt performs Messiaen’s deeply moving L’Ascension; Rebecca Smith and Benjamin Powell present Janacek’s Sonata for violin and piano, alluding to the brutality… 

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Ticket and Dining at Pommery Bar

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Ticket and Dining at Pommery Bar

Only eight nights available for the Pommery Champagne Café Bar Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ticket and dining packages. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-2

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-2

Peter Backhouse, Assistant Organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, puts the renowned Rieger organ through its paces in a feast of dazzling sound. 

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City 1

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City 1

Come and enjoy organ music at lunchtime performed by St Andrew’s and St George’s West’s Director of Music on the rebuilt Wells-Kennedy instrument in the stunning Georgian spl… 

Mindfulness at Lunchtime

Mindfulness at Lunchtime

Guided sitting and walking meditation, enjoying our food together, mindfully in silence, and ending with a short silent meditation, returning to the world refreshed! Please bring y… 

Brunton Lunchtime Classical Concerts

Brunton Lunchtime Classical Concerts

Enjoy a showcase of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students and staff in this exciting nine concert series. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our national conservatoire, with a rich variety of instruments and voices playing classical… 

Lunchtime with Patsy Cline

Lunchtime with Patsy Cline

Crazy, I fall to pieces and sweet dreams . 

Metropolitan Opera HD Series

Metropolitan Opera HD Series

With the Metropolitan Opera and labor unions agreeing to a new contract deal, the show can go on. 

Free Historical Walking Tours of the Royal Mile

Free Historical Walking Tours of the Royal Mile

This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free

Celebrating 20 years. 

Art for Lunch – Free Concerts in St Giles'

Art for Lunch – Free Concerts in St Giles'

Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town in this very popular walking tour. 

Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile

Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. 

Big Value Comedy Show - Lunchtime

Big Value Comedy Show - Lunchtime

Come and join us for lunchtime laughs at a special Big Value bargain sized ticket price. 

The Lunchtime Special

The Lunchtime Special

Lunchtime stand-up to warm up your chuckle muscles. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-1

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2014-1

Experience the majestic power and glory of the Rieger organ in the historic St Giles’ Cathedral played by Simon Thomas Jacobs, St Albans International Organ Competition winner 20… 

New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, shows a continued commitment to its popular free parks concerts, conducting a program of Strauss, Smetana and Tchaikovsky at Pro… 

New York Philharmonic: Beethoven Piano Concertos

New York Philharmonic: Beethoven Piano Concertos

There is a lot going on here, in the orchestra’s last subscription concerts of the season. 

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

In recent years, the Met has been fielding free concerts with young artists in lieu of its old series of operas in concert. 

Concerts at St. Thomas

Concerts at St. Thomas

John Scott, the estimable director of music at St. 

Mannes Beethoven Institute

Mannes Beethoven Institute

For this year’s annual Mannes College Beethoven Institute, the  exciting American composer Stephen Hartke is in residence. 

Mannes Beethoven Institute Concert

Mannes Beethoven Institute Concert

As part of its annual Beethoven Institute, Mannes College The New School for Music presents two intriguing faculty concerts that will juxtapose chamber and piano works by Beethoven… 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

Celebrity Organ Recital

Celebrity Organ Recital

David Bell performed regularly with Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras under Herbert Von Karajan. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

Piano, Vocal & Organ Recitals

Piano, Vocal & Organ Recitals

11th May: Simon Ballard - piano performs Mozart & Beethoven. 

BBC Young Musician & Other Concerts

BBC Young Musician & Other Concerts

MAY 11: Julian Trevelyan [BBC Young Musician 2014 Piano Finalist] plays Chopin, Britten, Shostakovich and Ligeti; MAY 18: Jonathan Powell [Music of Conflict: Ravel - Le Tombeau de … 

Lunchtime Organ Recitals at St Barts

Lunchtime Organ Recitals at St Barts

Brighton Organists Association presents three recitals by distinguished local organists in St Bartholomew’s Church on Tuesdays at 13:10. 

Mendelssohn/Schubert Lunchtime Concerts

Mendelssohn/Schubert Lunchtime Concerts

Tuesdays 1. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

“Music at the Heart of the City”. 

Lunchtime Recitals at St Michael's

Lunchtime Recitals at St Michael's

3rd May: Shin Suzuma - piano. 10th May: Ellie Blackshaw - violin. 17th May: Sussex Flutes - Flute Quintet. 24th May: Raija Walker-Piano. 31st May: Ambrose Page - piano. 

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

This adventurous series, organized by the composer Victoria Bond, continues with the New York debut of the Blue Streak Ensemble, a chamber group founded by the composer Margaret Br… 

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

The decadence and debauchery of turn-of-the-century Paris provided a rich setting for Baz Luhrmann’s wildly inspired 2001 film, “Moulin Rouge. 

Cathedral Choir Concert

Cathedral Choir Concert

The internationally-renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral pays homage to composer Kenneth Leighton, who died 25 years ago this August. 

Scheidemann and Hindemith Organ Works

Scheidemann and Hindemith Organ Works

Scheidemann (1595-1663) and Hindemith (1895-1963) are two great German composers with important anniversaries in 2013. 

Cathedral Bach before Bed

Cathedral Bach before Bed

Spread over four evenings, John Bryden’s consummate performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier’s second book is the perfect way to unwind after a frantic day at the Fringe. 

Cathedral Choristers in Concert

Cathedral Choristers in Concert

The critically acclaimed Choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral present a programme of choral, secular and instrumental music. 

Lunchtime Organ Duets in the City

Lunchtime Organ Duets in the City

Enjoy music for organ duet on the rebuilt Wells-Kennedy instrument in the stunning Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church. 

Royal Mile Book Fringe

Royal Mile Book Fringe

Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing. 

Handel Organ Concertos

Handel Organ Concertos

City organist John Kitchen is joined by members of the Rose Street Ensemble in a concert featuring some of Handel’s organ concertos as well as Albinoni’s famous Adagio and other wo… 

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

International Organ Recitalist David Goodenough plays a series of six concerts on the renowned Walker Organ, including JS Bach, English Romantics, Great Parisians, Baroque Masterpi… 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

For most of his fifty-seven years, to call Ludwig van Beethoven a tad troubled would be an understatement. 

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

Organ Recitals @ St Cuthbert's

A series of six lunchtime recitals on the renowned Walker Organ. 

Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight

Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight

Entering the cathedral, it is impossible not to be in awe of the scenery. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast is a soft ease into an Edinburgh day. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting Sunday service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Palestrina (11), Mozart (18) and Kenneth L… 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

It is barely a week since I reviewed Cathedral Festival Evensongs at St Mary’s Cathedral in Palmerston Place but these two services are listed separately in the Fringe Programme … 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

The Lunchtime Ferret

The Lunchtime Ferret

Paul Wogan will host an hour of quality stand-up from the pick of the London circuit, including Ferret regulars Paul-David Collins and Charlie Murrell plus Cate Mackenzie and her l… 

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City

Lunchtime Organ Recitals in the City

Come and enjoy organ music at lunchtime, performed by Edinburgh organists on the rebuilt Wells-Kennedy instrument in the stunning Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s and St George�… 

Stockhausen: Tierkreis (Zodiac) for Organ

Stockhausen: Tierkreis (Zodiac) for Organ

Arbroath musician Mark Spalding performs works by legendary composers with Edinburgh connections, including Haydn, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Britten, Ronald Stevenson, Marcel Dupre,… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the RCS, Scotland’s national conservatoire. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

Knees-Up Round the Organ

Knees-Up Round the Organ

  • Listing
  • Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 3rd - 25th Aug 2013

Mister Meredith turns a saucy satirical gaze on the world of singalong, from football terraces to church halls via pop anthems and your local pub - all wrapped up in a good old kn… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers

The traditional evening service, with plainsong and choral polyphony, a capella, with organ or with strings. Full music lists: www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

The cathedral organ has nearly 4000 pipes, up to 32 feet long. Hear (and see!) fine musicians in three informal concerts, with full programmes at www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

Organ Recital

Organ Recital

Prelude and Fugue in G minor – Johannes Brahms. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Discover unexpected gardens and green nooks and crannies behind the historic buildings of Edinburgh’s Old Town, all with a story to tell. 

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile

Discover a little-known side of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile

Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile

Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Sir George Gilbert Scott designed a beautiful building in St Mary’s Cathedral and those in charge at St Mary’s have designed a lovely programme for the Fringe. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

Big Value Comedy's Lunchtime Club

Big Value Comedy's Lunchtime Club

An early afternoon, discount show with another four of the hottest unknown acts on the first step of the ladder to success. 

The Lunchtime Special

The Lunchtime Special

Including some of the newest and brightest stars, you’ll be hard pressed not to enjoy having an early afternoon pint and listening to these entertaining, hilarious and new young … 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

The lunchtime concerts at St Mary’s take place every day of the festival and the programme changes day by day. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2013

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2013

Experience the majestic power and glory of the Rieger organ in the historic St Giles’ Cathedral in a series of inspiring and uplifting concerts. 

Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile

Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile

Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character… 

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry. 

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'

Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh. 

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast

Bach before breakfast is a rather lovely, if bleary way to start the day. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

I have reviewed a number of services in ordinary churches and I am comfortable reviewing them as performances while not covering the worship aspects that are between God and the wo… 

Jazz at Lunchtime

Jazz at Lunchtime

The duo of Ian Millar on tenor and soprano saxes and Dominic Spencer on (electric) piano play a standards-based set at the Radisson Hotel every lunchtime (though, 12:30 is breakfas… 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

Cathedral Pandora's Box

Cathedral Pandora's Box

This concert proved to be a bit of a gem. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

This show was one of a series of concerts held on Saturdays at 5pm: an early cocktail hour and a time suitable for a quick sharpener before the rigours of the evening. 

Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime

Jazz Lunchtime, Jazz Dinnertime

Sat in the dark, coolly lit basement bar, listening to some jazz and propping up the bar, it’s strange to think it’s only lunchtime. 

Beethoven's Violin Sonatas

Beethoven's Violin Sonatas

The Royal Overseas League on Princes Street is well-known for showcasing up-and-coming musical talent. 

Stu and Garry in The Lunchtime Show

Stu and Garry in The Lunchtime Show

Stu and Garry have been working together for twenty years. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

A Parisian café concert in an imposing cathedral, the largest ecclesiastical building in Scotland no less, is an interesting idea and one that, by and large, works. 

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2012

Celebrity Organ Recitals 2012

St Giles’ cathedral, built in honour of Giles the Hermit, is certainly grand and the atmosphere is an appropriate one for an organ concert. 

Beethoven for Breakfast

Beethoven for Breakfast

With a name like Beethoven for Breakfast, it stands to reason that this show won’t form the finale to a bacchanalian night’s boozing. 

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

This concert caught me by surprise. 

Beethoven and Schubert

Beethoven and Schubert

Sadly displaced from their usual venue, the St Andrew’s and St George’s West festival-within-the-festival have set themselves up in Royal Overseas House. 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

This was my third church service of the day after a morning visit to St Mark’s Unitarian Church and Choral Evensong at Old St Paul’s. 

The Lunchtime Club 2011

The Lunchtime Club 2011

In the beguiling little bunker that is the Tron, the Lunchtime Club, class of 2011, are predictably well attended. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid… 

Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford

Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford

The first thing that was instantly noticeable about this ensemble was its intelligent manipulation of the acoustics of the St Mary’s Cathedral to create appropriate sounds for th… 

Chapel Street

Chapel Street

Blisteringly funny, audacious, and moving, watching Scrawl’s Chapel Street (written by Luke Barnes) is akin to taking a shot of vodka, followed by a bottle to the face. 

Organ Recital - A Grand Tour of Europe

Organ Recital - A Grand Tour of Europe

In the world of organs, the Frobenius brand is king. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

This was the first of a series of lunchtime concerts from the recently renamed Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

Quatuor Mona plays Debussy and Beethoven

Quatuor Mona plays Debussy and Beethoven

This young string quartet, founded in 2018, is borne out of the friendship of four former students at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique in Paris. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

James MacMillan Quickening Strauss Ein Heldenleben Birth, life, struggles and triumphs: two immensely powerful reflections on our existence, performed by a celebrated Internatio… 

Cocktails, Concerts and Carols at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Cocktails, Concerts and Carols at St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin's-in-the-Fields announces it Christmas celebrations. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

The Royal Court’s Elyse Dodgson on the Joy of Directors who Support Writers

The Royal Court’s Elyse Dodgson on the Joy of Directors who Support Writers

As part of the Edinburgh International Festival the Royal Court was invited to present a series of rehearsed readings by playwrights from Chile, China, Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine and... 

West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker announces two intimate concerts

West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker announces two intimate concerts

West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker makes her debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe in two intimate concerts at the Pleasance. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

Royal & Derngate announces Made in Northampton 2017 season

Royal & Derngate announces Made in Northampton 2017 season

At the end of a remarkable year for the Northampton venue, Royal & Derngate’s Artistic Director James Dacre today announced details of Made in Northampton 2017. 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd.