Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Current star of the West End’s *Mamma Mia!* and the voice of so many iconic musical roles, Mazz Murray will put her powerhouse vocals behind the songs of Dusty Springfield this N…
THE ONLY UK TOURING SHOW DEDICATED TO THE MAESTRO AND LEGEND- BARRY WHITE! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Will…
The only UK touring show dedicated to the maestro and legend - Barry White! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Wil…
Winner of the Scottish Awards for New Music for innovation in New Traditional Music, the GRIT Orchestra is bound to push the limits of genre and Celtic culture.
Festival Director Nicola Benedetti performs a mesmerising violin solo in a classical programme that explores the animal kingdomSome of the world’s best classical music pieces are…
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus joins the orchestra for Verdi’s powerful setting of the Catholic funeral mass.
Sungho Kim, the South Korean tenor, in a world-premiere recital with Llyr Williams on piano.
William Alexander returns to the Fringe to perform a recital of popular piano pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Liszt in the glorious setting of this Georgian building.
Peter Seivewright celebrates his 70th birthday with performances of music by JS Bach and Moszkowski.
Experience the works of two late-Romantic musical titans in celebration of conductor Sir Donald Runnicles’s 70th birthday.
Treasure Planet – James Newton Howard; Mendelssohn – Concerto No.
Discover an 18th-century Dublin concert with music from Handel, Geminiani and the mysterious musician Mr Charles.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits A…
Japanese pianist Akiko Okamoto returns to the Fringe after some years’ absence to play Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2.
From Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City to Mozarthaus in Vienna, Polish pianist Igor Lipinski presents a one-of-a-kind show of piano and magic in his 2024 Edinburgh Festival…
Solo violinist Hilary Hahn accompanies the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra to perform a selection of virtuoso showpieces.
The Moonlight Sonata and Für Elise are among Beethoven’s most popular works.
Three pioneering musical languages drastically contrast in this marathon of the concerto form.
A regular sell out at Edinburgh Fringe (including 2022 and 2023), Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots folk songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe reg…
‘As if Debussy and Sufjan Stevens had a baby, and left her in the forest to be raised by Björk’ (Audience Review).
A programme exploring guitar music in Europe in the early 19th century, presented by Italian guitarist Luca Soattin.
The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder return to present Mahler’s dramatic Fifth Symphony in its entirety alongside Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130.
Hear our innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together.
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…
Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the music of the fabulous 40s with record-breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise.
Celebrate this beautiful evening with romantic piano by Chopin, Liszt and Debussy – by candlelight.
Scotland’s hottest new orchestra are back! Since their sold-out shows at last year’s Fringe, Symphonix return to bring together world-class musicians to perform the perfect blend…
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Recline on a beanbag and lose yourself in the epic story of a loveable rogue turned chivalrous knight.
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES The European Union Youth Orchestra leads an educational expedition across the instruments of the grand ensemble.
Simon Leach will perform the First Partita and English Suite, composed by J S Bach, for solo harpsichord. Simon will perform on a 1973 Michael Johnson harpsichord.
Classic big band jazz and swing from across the ages, played by a very big band indeed – back for our regular slot at the Fringe.
From Chopin and Messiaen to the music of New Orleans, Charles Whitehead’s 2024 piano recital offers a fascinating array of musical colours and contrasts, drawing on the instrument’…
The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
A lively, foot-tapping concert of Welsh, Irish and Scottish harp music from one of Europe’s finest exponents of the Celtic harp.
Composing Sacred Music: The Next Generation.
Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea…
Relax and unwind as tonight’s artist plays contemporary piano classics by Ludovico Einaudi – by candlelight.
‘Beautifully crafted melodies… telling stories behind each tune… light-hearted and humorous… lively interactions with the audience’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Just got word from the mayor of Edinburgh that this show is not to go ahead and anyone caught attending “will be sorry”.
Carpentry and circus collide.
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 …
Presented by Rockology Productions Australia, this is a rockumentary showcasing Janice Smithers fronting a world-class band performing the hits of superstar Janis Joplin whilst gui…
Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Czech fusion guitarist and composer Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy jazz, funk and soul.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
Prière.
A long-running staple of Edinburgh’s Fringe, The Really Terrible Orchestra return with their most ambitious programme of barely recognisable “music” to date! Will they finish Schub…
Reinvigorate your musical soul with classic jazz piano including Joplin’s The Entertainer, Brubeck’s Take Five and Gershwin’s iconic showstopper Rhapsody in Blue – by encha…
Andrii Kymach, baritone – a unique recital celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Edinburgh-Kyiv twinning (1989-2024).
Back by popular demand, the self-taught and self-proclaimed David Munrow of punk brings his Early Music Show to the beautiful surroundings of St Cecilia’s Hall for the third time.
A musical portrait of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Nominated for Best Composer on the Fringe for Sailing to Tomorrow (Musical Theatre Matters, 2007), Peter D Robinson brings a variety of music from his musicals and choral works to …
Bringing together rappers and singers with heavy brass, strings, woodwind and a thundering backline, Tinderbox transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be.
The Leonore Piano Trio mentors last year’s rising stars of classical music.
A selection from Books One and Two of the Twenty Etudes for Piano written between 1991 and 2012 by veteran American composer Philip Glass.
Singing sensation Cameron Mills is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and ma…
Take a deep dive into one of the first multicultural symphonies with the Bamberger Symphoniker, narrator Gerard McBurney and guest artists.
The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic.
Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker’s special tribute to two Romantic geniuses.
The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass is both beautifully simple and yet complex to convey.
Piano wizard Brian and clarinet ace Dick combine to pay tribute to the King of Swing. ‘Fine playing, with some deliciously liquorice-toned clarinet’ (Scotsman).
One of the UK’s most accomplished chamber groups showcases music from Clara Schumann, Helen Grime and Antonín Dvořák.
Discover a little-known symphonic masterpiece alongside works by Bruckner and Mahler.
16-year-old Brit School pianist, guitarist and singer.
Four comedians and one psychiatrist come together to solve your problems! After becoming a box office hit, selling-out major theatres in Europe the format is coming to Edinburgh.
Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust-bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Laureates of international competitions return to Scotland after nine years.
Enjoy piano musical satire at its finest, celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer.
Embark on a journey through the enchanting realm of dreams and moonlit melodies! Exploring classical works for viola and piano in this concert, the Kosonen Ranieri Duo will evoke t…
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…
A series of free concerts at 2.30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the festival from up-and-coming young musicians. See website for details.
Peter Seivewright was described by the late Sir John Dankworth as ‘a great jazz pianist’.
Holy Sh*t I Lived is a solo comedy show about life, death and the thing we all fear most: love.
Midlife gets a dose of music and magic in this transformational take on Oz.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big band era.
A history of dance floors and joyful regret.
Jack is a 29-year-old Kindergarten teacher and a hopeless romantic.
Experience a groundbreaking music spectacle! This international premiere from Canada is an electrifying one-man show seamlessly weaving unique inventive instruments, hundreds of so…
The story of one of country music’s most iconic voices: June Carter Cash.
Two thrilling adventures in a double feature inspired by Hollywood blockbusters.
Heartfelt homage to one of music’s most-awarded females.
The legend of stage and screen returns to Edinburgh for an intimate on-stage conversation.
Renowned classical pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver returns to Edinburgh for a dazzling piano recital featuring Rachmaninoff’s Mighty Sonata No 2, Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz, Ravel’s Jeux d…
Award-winning Irish comedian returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for his 13th year at the Festival with a brand-new high-octane show Killa-Dan-Jaro!
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras, soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi platinum-selling records for the likes of Alfie Boe and Luke Evans, but now Juli…
On an endless summer night, love’s joys and complications play out in triple-time.
Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music conducted by Musical Director, Sian Edwards, to celebrate its summer season.
Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes.
Following sell-out runs worldwide, this award-winning show returns to take you on a moving journey through the career of a modern legend.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Vinney, a Comedian/DJ, uses a sampler to travel through time, raising the hairs on your neck.
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
Dating’s tough enough, but try dating when it’s also hard to walk.
Join us for a foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during August.
Take a magical journey inside the mind of Italian quick-change legend Arturo Brachetti (Olivier-nominated), in the UK premiere of smash-hit show SOLO.
Howl with the hounds and dance on the moors! She’s not there – but you are.
Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment.
The Stand 4 Arena.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Fresh off the back of his triumphant sold-out Leicester Comedy Festival show and supporting Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger) on his world tour performing at Hammersmith Apollo, Dublin’s 3Oly…
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 …
What if you could see music? Award-winning concert pianist and inventor Larkhall takes us on a virtuoso multi-sensory journey.
Despite being dragged by the wig from her seat in Westminster, Babs Romance MP holds a celebratory ‘evening with’ and reflects on her absurdly privileged life and sketc…
MACBETH (solo) is a 50 minute edit of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for one actor.
A mother bequeaths her beloved piano to her children in a will, insisting that they keep it.
Leicester Comedy Festival Award Nominee Jon Hipkiss returns to the Brighton Fringe for the first time in five years with the show that was among one of the best audience reviewed s…
From Sussex With Lunch takes an extended tour of growing up in Australia in the 90s, being president of the Only Dans Fanclub, dreaming of interrailing across Europe, and featuring…
All of us have been on our own respective journey individually, focusing on healing from heartbreak, trauma, loss and a rediscovery of self.
Join top magician Danny Lee Grew in his brand new show ‘24K Magic’ featuring magic, illusion, laughs, gasps and sleight of hand sorcery.
The Max Miller Appreciation Society presents John Mann, Britain’s No.
Brighton’s unique, long established Mandolin Orchestra visit the Fringe again with another eclectic and entertaining program of music for all tastes.
From New York-based comedian—and former tech employee—Alexis Gay, “Unprofessional” is a comedy solo show debut about working (or, uh, not working) in tech, and one very specifi…
This concert will introduce the audience to all the instruments of our orchestra through a performance of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, as well as take you on El…
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the woods.
Comedian Dave Fensome and Krister Greer, the team behind the chart topping podcast Pop, Collaborate & Listen, bring you a panel-based 90s music quiz where the audience can play alo…
Time travel has always been in the public consciousness, with early influences such as HG Well's The Time Machine.
Kate Daniels has a beautiful voice perfectly suited to the elegance of Gershwin, as well as an enchanting way of dropping nuggets of biographical detail.
Lunchtime concerts on the fine organ at St.
Bank holiday 6/5 classical music with the Elegia Consort [Daria Robertson, soprano, Paul Houston, clarinet, Andrew Storey, piano] including music by Rimsky-Korsakov 12/5 Ellie Bl…
A feast of Music Bites at Depot, Lewes, under their Dalliance event.
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
Behind the Georgian facades of the seafront has always lain another town entirely.
Entangle a solo exhibition by Nina Garstang.
Join Father John in “Father John’s Evening Mess” for a night of unapologetically filthy fun that proves sometimes salvation comes with a side of sinful laughter.
Join Brighton Fringe as we celebrate the outstanding local artists who make up our inaugural Made in Sussex programme.
A captivating magic and mindreading show presented by Oliver Ward.
Music is something that we are all touched by.
Music is something that we are all touched by.
To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan…
IT’S ABOUT PLUCKING TIME!Armed with endless Ukulele and more pop culture songs than you can shake a stick at, this no strings attached concert pushes the boundaries of just what …
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call…
A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry …
Aïda Lahlou presents Stand-Up Comedy Meets Classical Piano.
Dannny is a Podcast host, Social Media Star, musician & comedian.
A night of laughter, cabaret, mystery, and glamour! Roll up, roll up.
After a hugely successful sell-out world premiere performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013, and a further two performances in December 2014, Danny Elfman’s Music from the…
When you think reggae, there is only one name that comes to mind.
Irish classical guitarist Darren Loughran presents a programme of classical guitar music spanning from the 16th century to the present day.
The Bellshill Salvation Army Band was formed in 1921, its primary function being to support the worship and ministry of their church.
Charismatic Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel takes to the podium for an odyssey through his country’s folk roots, followed by Mahler’s spectacular First Symphony.
A recital presenting some of the varied piano textures and rich harmonies of the Romantic period: Handel in the Strand (Grainger); a delightful miniature from Greig – his opus 1/…
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
A free, open-air celebration to close out the final weekend of the 2023 International Festival.
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Edinburgh to dazzle you with big-band favourites from the whole history of jazz – as well as some more surprising choices – in an aft…
Join the talented young musicians of Big Noise Raploch’s Rinconada Chamber Orchestra as they showcase their skills at this extraordinary concert.
Christine invites you to enjoy JS Bach’s expressive, contemplative Cello Suite No.
An Americana-soul acoustic group from California, Linda Stonestreet – a honeyed voice full of grace and fire – lends beautiful melodies with intelligent heartfelt lyrics and is…
The orchestra rehearses each Monday evening from October to April, and is well-supported by Perth and Kinross Council.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony brings together intense drama and captivating lyricism in its joyful musical celebration of friendship and solidarity.
Sold out at AMC 2022! Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC.
‘You’re the one with the identity crisis mum, not us!’ Middle-class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons Sudha invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and shar…
Listen to iconic recorded pieces from the orchestra’s journey through Venezuela’s social action music programme, El Sistema.
The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an…
Enjoy an hour of beautiful music from Beethoven sonata no 3 op 69, Schumann Fantasiestucke, and Nigel Don Bits and Pieces played by two remarkably talented musicians.
Exceptional young musicians from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela come together for a chamber concert in the relaxed setting of The Hub.
Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f…
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
Join the Godfather of Tartan Noir, writer and director of the world’s longest-running police drama, learn secrets from behind the cameras, share some of his favourite moments and…
On his annual visit to the Fringe, William Alexander performs a piano recital of popular pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Ravel and Liszt.
The SCO’s brilliant classical cellist Su-a Lee is continually reaching beyond the classical genre.
Hannah is a violinist from Aberdeen, Scotland.
Our new young conductor is nearly as old as the orchestra.
Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry.
The Diary of Anne Frank: Her Journey in Music by British Composer Girish Paul is a dramatic concert by the multi-instrumentalist and his virtual orchestra.
The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present.
Christine and Nancy invite you to a lunchtime recital of beautiful music including the joyous Beethoven Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Cesar Franck’s passionate Sonata for pian…
Nicola Burnett Smith, together with her ensemble of actor-musicians, explores how the written word can ignite and inspire musical composition.
An insight into the musical world of the London Symphony Orchestra, presented by Nicola Benedetti and Sir Simon Rattle.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the orchestra in Messiaen’s sensational Turangalîla Symphony.
Arbroath-born Morris Pert (1947-2010) was best known for his session work with Kate Bush, Mike Oldfield and many others.
God’s Craftsmen.
A programme with Gypsy roots, including music by, among others, Haydn, Bartók, Sarasate, Doppler, Falla, Liszt, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
New Zealand classical and jazz pianist Charles Whitehead returns to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Piano Masterworks Recital: La Valse, featuring works by Mozart, Bartok, …
Francis Daulerio is a poet and teacher from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
These London-based performers team up again this year to perform a programme of music for cello and piano by Boccherini, Schumann and Richard Strauss.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
World-class entertainer Brown returns from his five-star musical A Man, A Magic, A Music presenting a dazzling journey through Sam Cooke’s life: The King of Soul Music.
Composing Sacred Music: A New Generation.
Two very different choral works about mourning take centre stage in this concert.
Come and enjoy our blend of Scottish traditional instruments! In decades of developing our sound we’ve brought together fiddles, concertina, clarsach, wire-strung harp, flute, smal…
Asian Girls In Therapy is a K-pop and Bollywood fusion of joy, heartbreak, humour and depression.
You’ve definitely heard of Gene Montague.
Maximiliano Martin is well known to Scottish audiences, both as principal clarinet of the SCO and as a brilliant soloist.
Experience a unique and occasionally surreal evening of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and …
“You’ve definitely heard of him.
Rising to the Life Immortal: Organ Music for Easter and Ascension.
Join us for The Piano Supper With Daniel and Sean From The Channel 4 Series The Piano.
Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor.
In Robes of White.
The orchestra is joined by its Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda for a cinematic programme overflowing with luscious melodies and stirring revolutionary tunes.
Ed Gaughan has written, directed and performed work for and with the UK’s most-loved acts – including Milton Jones, Josie Long, Barry Cryer and Pappy’s.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
The hilariously depressing tug-of-war with yourself and.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary pop icon status for chart-topping hits …
From his years as the visionary in Simon and Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time.
The hilariously depressing tug-of-war with yourself and.
‘With honey like vocals the music paints an orchestra within your own mind’ (Pablo Musicman about Maya’s debut single).
Songs of Displacement.
Talented flute and piano duo Leila Marshall and Ailsa Aitkenhead return to the fringe for an afternoon concert of varied repertoire.
Scotland’s hottest new orchestra! Symphonix brings together 25 world-class musicians to perform the perfect blend of symphony and rock.
Megan Stalter (incredible comedian, curious author, plus-size model) invites you for an evening of mischief and play.
Renowned punk poet and multi-instrumentalist Attila the Stockbroker has loved early music ever since he grabbed a recorder aged about 8.
Thank you for the Music takes you on a comic and quizzical journey through tough times.
One of South Korea’s most exciting orchestras makes its Festival debut performing Romantic masterpieces by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra performs an exciting programme of orchestral music to celebrate its summer season.
An Evening with Destynee: a British-born drag artist with Sierra Leonean / West African roots.
Piano Music of Erik Satie by Peter Bream.
Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene.
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.
A performance of some of Einaudi’s most popular, beautiful and atmospheric music brought to you live by talented pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead.
A selection from The Twenty Etudes For Piano composed by Philip Glass between 1991 and 2013: these pieces occupy a uniquely representative place among the works of one of the world…
Experience the wonder of the classical guitar through a reflective, thoughtful hour of music exploring the guitars allure and mystery.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Discover an evening bursting with drama, mysticism and irresistible folk melodies from three great early 19th-century Romantics.
This expressive Edinburgh duo return once again with another passionate programme of music for violin and piano including; Schubert Duo Op 162, Debussy Sonata, Bartok Romanian Danc…
John Cambo Cambridge lived with David Bowie at Haddon Hall when he had his first hit-record Space Oddity and toured Scotland with him in Junior’s Eyes.
Pianist Sir András Schiff and NYCOS National Girls Choir join the orchestra for a folk-influenced, all-Hungarian programme.
Immerse yourself in Dvořák’s lively Eighth Symphony in this evening of music and conversation, presented in the round.
Alasdair Hutton, the narrator of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 30 years, and Brian Taylor, former Political Editor of BBC Scotland, give readings from Scott’s works on th…
Join Festival Director Nicola Benedetti in conversation with orchestra founder-conductor Iván Fischer, before a special performance showcasing the orchestra’s warmth, versatilit…
Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and acclaimed broadcaster Tom Service present a special concert exploring the future of classical music.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
From the iconic themes of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, to the funky beats of Sonic and Persona 5, this gig has something for everyone! With a fusion of different genres and sty…
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era.
Peter Seivewright is one of the very few British artists in any field to have achieved substantial recognition in both Russia and the United States of America, as well as throughou…
Join us in a collective trance state as we explore the connection between music, meditation and mental health with live orchestra, piano, tea ceremonies, bells and guided meditatio…
Enjoy musical satire at its finest: celebrating the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer, performed by Australian entertainer, singer and pianist, Antony (DrH) Hubmayer.
Join us for this joyful celebration of Scotland’s homegrown music scene in Princes Street Gardens.
Think ‘n’ Grin is a solo comedy show featuring Chicago-style narrative improvisation.
The pianist and composer, winner of several national and international competitions, will play an exciting program including pieces by Beethoven and Rachmaninov, as well as her own…
Mark Simmons’ tour support, co-host of the Jokes podcast, BT Sport personality, award-winning comedian and documentary filmmaker, Danny is the undisputed champion of the Ward! A br…
Wolfgang David, Austrian violinist, will perform all six Sonatas and Partitas of JS Bach in three programmes, twice each: BWV 1001 & 1002, BWV 1003 & 1004 and BWV 1005 & 1006.
I’m more of a casual Eva fan.
A series of free afternoon concerts at 2:30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the festival from up-and-coming young musicians.
The London Astrobeat Orchestra have ignited a movement where cult western band repertoires are blended with African influences.
It’s Berlin 1914, a younger, pre-crazy-haired Albert Einstein awaits news from an eclipse expedition that will prove his theory of general relativity.
How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano! is a self-help, group-therapy show that really doesn’t tell us anything that we haven’t seen before.
Following consecutive sold-out performances and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back To Black returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take you on a moving and energizing…
On a whim, a young businessman buys the deed to a ghost town in the California desert, hoping to turn it into a tourist attraction.
Thank You for the Music, a new American musical revue, celebrates the greatest hits from radio, stage and screen.
After a sell-out run at last year’s Fringe, multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’ Brien is back with a nostalgia-packed high-energy stand-up show bringing the big laughs to t…
Improv Therapy – Megan McCaleb and Jeanette Cerami navigate the tough stuff so we can laugh through tears and push boundaries for better human connection.
Get off the tourist trail and explore Edinburgh’s music scene with irreverent stories of the performers who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city.
Música Verde (Green Music) is a live looping concert where Mexican singer/songwriter Amanda Tovalin shares her views about nature in the cities with her sonic experimentation.
The internationally renowned classical pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver makes a welcome return to Edinburgh for a dazzling piano recital of great pianistic masterpieces, including the g…
Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists.
Join Shropshire’s worst novelist for an evening of dipping, chipping and sipping as he dips into his oeuvre of two-page novels, chips away at life’s big questions and sips hot …
The 1930’s star tells her own story in her own words.
Ex-Hibs, Aberdeen, Tottenham, Barcelona and Scotland striker Steve Archibald discusses his extraordinary football career in an intimate setting for one night only! A Scottish title…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Jon Lawrence has entertained thousands of children all over the world over the last ten years with his collection of silly songs which encourage the children to sing, dance, laugh …
Bringing together rappers and singers with soaring strings, heavy brass, woodwind and a thundering back-line, Tinderbox transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be.
Winner: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Weekly Award – Best Comedy.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Mozart, via blues, tango and rock’n’roll.
The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair.
Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Welcome to an hour of character comedy with ‘the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe’ (Comedy.
Dave is house band / receptionist at streaming service Stripefy, but he wants more: he dreams of going full-time on reception.
Berlin’s prince and princess of art rock and Europop, Otto and Astrid, spent years arguing about which songs should appear on their much-anticipated fifth Die Roten Punkte album.
Free lunchtime recitals every day from 2nd to 31st August, except Sundays and 16th.
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August.
From the outset the jazz club on the top floor of Toulouse Lautrec appears to have a cosy rustic atmosphere, like one that we'd associate with a gazebo.
THE PARTY DISGUISED AS A QUIZ.
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This exhibition explores the student journey through art, photography, music and creative writing and celebrates the varied experiences of our diverse student community.
This exhibition explores the student journey through art, photography, music and creative writing and celebrates the varied experiences of our diverse student community.
The other history of photography, encapsulated in the work of Vanley Burke, Neil Kenlock and Charlie Phillips, shares overlapping stories of absence, resistance and emergence that …
Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
The South London Jazz Orchestra returns to Brighton to dazzle you with big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening …
Hello, I am Charles Quarterman.
Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle.
Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle.
Drag artist Indie Nile shows you how to stop living in denial, unlock your true potential and experience the sweet taste of creative flow.
Drag artist Indie Nile shows you how to stop living in denial, unlock your true potential and experience the sweet taste of creative flow.
In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork.
In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie…
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
Eddy MacKenzie and his tiny guitar, have come to play songs so bold and bizarre! A short round man with a big loud voice who wants to make you boogie! Holidays, Dinosaurs, and MD2…
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie…
Eddy MacKenzie and his tiny guitar, have come to play songs so bold and bizarre! A short round man with a big loud voice who wants to make you boogie! Holidays, Dinosaurs, and MD2…
Join us for a wonderful evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra starting with Shostakovich’s dynamic Festival Overture, followed by a world premier …
Join us for a wonderful evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra starting with Shostakovich’s dynamic Festival Overture, followed by a world premier …
Who hasn’t sung along to “Hey, Big Spender?” Now, there’s a unique opportunity to hear the songs of Dorothy Fields - “I Can’t give you Anything but Love,” “A Fine Romance,” an…
Who hasn’t sung along to “Hey, Big Spender?” Now, there’s a unique opportunity to hear the songs of Dorothy Fields - “I Can’t give you Anything but Love,” “A Fine Romance,” an…
World-class acclaimed entertainer Movin’ Melvin Brown is back in Brighton with his smash hit soulful Musical ‘Me and Otis’.
Amy Winehouse captured the world with her unique vocal stylings and unapologetic lyrics combined with a sassy, yet dark brooding personality.
As one of the most iconic members of the 27 club, Amy Winehouse left an indelible impression, not just on popular music, but on popular culture as a whole.
Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St.
New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’.
New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’.
Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St.
Steve, a successful chef and bistro owner, is suddenly thrown into the maelstrom of a global pandemic.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Steve, a successful chef and bistro owner, is suddenly thrown into the maelstrom of a global pandemic.
What does it mean to be a terrible person? Why do we think these horrible things about ourselves? Joe is struggling with therapy.
Discover the underdog history of Brighton with a radical ramble around the city centre.
Mind-blowing liquid magic.
The Online Bicycle Museum has arranged for vintage bicycles, tricycles and pedal cars to be displayed at various locations around Brighton and Hove.
Discover the underdog history of Brighton with a radical ramble around the city centre.
A hilarious skewering of the alt-right with: leader of the Regain Party, freedom fighter/icon, agitator extraordinaire, host of the TripadPfizer podcast, and professional feather r…
A meaningful meditation on motherhood, love and loss, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs adapts texts in Polish taken from sources spanning the centuries, giving perspectives from both a …
Liverpudlian singer/songwriter and pianist Holly Lovelady would love to invite you to the Boys' School at Smock Alley Theatre.
Liverpudlian singer/songwriter and pianist Holly Lovelady would love to invite you to the Boys' School in Smock Alley Theatre.
Come and discover UK comedy’s best kept secret! Over many years Ed has written, directed and performed work for and with many of the UK’s most loved acts- including Milton Jones…
‘Asian Girls in Therapy’ is a dark comedy that follows the therapy journey of Kiran and Cheon making them face their deepest demons, desires and depressive episodes in the form of …
The Buzztones are back! Following smash-hit shows in 2019 and 2020, the pop-comedy maestros return to VAULT with a brand new, feel-good set of tracks and nonsense.
Join Shropshire’s worst novelist, Christopher Bliss, for a one-off intimate evening of dipping, chipping and sipping, as he dips into his oeuvre of 2-page novels, chips away at lif…
A double feature inspired by Hollywood blockbusters.
A double feature inspired by Hollywood blockbusters.
Pure Imagination Cabaret Presents.
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
Leader of the Regain Party.
The Happy Mondays legend joins us for a candid Q&A
Thank You for The Music - The ultimate tribute to ABBA This international smash-hit tribute show brings all of ABBA’s number one hits to the stage in a production …
One Night at The Disco Get ready to recreate the Magical 70’s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco! Relive some of the greates…
On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead.
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
Fane Productions invite you to spend an evening with award-winning British garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost.
Experience a unique night of laughter from Ireland’s favourite internet comedians Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann, bringing their jokes, sketches and tunes live…
Liverpudlian singer/songwriter and pianist Holly Lovelady would love to invite you to the Boys' School at Smock Alley Theatre.
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band from the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional.
Catch the dazzling concert marking the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra’s Festival debut with Chief Conductor Susanna Mälkki and soloist Andreas Haefliger.
Building on his award-winning London debut, the new extended show Music of the Night is a feast for the eyes, ears and soul.
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
The 19th century was a time of seismic developments for the piano, and Paris was at the epicentre of these as many virtuosi made it their home.
The British nu-jazz group bring their signature combination of jazz improvisation and electronica to Leith Theatre.
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin join brilliant violinist Lisa Batiashvili for a concert of dazzling colours and intoxicating rhythms.
Join the Philadelphia Orchestra and their Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for the launch of their residency with Beethoven’s beloved Fifth Symphony.
Singing sensation Thomas Cameron is a charismatic, Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and is making ‘wave…
Two Truth and a Lie.
Two musicians.
Celtic sensation Jasmine Power from West Wales takes you on an ethereal musical journey at the piano with her own magnificent cinematic pop songs.
Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC.
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…
Two musicians.
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and guitar mastery that promises to transport you into the forest.
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…
Thomas Søndegård conducts the RSNO, RSNO Youth Chorus and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in Mahler’s massive Third Symphony.
A beautifully melodic, rich programme of universally loved music: Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Suite Populaire Bresilienne and Sublime arrangements of classic George Gershwin songs by local…
William Roby stars as centenarian cabaret artist Mr Noel Howard in this solo show about a veteran performer who at a hundred-and-something (his actual age is revealed in the show i…
The four-hour modular music creation workshop, designed and led by Raphael Mak based in Stockholm, Sweden, leads participants through a unique creative process by exploring and cre…
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti returns to Edinburgh for Bruch’s sumptuous Concerto alongside the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev.
In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument.
Des is back with the latest version of his one man Ghostbusters tribute show, STILL READY TO BELIEVE YOU.
Scottish street-funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, infusing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans se…
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…
Scottish singer/songwriter based in Sweden, finally back home.
Basically Bond a musical celebration of 60 years of thrilling movie magic.
William’s dream comes true, chosen to play at Mozart’s birthday celebrations.
Lunchtime Organ Recital on Saturday the 20th August at 1.
The Scottish Reformation: a time of conflict and transformation.
A concert of original and traditional acoustic music from these indefatigable Fringe and AMC regulars.
Possibly the biggest, and certainly the most fun, big jazz band returns to the Fringe.
In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist.
Àirigh Orchestra celebrates the amazing depth and variety of the classical piano concerto genre: Bach D minor (BWV1052), Koželuch concerto for piano duet and a recently composed …
A sparkling programme of classical piano music, from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to the magnificent Norma Fantasy by Liszt.
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’…
James Yorkston is a singer/songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Multi-award-winning Australian World Orchestra make their Festival debut with maestro Zubin Mehta, who returns for the first time in over 40 years.
Henry Purcell’s Sacred and Secular.
The LSO and Sir Simon Rattle return for a concert including the world premiere of Daniel Kidane’s new piece, co-commissioned by the International Festival.
The word Latchepen is an exclamation of happiness in the Romani language.
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello and piano was written when Messiaen was a prisoner of war in German captivity and first performed in 19…
A selection of music by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by talented pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead. Contemplative and beautiful classical piano in a gorgeous ambience.
Join John Bishop and Tony Pitts as they meet a special guest to chat about three words that mean something to them.
Algorithms are art.
Schola Cantorum sings MacMillan.
Stefan Warzycki’s solo recital at last year’s Fringe was rated five out of five and described as a dramatic, compelling recital.
The Bergen Philharmonic and conductor Edward Gardner bring captivating emotions to this performance featuring Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in his Festival debut.
The Really Terrible Orchestra has survived covid and reappears like a butterfly from the chrysalis.
Come and hear William Alexander perform, on the piano, a selection of popular pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt.
A century of great jazz tunes from 1922 to 2022 and the stories behind them. From two jazz award winners.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church.
Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding returns with a programme of compositions from six decades performed at the piano.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Elim Chan join forces with Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček to take on works by Dukas, Liszt and Bartók.
Join talented duo Leila Marshall and Ailsa Aitkenhead for an evening recital of lyrical and rousing works for flute and piano.
Oh no! The piano has lost its music! But a little girl wants to help the piano find it again, and together they set off on a magical adventure.
Clara tells the story of 19th century piano star Clara Schumann.
Veteran singer/songwriter/keyboardist Charlie Wood takes you on a live listening tour through the rich musical history of his hometown, performing songs by WC Handy, BB King, Otis …
Presented by the Barsanti Ensemble and the University of Edinburgh Musical Instrument Collection, this concert highlights a manuscript collection of music in Edinburgh University L…
Santtu-Matias Rouvali leads the Philharmonia in a mighty first concert, with outstanding pianist Seong-Jin Cho performing in Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.
Making its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, up-and-coming Czech jazz fusion guitarist Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy psychedelic jazz.
An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival.
A historic free concert presented as a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, in partnership with the Scottish Government.
Think you’re the only one who’s making it up as you go along? You’re not.
Come and enjoy a free afternoon concert from quality performers for your delight lasting approximately an hour.
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
The sequel concert to 2018’s A Really Short Introduction to Scotland’s Piano Music exploring the work of 19th and 20th-century Scottish composers.
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
As seen on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit, the Amused Moose Comedy Award winner Danny Ward returns to Edinburgh with his seventh solo show.
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
A historic free concert presented as a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, in partnership with the Scottish Government.
Bringing together rappers and singers with soaring strings, heavy brass, woodwind and a thundering back-line, Tinderbox transform preconceptions of what an orchestra can be.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
California based Hip-Hop Orchestra, Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN), presents music from their new album, Death Become Life, which seamlessly fuses hip-hop and classical.
Let the ensemble take you on a journey of sound and motion through a modern artistic portrayal of this 1,400 year-old spiritual practice.
Living legend, world-class entertainer returns with Broadway version of a five-star journey through Black music and his incredible life, with songs, tap dance, stories, comedy.
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
After its sensational debut in 2019 and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back to Black returns, taking you on a moving and energising journey through a modern legend’s ca…
Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists.
A recital of virtuosic piano music given by the popular London-based classical pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver.
Join the young musicians of Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, directed by international conductor Sian Edwards, as they perform a varied and exuberant programme of large orchestral works.
The award-winning Irish comic has stayed busier than ever over the last two years! From making one of the highest-viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history to somehow sp…
‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit.
Well, hello there! How do you boo? Teenage playwright Jaz Skingle brings her sell-out debut play, Ghost Therapy, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Ray Fordyce is back after a two-year delay to host some of the best in comedy and entertainment from all around the world in one small, cosy room. Cuppas optional!
Discover new artists from around the world! Come and enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their soun…
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
A strong female lead (detective) faces the toughest case of her career in this comedy crime show by Tamar Broadbent (BBC Radio 4, Boom Chicago).
All little boys want their dads to be superheroes.
New show from Edinburgh-based piano virtuouso Will Pickvance (Anatomy of a Piano, Pianohood, First Piano On The Moon).
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Tara Boland: An all-singing, all-dancing, all-acting idiot.
The most iconic film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Interstellar and many more) played live in a unique, e…
The best film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and more) played live in a unique classical-electronic performance featuring violin, …
A stand-up performance of extracts from the works of some of the great writers of the past from Ireland, with no particular theme, just wonderful material full of humour and pathos…
As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence.
Funny and touching tribute to this much-loved national treasure.
A one-woman parody, brought to you by Moon Loaf.
Howl with the hounds and dance on the moors! Kate’s not there, but you are.
Join us at St Mary’s Cathedral for free lunchtime recitals every day except Sundays and August 17th.
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during Aug…
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast.
Join Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre for an evening of great music as they showcase their stunning musical talents.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
The acoustic gypsy violin and guitar duo are back following their excellent 2019 debut.
The acoustic gypsy violin and guitar duo are back following their excellent 2019 debut.
We are back! The Fretful Federation return to the Fringe with a wonderful new program of entertaining music plus some guests from the Sussex Folk Orchestra, enhancing the unique so…
We are back! The Fretful Federation return to the Fringe with a wonderful new program of entertaining music plus some guests from the Sussex Folk Orchestra, enhancing the unique so…
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
The South London Jazz Orchestra brings you big band favourites from the whole history of Jazz - as well as some more surprising choices - in an evening of Funk, Latin, and of cours…
Inspired by Beckett’s Worstward Ho and Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, this solo mask and movement performance is a unique blend of heart and politics.
Inspired by Beckett’s Worstward Ho and Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, this solo mask and movement performance is a unique blend of heart and politics.
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the forest.
Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto…
Winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, Geoff Robb is back with new stories inspired by trees.
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Gill Sims is the author of the Best Selling ‘Why Mummy’ series of books and the woman behind the hugely popular ‘Peter and Jane’ Facebook page.
Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St.
RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST.
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers.
he Good Enough Mums Club is a new musical, produced, written, directed and performed by mums, featuring songs such as “Only My Nose Is The Same”, “The Price To Be Paid” and…
NOT PERFECT? SEE THE SHOW! The Good Enough Mums Club is a poignant and hilarious musical toddle through the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of mummyhood.
SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND MARSHA MALLOWSunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs.
In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli…
In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli…
Empty Orchestra is a new show from Lewys Holt, wherein three dancers perform their favourite karaoke hits.
DANNY RYAN A story of stunted romantic understanding.
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret and fantastic DJs.
In modern parlance Gustav Holst might be regarded as something of a one-hit wonder, though aficionados could point to many other worthy works that have a more esoteric appeal and a…
An Evening With Me!An intimate and potentially festive evening of performance and chit chat hosted by Me!Plus starring some of her favourite children, both old and newOphelia LoveC…
Retro Bingo with Dawn Gracie is unlike any other Bingo you’ve been to!We can’t explain why exactly but it’s easiest to say that if you like your humour ballsy (pun intented) and ri…
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying filmed concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
The official Homotopia Festival laid-back vibes closing party.
In this concert the seven composers and five soloists involved in this project reveal the results of their extended in-depth collaborations, and present seven new works …
This programme contains depictions of nudity, violence and drug-taking.
This year Halloween falls on a Sunday and we are going all spooky on your cabaret asses, it will be bats in the belfry and monsters in the mash as we welcome Pixie Poltergeist Poli…
A special fundraiser from Squeeze front-man, Glenn Tilbrook with support from emerging South East London musicians
Join Yorkshires #1 funnyman (according to his late mother), misogyny apologist, and inevitable sex symbol FRANK LAVENDER for an evening of comedy in Frank’s own brand of progressiv…
Join Yorkshires #1 funnyman (according to his late mother), misogyny apologist and inevitable sex symbol FRANK LAVENDER for an evening of comedy in Frank’s own brand of progressive…
Live music makes its first steps back to the Space Theatre! Three solo artists share their unique perspective and take on guitar-based rock music, from grungy existentialism to …
A new music partnership in the making in this film of Isata Kanneh-Mason and Vasily Petrenko joining forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Young gay man Roz thinks he’s a sex addict.
Young gay man Roz thinks he’s a sex addict.
Young gay man Roz thinks he’s a sex addict.
Young gay man Roz thinks he’s a sex addict.
Join Hundred Watt Club as they return to St Mary in the Castle for a vintage inspired, champagne popping evening of burlesque! Let your hair down and enjoy a good old fashioned gli…
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND HOLESTARThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Holestar to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and guest TBC.
Glamorous-Gobshite Ms Sharon Le Grand and Nudist Piano-Playing Circus-Clown Nicky are here!! Come spend an evening as they cast off the shackles on the old Joanna!!  …
The final orchestral concert of the Festival is a magical performance of works from Japan, France and Russia, conducted by Kazushi Ono.
**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby.
**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby.
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…
SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND SON OF A TUTUThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Son of a Tutu to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and gu…
The Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker in a filmed performance of the trailblazing song cycle woman.
Something special happens when you play piano for yourself at home.
Edinburgh-based pianist, William Alexander, plays a recital of popular pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt.
Music by Villalobos, Mompou and Bach with Scottish lute melodies.
A spirit-lifting concert from the celebrated orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle as conductor.
Comedian Isy Suttie (Peep Show) presents a darkly comic tale about the joy and horror of romance.
Stefan Warzycki presents a programme of piano music for the left hand including Godowsky’s studies on Chopin’s Op 10 Études, Scenes of Iceland by Thordur Magnusson and Scriabin’s …
Conductor Valery Gergiev and pianist Daniil Trifonov return to the International Festival with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a radiant concert.
Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker to perform the trailblazing song cycle woman.
Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an electrifying concert featuring cellist Sol Gabetta.
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.
Festival favourite Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a joyful concert including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
South African artists, baritone Njabulo Madlala and pianist James Baillieu bring our ROSL recitals series to a close with a beautiful programme of Mahler, Schumann and traditional …
In the first of three concerts at this year’s International Festival, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti leads an ensemble of period-instrument players in a vivid rediscovery of…
Roberto Ruisi (violin).
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts two dynamic pieces for piano and winds by Mozart and Thuille – one much-loved, one rarely heard.
Celebrating Okoe’ is a tribute to a great drum master, mixing Ghanaian rhythms with Scottish Jazz spirit, Afrobeat vibes, singing, funky horns, jazz improvisation and incredible da…
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.
Concerts include: Soprano Siân Dicker won our Singers Prize in the 2020 annual music competition and she returns to the Princess Alexandra Hall programme with a delightful Mozart …
A carefully selected programme for everyone returning to live public music events.
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…
A new musical partnership in the making sees Isata Kanneh-Mason and Vasily Petrenko join forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music, Poetry & Silence for Healing: We have planned a series of events that both reflect on the atmosphere of live music and of quietness and reflection – a time for sharing our…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Pianodrome presents four stunning performances from exceptional musical acts who are passionate about bringing their deep understanding of classical chamber music to a contemporary…
Join the Violin Orchestra and the violinists of ViolinSchool for a summer extravaganza of wonderful violin music, including: The Blue Danube, Largo from Xerxes (Handel), the Weller…
Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) is a hip-hop orchestra from Oakland, California (USA) comprised of an MC, soprano, winds, strings, piano, drums and a turf dancer.
Half-man half-piano, Will Pickvance combines storytelling and musical madness in this rollercoaster show about Mozart, music and the moon! Will daydreams of playing in front of a b…
How can we reconcile the need for freedom and security in a relationship? Where does mindful self-protection end and where does compulsive self-isolation begin? At what point is it…
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.
Pianodrome presents four stunning performances from exceptional musical acts who are passionate about bringing their deep understanding of classical chamber music to a contemporary…
Join us in the fabulous atmosphere of Assembly George Square Gardens for some of the best in local, Scottish and festival music on our new, open-air stage! Featuring your favourite…
Electric Umbrella have been challenging perceptions and enriching the lives of people with learning disabilities through music in and around Watford since 2016.
After a six-year break, Rosie Kay returns to the stage as an older dancing female with her new work, Adult Female Dancer as part of a triple bill of solos using performance, identi…
Having enjoyed sell out runs at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, Back To Black returns to Brighton to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who s…
Having enjoyed sell out runs at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, Back To Black returns to Brighton to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who s…
Bumfluffery and other silliness.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/funk and gospel influences, playing songs from their forthcoming album.
Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/R&B playing songs from their forthcoming album - guest artist Mark Edwards on piano…
Using a sampler to travel through time, DJ and funny man Vinney White takes us from bone flute to drum loop.
Throughout lockdown, many of us have enjoyed reconnecting with the natural world.
Come and enjoy live, classical music in a relaxed, lunchtime performance with City of London Sinfonia.
Four local ‘Sing Out’ community choirs are singing together to celebrate Make Music Day 2021. As part of the Albany’s Summer in the Garden.
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin…
After a six-year break, Rosie Kay returns to the stage as an older dancing female with her new work, Adult Female Dancer as part of a triple bill of solos using performance, identi…
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call…
‘Love Is The Sweetest Thing’ - A celebration of the music and life of Ray Noble.
‘Love Is The Sweetest Thing’ - A celebration of the music and life of Ray Noble.
Louise Dearman is a leading British actress, singer and international concert soloist.
A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners.
A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra…
RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST.
A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra…
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers.
Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work.
Neo-classical electronic composer King Jamsheed brings together a year’s work in livestream.
The mandarin character ‘woman (女)’ has three strokes; it’s expected to be written in a set order.
The tradition of telling ghost stories reaches back many centuries and we’re keeping that custom alive with a visit from everyone’s favourite 17th-century monsterologist, Profe…
Professor Edvard Von Goosechaser is the leading 17th Century monsterologist promising to entertain us with his Anglo-Saxon insult-based humour.
Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and …
Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and …
The mandarin character ‘woman’ has three strokes, it’s expected to be written in a set order.
After a six-year break, Rosie Kay returns to the stage as an older dancing female with her new work, Adult Female Dancer as part of a triple bill of solos using performance, identi…
Following his recent appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s ‘Sunday Night At The Palladium’ and the ‘Graham Norton Show’ for the B…
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Monthly counselling space with LGBT+ psychotherapist Jemma Wilkinson.
Westcliff High School for Boys’s troupe of players from all year groups brings the late 19th century tradition of Music Hall back to life with some wonderful old songs, glorious …
Internationally acclaimed concert pianists Worbey & Farrell present astounding arrangements that mimic a full symphony orchestra! Regulars on BBC Radio 3 and television, including …
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished in second place.
Renowned UK singer/pianist Jeremy Sassoon presents and performs his history of Jewish songwriters from the piano, supported by his trio.
Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, the show premieres at Brighton to take you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend.
A light-hearted afternoon of trios, duets and solos from opera and musical theatre, encompassing Mozart to Sondheim.
A century of great jazz tunes from 1920 to 2020 from two jazz award winners.
Embodied Theatre: explore theatre makers NMT Automatics and classicist Jon Heskers’ creation process questioning the role of ancient battle narratives in modern perceptions of wa…
Oliver Yellop, (Further Theatre) brings you a workshop on the process of making I Am Gavrilo Princip.
Guitarist Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees.
Linda’s music is often described with words like.
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits, …
A ridiculous four-octave vocal range, tear-jerking songs, stage acrobatics and trademark wit; all of these helped propel Angus Munro into one of Scotland’s most exciting singer/s…
Captain Ben Mason (Director of Music Band of the Grenadier Guards) and Lance Sergeant Ian Shepherd (Band of the Grenadier Guards) lead a session on creating atmosphere through musi…
This pair of renowned musicians met and regularly play in Texas.
Brighton resident and local legend Al Start is heading to the beach this Summer with an array of stories and songs for kids and their grown-ups.
Discover the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city with these entertaining, guided walking tours.
Following a sell-out run at Fringe 2019, Back To Black returns to take you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend.
Ray Fordyce is back once again to host an amazing suppertime show to amuse and entertain any Fringe audience.
McFly are confirmed for a night of explosive pop on Sat 11 July.
Eight-time Grammy award winning Ms.
Artist of the moment, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi scored the biggest selling album and single of 2019.
Continuing the classic theme is Olivier and Tony Award-winner, Lea Salonga.
Sarah Brightman, international singing superstar and world’s best selling soprano, is confirmed to open Greenwich Music Time on Mon 6 July.
It’s worth noting first off that My Boy Danny was never originally intended to appear as an MP3 available for streaming on YouTube, with that compromise being a happy result of l…
Award-winning journalist and radio presenter Ira Glass, storyteller extraordinaire, has announced two UK dates for 2020.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has influenced so much of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s choreography.
Q The Music Show James Bond Concert Spectacular has been a huge success all around the world with its energetic and exciting performance by some of the UK’s leading musicians.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
The original ukulele orchestra.
Join Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Patsy May for another crazy night of fun and frolics with a festive feel to truly warm the cockles
London’s answer to Marie’s Crisis Cafe, operating every Thursday through to Saturday, doors open from 7.
From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t…
From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t…
Sixty-eight-year-old drag legend Lavinia Co-op (Bloolips) reflects on queer life over the past half-century, using recorded interviews and her incomparable abilities as a dancer, c…
Jon Robyns returns to the Leicester Square Theatre to celebrate the release of his new album, Musical Direction.
Author of online sensation Peter and Jane, Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind Why Mummy Drinks, its follow up Why Mummy Swears and the recently annou…
Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind "WHY MUMMY DRINKS", its follow up "WHY MUMMY SWEARS" and the recently announced "WHY MUMM…
Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind "WHY MUMMY DRINKS", its follow up "WHY MUMMY SWEARS" and the recently announced "WHY MUMM…
GWC Trad Band is a nine-piece band playing Scottish and traditional music with a vibrant, modern twist.
The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, lowland pipes, Scottish small-pipes, double bass and percussion has captivated audiences a…
Sit back and enjoy an hour of some of the most beautiful 19th-century German lieder.
Internationally acclaimed choir The Sixteen, led by Harry Christophers CBE, present an exclusive programme of Elizabethan and Jacobean choral works, spanning the life of Richard Bu…
Val McDermid, best known for her Wire in the Blood series which was adapted for television, published Broken Ground, 5th in the Karen Pirie series earlier this year.
Marion Lees McPherson, organist of Stockbridge Parish, presents a programme of German and French music.
Na Clarsairean, The Scottish Harp Orchestra, directed by Isobel Mieras, assisted by Rosemary McKerchar, presents a programme of specially arranged and composed music.
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…
Drawing on her Welsh and Scottish roots Elinor’s programme will include new arrangements of traditional and contemporary pieces composed or arranged specifically for the clarsach…
In equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique theatrical experience.
Geoff Palmer, born in Jamaica immigrated to London in 1955.
Come and hear some of our most talented young players perform traditional and contemporary music in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Refreshments included.
Acclaimed pianist Nicholas Ashton plays the beautiful music of Debussy, Daquin, Rameau, Liszt and Ravel in celebration of the natural environment – a programme inspired by the ex…
Clarsach player and Gaelic singer, Calum Macleod, grew up surrounded by music, and in this short concert will perform some of his favourite tunes and songs from the Gaelic traditio…
BC Camplight is the moniker of maverick songsmith Brian Christinzio.
With their astonishing singing vocals, Brenda and Bernie attempt to perform the worlds greatest tribute to the divas show.
Louise Welsh appeared on the literary scene with her debut novel The Cutting Room.
Scottish jazz/funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, infusing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans seas…
Danny lives happily in a gypsy caravan with his father, but his world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the vicious, greedy …
The multi-stylistic, unconventional cellist and singer Johanna Stein returns to the Fringe.
Notes 3; Prélude de la Porte Héroïque du Ciel; Dances gothiques; Croquis et agaceries d’un gros bonhomme en bois; 6 Gnossiennes.
Following their recent cycle of Tchaikovsky concerts, the Orchestra of the Canongait brings together a selection of the finest local amateur, student and semi-professional musician…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
International, award-winning concert pianist Veronica Yen returns to Edinburgh.
Come and join Bessy and friends in their new lunchtime chamber music concerts for children! Bring along your own picnic and munch your lunch as Bessy and friends serenade you in ou…
The RTO will once again endeavour to transcend all the expected orchestral clichés.
For the seventh year at this wonderful venue, William Alexander again gives a recital of Chopin’s piano music and performs a selection of preludes, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises a…
Brian Molley Quintet recreate and reimagine one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time, Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s Jazz Samba.
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Why is it when we think of the piano it is always men at the forefront? ‘Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
Accomplished Hungarian violin virtuoso Tamás Fejes returns to this year’s Fringe to perform from his recently released, highly acclaimed album.
An evening with the man himself, Bez. Hear tales of the Hacienda, the rise and fall, then rise and fall again of The Happy Mondays, winning Celebrity Big Brother and more.
In this concert you will hear a wide variety of piobaireachd (pronounced approximately ‘pee-broch’), the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national in…
Morning: coffee concert of informal music-making.
Back for a second year, Augusta Maclean, a young, contemporary Scottish artist, is holding a solo exhibition of original paintings and photography.
Elliot Wengler lives at home in a village in the middle of nowhere and is fine with that.
After multiple sell-out performances in the last two years’ Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra returns once again with an exciting and varied programme under th…
Misha Rachlevsky and the multi award-winning Russian String Orchestra return for seven special evening concerts, each totally different, showcasing major works from the 18th centur…
Their iconic songs and swing instrumentals are performed by Roy Mac (Spatz Showband), Dick Lee (Dick Lee’s Sextet), Malcolm MacFarlane (Scottish Guitar Quintet) and Ed Kelly (bass)…
Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Carole King, Amy Lee, Nina Simone, Judith Weir, Clara Schumann… Historically, it was believed women did not have the required strength to really play the piano and that it was no…
Everybody knows Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, our beaches and landscapes, but the Balearics are not only sand and sun.
A night of Romanian traditional music with songs from Maria Tanase, Ileana Sararoiu, Liviu Vasilica, Surorile Osoianu and many more.
Music from the Heart with Andrew Leslie and Stephen Roberts is a concert for lovers of acoustic music featuring compositions by Andrew Leslie played on acoustic guitars and double …
Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church just off the Royal Mile.
Doron Perk is a dancer and choreographer based in New York City and Danielle Friedman is a pianist and composer based in Berlin.
Oh no! The piano has lost its music! But a little girl is sure she can help the piano find it again.
Andre, from Germany, is a “traveller between cultures” because his virtuousity allows him to move amongst styles and cultures without sacrificing identity or style.
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv…
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv…
Join our curators, conservator and volunteers on special highlight tours of St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home of the University of Edinburgh’s world renown…
Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees.
Join David Rudolf, defence attorney for Michael Peterson in the hit Netflix documentary series The Staircase, for an evening of discussion into the intimate details of the case and…
Join us on the red carpet for the big premiere of this concert featuring hit songs from the silver screen, including The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia, James Bond, La La Land and mor…
Icelandic folk songs and bits of Icelandic culture.
Accidentally On Purpose (sponsored by Goldsmiths Drama Society) presents Piano Man, a short play in which four characters discover the true meaning of acceptance and understanding …
Left-handed international pianist Christopher Seed performs Beethoven’s Sonata Op 109 and Schubert’s Drei Klavierstücke D 946 on his unique backwards fortepiano (high notes to the…
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
The Mother Music Daughter Dance is a lively, funny, bittersweet theatrical duet between a real-life mother and daughter.
Venture into a magic land of epicness with this film music concert.
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Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017.
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
Sarah-Louise Young is one of Edinburgh Fringe's most respected and sought after musical variety performers, and it's no stretch of the imagination to see why, as she delive…
Led by world-famous trials rider and YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill, Drop and Roll make their long-awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with a brand-new show featuring jaw-dropping st…
The word Latchepen is an exclamation of happiness in the Romani language.
Following a short run at The London Palladium I return to the Fringe for the 10th time.
Free Fringe Music.
Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics.
Join us down at The Shore for live music every Friday and Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon during the Fringe.
Hannah Walker and her alter ego, Savvy B, take a comic look at who we become when we drink and what it takes to sparkle.
The Byrd International Singers, directed by Markdavin Obenza, participates in an annual Renaissance course offered by the Byrd Ensemble (US).
Entertaining and informative guided walking tours that tell the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh.
Back To Black premiers at the Fringe to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who shattered records and moved millions.
‘An interpretive artist fully immersed in the subtleties and considerable technical demands of each composer’s writing.
A triple bill of Scotland’s most exciting choreographers, designed to unravel expectations.
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.
An Evening with Lee Trundle, with Francis Breen: Lee Trundle is cancelled.
Award-winning classical pianist Ingrid Cusido will give a piano recital with works including Mozart’s Fantasy in D minor, Beethoven Pastoral Sonata and works of Brahms and Granad…
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
What happens when a touring stand-up comedian can no longer stand up? A food-obsessing cheese lover tries veganism for a month? After a near career-ending knee injury, O’Brien is t…
Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, emote to electronica, caper to classical, wave to world music and tuck into techno with our cherry-picked musical assortment! A powerhouse o…
A show about growing up and becoming a man.
See That Bloke Who Does Voices where impressionist Danny Posthill tells us about how Johnny Vegas helped him get over his anxiety, the incident of Dianne Abbot blocking him on Twit…
If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim.
Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe; performing each night i…
Sam (Australia), nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Another chance to see the films by Italian artist Marinella Senatore for her York Symphony piece, created through a series of workshops and conversations, collecting ind…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Adapting Mozart, Chopin and Scott Joplin for outer space requires a specially equipped pianist.
Eliot Wengler lives at home in a village in the middle of nowhere and is fine with that.
When the Britpop band ‘Shed Seven’ disbanded in 2003, a dozen people witnessed the drummer’s only attempt at standup comedy.
Two of the most energetic and invigorating young acts on the circuit today join forces in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of driving, high-octane folk music…
Two of the most energetic and invigorating young acts on the circuit today join forces in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of driving, high-octane folk music…
Elliot Wengler lives at home in a village in the middle of nowhere and is fine with that.
The Apollo Nights Summer Series is a new concert experience for London.
The chaotic cabaret cult, AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH is here!Enter Strange Phenomena, howl with the The Hounds Of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heigh…
Rare Groove Legends RAMP announce an exclusive European Concert.
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Thursday 13th June, 7.45pmTickets: £16Duration:Suitable for: ages 18+
Join Kelsey Grammer for an intimate evening this June to celebrate his illustrious career for one night only.
The popular Q The Music Show is coming to Lighthouse and they will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert.
COMPERED BY MADELAINE SMITH - LIVE AND LET DIE The spectacular Q The Music was launched in 2004 by the incredibly talented Warren Ringham.
1983, Gravesend.
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers.
Acoustic Gypsy duo (aka Sophia and Seb) are back following their excellent 2017 debut.
An invitation to take part in this unique evening featuring uplifting and meditative musical performances from the Indian spiritual tradition.
The brilliant British pianist Jonathan Powell returns in a colourful programme of works by Granados: his Goyescas and Szymanowski: his Masques, Metopes and Mazurkas.
Another triumphant show from Ciadhra McGuire and Erik Igelström or, as they’re better known on stage, Earnest and Wilde.
The other ocean concert - including the second performance of a new composition by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz with evocative film archive material provided by Screen Archive South East.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
What’s happening on the French live music scene Right Now? Come and check out a selection of fine French bands playing a rich mix of originals and covers.
Join Brighton’s award-winning Music Mike in an action-packed musical adventure.
An evening of brilliant music-making with soprano Valeria Guidotti, flautist Karen Rash, violinist Sophia Bartlette, guitarist Sebastian Goodwin-Day, and pianists Jon Byrne, Joe Wa…
Back for its fifth year, the Sussex Dance Network ‘Dance Trail’ presents new short works by local choreographers and dancers exploring the theme outside/inside.
A stellar jazz sextet performs a musical tribute to the jazz composer and pianist, Thelonious Monk.
Spend an evening with TV personality and comedian, Dom Joly, as Matt Stocks hosts a live Q&A where they’ll discuss the stories behind Trigger Happy TV and much more.
Musicians appearing in the 8th Lewes Chamber Music Festival in June 2019 will perform chamber music by Mozart, Faure and the little-known Lekeu in this special Festival Launch conc…
Harry Redknapp, the 2018 series winner of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and famous football manager will be telling stories from his football days and his time i…
Brighton is known for its alternative politics and anything-goes attitude and the Subversive Sussex Walk is packed full of stories about the rabble-rousing Brightonians who did any…
The brilliant British pianist Simon Ballard returns to play works by Schubert, Ries, Dvorak, Smetana, Ireland, Moszkowski, de Severac and Sydney Smith.
Tickets: £26Duration: approx.
Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award for his solo show.
Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St Bartholomew’s Church.
It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in…
How unusual and odd are we in Europe? For this we can blame the legacy of the British Empire, but we can’t blame anyone else for the Empire.
Sussex Masonic Center Tours Come and visit the headquarters of Sussex Masonry. Everyone welcome .
Sound Sculpture and Giant Percussion Workshops This fun music workshop is divided up into two sections.
A fun space to connect with music and dance! DJs playing vinyl only, hosted by Nin Warrior guesting local legends.
Kaviraj Singh - Santoor & Voice and Upneet Singh - Tabla Combining musicality with complex rhythm, Kaviraj Singh is emerging as a unique and celebrated talent of the new generatio…
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
This gourmet food tour takes you through the historical and cultural heart of Brighton.
Rob Madin (Jerk, Man Like Mobeen, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) brings a brand new show every month to 2NorthDown, featuring music, comedy, video and some very special guests.
Farnham Maltings, in association with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, present another concert in a popular series of lunchtime recitals from young perfor…
Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown electrifies audiences with high-wire piano playing, impassioned singing and the emotional rollercoasters of his songs both c…
Tickets: £23Duration: approx.
Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song Our second concert of the day will feature musicians from More House School and Lord Wandsworth College, as well as a full orche…
West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis chats to broadcaster Gaby Roslin about her 20 years in show business and performs songs with her band from throughout her illustrious career.
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of&n…
In a rare public appearance, Charles Dance discusses his remarkable 50-year career in theatre, film and television.
Farnham Maltings, in association with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, present another concert in a popular series of lunchtime recitals from young perfor…
“The music I listened to between the ages of 11 and 21 probably affected by life more than pretty much anything else.
An Evening with Lee TrundleAbsurdist Stand-up (not appearing: Lee Trundle) Symphony of WormsA time, space and neurosis traversing comedy show An Evening with Lee …
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra don’t care what genre you choose to put them in – western swing, country blues, ragtime hokum or whatever else – …
MAESTRO - The Battle Royale of improvised Theatre and Comedy The gloves are off.
Farnham Maltings, in association with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, presents another popular series of lunchtime recitals from young performers at the …
A perfect mix of brains, banter and brilliance"- Great Scott ★★★★★ Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O' Brien went to prison.
Following on from his sold out tours celebrating the music of Christie Hennessy in 2016 and 2017, Aonghus McAnally is back with a brand new show.
The programme notes aptly describe The Orchestra at the Omnibus Theatre, which might be regarded as one of Jean Anouilh’s more incidental pieces.
Farnham Maltings, in association with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, presents another popular series of lunchtime recitals from young performers at the …
John Wilson’s 70 piece superstar orchestra returns with their brand new show ‘At The Movies’.
Barbara Nice is back by popular demand with her annual festive shindig complete with raffle, tombola and mince pies.
Z E I T is an Irish electronic music synth collective borne out of a common passion for synthesizers and the pioneering electronic music era of the 1970s and 1980s.
Pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, television presenter and multiplatinum recording artist Jools Holland returns to the Hall with his sensational Rhythm & Blues Orchestra f…
Solo Roulette is an evening of solo theatre works in progress, developed from the Solo Theatre Workshop at the Actor’s Centre run by Colin Watkeys.
Join us to celebrate the NHS turning 70 years of age all in aid of Young Minds charity.
Karen Perry, WC Ryan, Anthony J Quinn with Catherine Ryan Howard How does an author decide to write a series or a book that stands alone, is it the plot or the character…
Wilton's is thrilled to present An Evening with Sir Tim Rice, in which the lyricist of many of the most successful stage and film musicals of today will introduce some of his m…
An Intimate Evening with Sophia Loren, one of Hollywood’s true goddesses of the silver screen.
Irish songwriter John Doherty AKA Little Hours plays 2 intimate solo shows, playing new material as well as firm live favourites.
One of the most gifted and multi-faceted personalities in modern American music history, Steve Tyrell, has been announced for a special show at London’s Leicester …
To heal, or not to heal? Is that a question? To err is human! Does that even make sense? Therapy plays host to a disparate bunch of characters seeking these very answers.
The Rebels’ Season continues at the Jermyn Street Theatre with Bathsheba Doran’s Parents’ Evening.
Join record breaking author and lifestyle content creator Zoe Sugg for an intimate evening as she discusses her new book Cordially Invited in front of a live audience.
Patsy May, the American puppet semi-finalist from Britain’s Got talent, hosts an evening of fun music, comedy, skits, videos, games and special guests.
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 …
The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, clarsach, lowland pipes, Scottish smallpipes, doublebass and percussion has captivated aud…
Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraDaniel Harding Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusNYCoS National Girls ChoirChristopher Bell Chorus Director Tamara Wilson SopranoIda Falk Winland…
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop Conductor Nicola Benedetti Violin Berio, John Corigliano, Toru Takemitsu, & John Williams Bernstein Birthday BouquetBernstein SerenadeBe…
Caritas Strings from George Watson’s College are returning to Canongate Kirk with a programme which spans three centuries; from Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons to Warlock’s …
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop Conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919)Gershwin Piano ConcertoSchumann Symphony No 2 Driven, demanding, bri…
Piano music of Erik Satie.
The Symphony No.
Perth Youth Orchestra will perform works by Holst (The Planets Suite), Khachaturian, and Weber conducted by Mr Allan Young – with soloists Shona Rae (bassoon), Sophie Chisholm (x…
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
Aberdeen-based ensemble marks 90th anniversary of composer Karlheinz Stockhausen and 50th anniversary of his Intuitive Music by performing selected compositions from his Aus den Si…
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
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…
Scottish street-funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, mixing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans seas…
Step into the glamorous Roaring Twenties as the inimitable Hester and Ruby bring their speakeasy spirit to Edinburgh.
Marion Lees McPherson will spend an afternoon in Stockbridge Church with her annual organ recital of music by Bach, Schumann and Brahms.
Colburn OrchestraStéphane Denève Conductor Simone Porter Violin Esa-Pekka Salonen NyxBarber Violin ConcertoRachmaninov Symphonic Dances Exceptional emerging musicians from e…
Feel down in the dumps? Come to the Fringe with a desperate desire to re-evaluate your life? No? Well, we have.
One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music.
Scottish Chamber OrchestraRobin Ticciati Conductor Brahms Symphony No 2Brahms Symphony No 4 Mercurial, magical, constantly surprising.
Alasdair returns with another Romantic programme.
Matt Griffo from Chicago is an internationally touring musical comedian, combining music with comedic lyrics.
Technically brilliant, thrillingly passionate and globally in demand, Finnish violin soloist Anna-Liisa Bezrodny is ‘a real and true musician.
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, rhythmic New Orleans piano, hard bop classics with searing guitar evoking the good-time speakeasy atmosphere.
Scottish Chamber OrchestraRobin Ticciati Conductor Brahms Symphony No 1Brahms Symphony No 3 Revelatory performances, teeming with telling detail, inviting you to experience well-lo…
Recapture the sounds of a bygone era with this unmissable evening of classic big band of the 1940s and 1950s, including: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, New York, New York.
City of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraLudovic Morlot Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello Stravinsky Funeral SongElgar Cell…
The un-pinndownable musical force known as Amanda F*cking Palmer (Dresden Dolls, Eveyln Evelyn) returns to the Fringe, this time armed with only a piano and a ukulele.
‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review).
Featuring musicians from the internationally acclaimed Complete Songs of Robert Burns (Linn Records). ‘Great voices, great songs… Who could ask for more?’ (fRoots).
Oslo PhilharmonicVasily Petrenko Conductor Lise Davidsen Soprano Richard Strauss Don JuanRichard Strauss SongsProkofiev Symphony No 6 Deeply moving and profoundly cathartic: the …
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…
A quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians pays joyous tribute to the bebop/soul music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley.
National Youth Orchestra of CanadaJonathan Darlington ConductorMarjorie Maltais Mezzo-Soprano (Symphony No 3) John Estacio MoontidesCopland Appalachian SpringVaughan Williams Symp…
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Roll-up.
Billy Joel: Piano Man Live! showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel.
Music, comedy and crisis in a puppet show for grown-ups.
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.
This is a chance to hear some of the finest exponents of classical pipe music, or piobaireachd (pronounced peebroch).
The RTO has searched far and wide for music to play.
London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Conductor Mahler Symphony No 9 Rattle has long been revered for the searing intensity and insight of his Mahler performances.
One of London’s hottest improv teams returns to the Fringe to bring you an hour of comedy inspired by music.
Brahms and Liszt – two great masters of German song in a luscious recital by internationally renowned bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott, rising star soprano Catherine Hooper and legenda…
A solo exhibition of original paintings and sketches by Augusta Maclean, an up-and-coming Scottish artist who splits her time between Edinburgh and the Highlands.
London Symphony OrchestraSir Simon Rattle Conductor Krystian Zimerman Piano Bernstein Symphony No 2 ‘The Age of Anxiety’Dvořák Slavonic DancesJanáček Sinfonietta Sir Simo…
Cuerdas features professional musicians, Lindsay Martindale (cello) and Sophie Askew (harp) who show their amazing versatility and artistry with performances which include works by…
A series of very special evening concerts which combine the wonderfully vibrant playing of the Herald Angel Award-winning Russian String Orchestra with the atmospheric and historic…
BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraMartyn Brabbins Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Elizabeth Watts SopranoChristopher Maltman Baritone Thea Musgrave…
Bernard MacLaverty was born in Northern Ireland and brought his family to Scotland in 1975.
National Youth Orchestra of ScotlandPaul Daniel Conductor Debussy IbériaLili Boulanger D’un matin de printempsColes Behind the LinesDebussy La mer The International Festival’s…
International award-winning concert pianist Santa Ignace began her studies with her father, a jazz pianist and conductor.
Poetic and creative Taiwanese pianist, Veronica Yen, presents two solo recitals featuring a combination of Beethoven’s sonata The Tempest, Mozart Concerto K466, Chopin, Granados an…
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; …
One of the BBC’s best-known journalists and presenters, James Naughtie is now is now special correspondent for BBC News.
The talented vocalists of Edinburgh Music Theatre return with another fantastic musical extravaganza for all the family this August.
The Orchestra of the AmericasCarlos Miguel Prieto Conductor Gabriela Montero Piano Chávez Symphony No 2 ‘Sinfonia india’Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1Copland Symphony No 3 …
Renowned Scottish pianist Christopher Guild offers listeners the chance to become acquainted with a burgeoning force in Scotland’s culture: its classical music.
A journey through chamber music gems with the Edinburgh Quartet – featuring works by Mozart, Bruckner, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Gesualdo over three performances.
This talented, international Japanese-born pianist returns to the Fringe to perform Mozart’s piano concerto No 12 and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1.
Prévert: Piano and Poetry is a concert-show created and performed by the young French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert (21 years old) graduated from Conservatoire de Paris.
The accomplished Hungarian violinist Tamas Fejes returns to the Fringe with a selection of Bach’s monumental masterworks written for unaccompanied violin, regarded to be the pinnac…
These entertaining and informative guided walking tours tell the story of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh’s iconic Jazz Bar showcases some of their favourite resident bands and the very best of Edinburgh’s local talent with late night funk, blues and soul, as well as special …
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
An evening celebrating the legendary partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Experience authentic light jazz by our in-house pianist, while also enjoying the Scottish Cafe’s award-winning afternoon tea.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
After two sell-out performances in last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Youth Orchestra return once again to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an exciting and varied…
After last year’s sell-out show, Pete Sinclair returns with his cool crooners and a new mix of hits from The Great American Songbook: numbers like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, S…
Following last year’s debut, the internationally acclaimed, London-based pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver makes an eagerly anticipated return to the festival.
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd’s album The Wall. Travel back in time to 1979 with this progressive rock album enhanced with spectacular wrap-around immersive dome visuals.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting.
Enjoy a rotating line-up of bands featuring a host of top local musicians doing a collection of familiar and unique covers, a great night to sing along and get your toes tapping at…
Fresh from last year’s Bubbles and Martini sell-out hit, this show features the forever charming Michael Bublé tribute host Michael Bubbles in conversation, taking the audience …
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.
Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this new full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics.
Sam (Australia) was nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Sofía & Marcelo are an innovative Mexican duo who combine different musical elements to achieve an experience in the spectator.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Inspired by real events: in 1969, in a segregated city in the American Midwest bursting with racial tension, a 14-year-old black girl, Vivian, was shot by a white cop, igniting one…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien went to prison.
Following sell-out shows on the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringes for Never Mind the Cossacks – ‘brilliantly conceived’ (FringeGuru.
Multi-award winning performer and artistic director Stewart D’Arrietta (My Leonard Cohen, Fringe 2016-17) returns with a new show for 2018.
Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe, performing each night i…
From laundry girl to one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars, the tragic and wonderful life of Anna May Wong.
No refunds. @catpicsmusicFU #catpicsmusicFU
Here is something special and unusual: the life and death of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, remixed into a cabaret history lecture b…
There’s a line in How to Keep Time that sat very deeply in my heart: “All my memories have been rewritten for who you are now.
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August.
Come support some brave new writers while they investigate our fears!The list of our fears is rather long, and some of these accounts are actually based in true events b…
The magic world of puppets.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, take to the stage to celebrate two giants of jazz…
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Leading US Humorist, David Sedaris, is coming to London for his 2018 UK tour supporting the release of his book of essays ‘Calypso’.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Pop superstars Steps are the first headline act to be announced for Greenwich Music Time 2018.
Join us for an inspirational talk with Michelle McMacken to discuss holistic lifestyle medicine and promoting optimal wellness through plant-based nutrition.
We are SUPER excited to have a true modern day superman, Rich Roll, come to Dublin on Saturday 30th June.
A rare concert performance of Samuel Beckett’s radio play Words and Music with American composer, Morton Feldman’s score.
Join us in the Victorian setting of Brighton’s Old Courtroom for a special screening of this classic film.
This cinematic portrait of Brighton, in all its bohemian, and campaigning glory, darts between past present and is set to a sumptuous orchestral score.
A rare chance to see a uniquely talented pianist/composer.
Everyone had a favourite subject at school taught by their favourite teacher.
A unique blend of meditation and music performance to enlighten the soul and lift your spirit! Come and experience a mix of live Eastern and Western vibrational music to help brin…
Psychoanalysis is in retreat as CBT has become the dominant psychotherapeutic paradigm.
How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise.
The Fretful Federation is an orchestra plucked from the Brighton area playing all manner of fretted instruments.
Two female soloists exploring intimacy and freedom and how to be human.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Pianist Rachel Fryer plays the Aria and 30 Variations that make up J.
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.
Rouge your knees, shine your shoes and prepare to enter a razzling dazzling world of Swing! From the decadent 20s Jazz age, the glamourous 30s, the spirit of the 40s, to the rebels…
Mix stunning magic, baffling illusions and cheeky comedy with a young, energetic, enthusiastic magician and what do you get? ‘Miraculous Magic’ is a brand-new magical experience fo…
Pianist Jonathan Powell performs the 24 Preludes & Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Grab a bunch of mates and hit the dance floor with Australian party machine Tomas Ford for Brighton Fringe’s most ridiculous party.
The Sussex Flutes’ flute quintet (Anne Hodgson, Victoria Hancox, Sue Gregg, Marielle Way and Nicole Le Clercq) play Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens and much more.
‘My Apple Dumpling Girl’ is a powerful small-scale play featuring a beautiful set and puppets (evening).
Eva Peel grew up in Sussex and finds this landscape beautiful.
‘Gender Euphoria’ is James Lorien MacDonald’s second solo stand-up show, and this time he’s taking on as many aspects of gender as will fit in his chaotic, mesmerising brain.
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…
In an intimate piano recital Jean Angliviel returns to Brighton Fringe to celebrate the centenary of Claude Debussy. Playing the Preludes Book 2, plus works by Schumann and Chopin.
Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St.
Singer/songwriter, Jon McLeod, brings his original acoustic compositions to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Violinist Benedict Cruft and J.
Alongside his interviewing and writing Sir Michael Parkinson has spent much of his career promoting the appreciation of the music of the Great American Songbook and encouraging t…
Join Tweedy the clown and Ludvink Loyal for a musical afternoon of fun! Can two contrasting characters learn to get on and make the show work? Let’s hope so.
Five Star Awarded West End Actor & Singer Harry Kit Lee (Hair The Musical.
Ella Fitzgerald, the “First Lady of Song”, one of the all time great female jazz singers.
After the sell-out success of their 2017 Fringe performance, the all-star cast of musicians that are ‘Eclipse’ are coming together once again to perform one show only for the 2…
Just announced! – Danny Bhoy will return to the Adelaide Fringe for a run of special gigs to work up material for his next tour.
Dance the night away with Adelaide’s hottest party boat and live acts on the Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide.
THE DEER JOHNS get the party going as they take you on a trip through your favourite eras, playing a song-per-year chronological musical history.
Cafe Boite Presents 3 Friday events presenting a variety of music and dance from SA’s newest communities, Afghan, Persian, Syrian, South Asian and African.
Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous night.
Ragtime, Chicago Blues and classical concert pianist Tim Barton performs: Toccata by J.
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.
Adelaide based singer/songwriter Tara Carragher makes a long awaited return to this years Adelaide Fringe for ‘Righteously - The music of Lucinda Williams’.
Rich acapella singing opens this show as Melvin Brown takes to the stage.
A wonderful program of three concerts featuring voice and organ that make the most of the gorgeous acoustic of this space.
Come and experience Music with Motion.
TOM WAITS, RANDY NEWMAN, JOE COCKER, TIM BUCKLEY, IAN DURY & more… Stewart D’Arrietta (‘My Leonard Cohen’, ‘Lennon Through A Glass Onion’) & his band present this world…
The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop® is an interactive set of techniques and exercises for inviting presence, connecting through the heart, and exploring the play of masculine an…
Tom Smith dresses as a woman to take us on a musical journey through stories of the marginalised and eccentric.
Fame, Fortune & Lies : the Life and Music of Eileen Joyce is a window into the life of Eileen Joyce; an Australian concert pianist, recording artist, radio performer, fashionista a…
2018 is Etsuko Kawaguchi’s 10th year in the Adelaide Fringe.
Fringe 2017 had two sellout shows with rave reviews and now it’s back for 2018.
Staged within the famous Buckingham Arms dining room with their traditional “All you can eat” menu whilst being entertained by “Skullduggery” one of Adelaide’s great dynamic and di…
Love passion deceit betrayal and some of the most iconic songs ever written formed a soundscape that touched every listener of popular music in the 70’s and 80’s.
Beautiful, exotic & elegant dance, Larun Segoro, expressing gratitude to the Gods for the prosperity of the harvest followed by an energetic war dance, Ngremo Gagrak Suropati are p…
English-born Australian singer-songwriter Glenn Shorrock is known for being a founding member of The Twilights, Axiom, and Little River Band, as well as his extensive solo career.
Celebrating the rich contribution to the world’s culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this performance brings together leading contemporary SA artists Corey T…
The Old Married Couple may be married but they’re certainly not old.
The Sound of Music is a beautiful, uncomplicated musical about courage, love and doing the right thing, and this production is a beautiful, uncomplicated rendition that stays true …
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Stoker on Stoker reveals true stories about Bram Stoker and his family, and Dacre’s unique perspective on the unsolved mysteries of Dracula, which have kept scholars and fans awa…
They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time – let alone just in the world of the Fantasy genre – and now, for the first time, …
Scottish Comedian Danny Bhoy embarks on his maiden tour of his brand- new show this autumn is selected theatres throughout the UK.
Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination.
Emmy and Tony award winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth will bring her boundless talent and charisma to the London Palladium for a very special one off show on 20 October …
For one night only, award-winning comedian/composer Vikki Stone will perform her brand-new orchestral work Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra, alongside one of Scotland’s finest y…
After an exciting run at the 70th Edinburgh Fringe Festival the companies of three musicals (Porn, X and Suicide) come together to perform musical highlights from the shows in what…
Songerie vers Jack.
Two muscular celebrations of America launch a powerful programme from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under its inspirational Music Director Louis Langrée.
Celebrate 60 years of EGO with highlights from much-loved operas by Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and Bizet.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Nina Conti’s In Therapy is a hysterical and intelligent piece of improvised comedy that plays with the idea of what would happen if we actually said our uncensored thoughts out l…
CS Lewis and a troubled, questioning student in a scintillating and spellbinding 90 minutes in the study of the famous Oxford don and bestselling author.
Award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams, born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered to be Boko Haram territory, left Nigeria for England in 1996…
One of the most inspirational, perceptive pianists performing today, Mitsuko Uchida is revered as much for her elegance and poise as for her boundless virtuosity.
The orchestra of the Canongait and conductor Robert Dick make their 10th consecutive Fringe appearance with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular first piano concerto, with p…
Two of Scotland’s most critically acclaimed new acts present their unique brand of pastoral and lyrical pop, enhanced by intricate arrangements for the renowned Pumpkinseeds stri…
A selection of favourite variations, nocturnes, fantasias, waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Tess Said So perform their new and original live film score to F.
Canadian Marc-André Hamelin is a true piano virtuoso in the mould of historical greats Liszt or Rachmaninov, combining astonishing power with a miraculous, impeccable technique �…
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.
Whimsical, surreal, truly inspirational: psychedelic pioneers The Incredible String Band entranced listeners in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their visionary, dream-like so…
A quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians pays joyous tribute to the bebop/soul music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley.
Geraldyne are a team of improvisers that grew up mishearing song lyrics.
This is the year 1929, Tom is a happy, wealthy and young broker who lives in London and whose life is about to radically change.
A programme of Finnish, German, English, Scottish and Russian 19th to 21st-century songs conceived and devised by Ian McFarlane, produced and funded by McFarlane Productions.
‘It’s not every day that a delicatessen has a boogie named after it, even amid the Fringe, but audiences at Lee and Kellock’s intimately convivial romp through more than a century’…
Jump aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and join Scotland’s top jazz musicians Brian Kellock (piano), Colin Steele (trumpet), Roy Percy (bass) and Tom Gordon (drums) to celebrate t…
Anne and Dick with support from their recorded selves – duos, quartets, octets and more.
The History of Jazz Piano is now expanded into a journey over three nights taking in the greatest jazz pianists from Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans.
New Zealand pianist Charles Whitehead returns to the Fringe with a compelling programme of classical masterworks from Schumann’s Fantasie, Op.
Annie is just a normal girl with normal problems.
Adam Kay used to be a doctor and he wants to tell us all about it.
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
Acclaimed Hungarian violinist Tamás Fejes returns to this year’s Festival Fringe to perform a selection of Bach’s sonatas and partitas from Fejes’s debut solo album.
Alasdair Cameron ‘one of Scotland’s foremost’ (Glasgow Cultural Services).
An ear-opening recital of music for Horn and Piano – including an Elgar first – by leading Edinburgh musicians, Neil and Gill Mantle.
Teeming with unforgettable melody, shot through with the unmistakable tang of Nordic folk music, Grieg’s Piano Concerto is deservedly one of classical music’s most cherished wo…
The RTO has had another successful international tour to add to New York, London, Utrecht and Glasgow.
The Nick Ross Orchestra presents Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era.
Elspeth Wyllie plays Elgar’s own transcription for piano of his ‘Enigma Variations’ and a selection of short pieces by other English composers.
The music of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Powerful, poetic, effortlessly charismatic, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is one of today’s most admired and cherished performers.
Edinburgh International Youth Orchestra performs two concerts at Greyfriars Kirk with players from the Palestine Youth Orchestra.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
They open with the surging emotions and poignant melodies of Schubert’s much-loved ‘Unfinished’ Symphony.
Returning from Australia after a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, A Case of You is a poignant, imaginative and dynamic homage to one of the greatest songwriters of the Wo…
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
Violin and Piano.
This exciting American cello and piano duo returns to the Fringe for the second time to perform works by Mendelssohn, Louis Vierne and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Piano four-hands programme by two young French artists.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
There’s only two chances to see the Fringe’s favourite bluesman stand up and sing swing with Campbell Normand on piano and Ed Kelly on double bass.
Internationally acclaimed British/Syrian musicians Waseem Kotoub (piano) and Ayman Jarjour (guitar) in concert, accompanied by a visual display of Syria before and after the war.
Improv Therapy is the free and fun way to revisit your past, predict your future and solve life’s problems! Come share your stories with seven of the best student improvisers the w…
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
He’s back! The Amused Moose People’s Champion returns with another hour of upbeat, fast-paced and hilarious stand-up.
Edinburgh’s famous multi award-winning venue stages its own extensive programme of evening jazz and late-night funk every night of the Fringe.
A good dose of local acoustic talent, join us for a selection of music treats from some of Edinburgh’s finest musicians.
The ultimate scary soirée.
The Californian pianist and composer’s improvisational flights through bebop and beyond – sometimes highly structured, sometimes wild – are rhapsodic, heartfelt and boldly melo…
Alpha Art Gallery presents a collection of the latest original paintings and prints by Ron Lawson, an artist widely regarded as Scotland’s most distinctive contemporary painter.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans.
Marcos Madrigal is one of Cuba’s best young concert pianists.
Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive Australian party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous party.
Artist, musician and Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed invites you to a delightfully nonconformist evening of words, music and more, as he takes up residence for the 2017 Internatio…
Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting.
The internationally acclaimed pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver gives his Edinburgh debut recital with a spectacular programme of Bach/Busoni Chaconne, Beethoven’s dazzling Waldstein S…
As we enter the shadowy theatre of Assembly Hall we see an imposing set of gallows upon which a young man sits shackled as a lone pianist plays quiet discordant music.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his most adventurous and unique solo show to date.
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…
01/02 is a stand up show about one particular week in a young man’s life.
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics.
From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics.
BlundaBus infamous and intimate late-night knees-up that probably isn’t for you.
The greatest comeback concert ever! Featuring all your favorite groups you’ve never heard of from the 80s to the present day, including Familiar County, Simon Never Said and The …
Originally opened in 1763, St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.
Join us Whiski Bar for a vibrant, foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands during August.
Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald once famously stated, “The only thing better than singing is more singing”.
Taking you beyond the sensory to the subliminal world of Oriental Aesthetics through poetry, music, dance, and visuals. £35 and £18 ticket link: bit.ly/HKSenses
Put classical, jazz, and pop music under the microscope and watch it metamorphose in Music Lab. Full Price £10 to £18; Concessions £8 to £16 Ticket link: bit.ly/HKMusicLab
Old meets New; East meets West.
Signing their first record deal in 1967, the group (with the late Michael Jackson) made history in 1970 as the first recording act whose first four singles reached No.
Alexander O'Neal, who came to prominence in the late 80s thanks to a string of chart-topping singles including Criticize, If You Were Here Tonight and Never Knew Love Like This…
Join us for the first program of Orchestra of St.
A concert of words and music focusing on the relationship between Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny.
Renowned American pianist and conductor Joel Sachs (Juilliard School, New York) performs piano music by three of America’s greatest composers: Charles Ives’ First Piano Sonata, pio…
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 Foster’s Edinburgh Best Newcomer Award-nominated ‘Story Beast’ (“a bearded force of nature” (Guardian)) and critically-acclaimed “charming storyteller” (Chortle), Ric…
A musical story for children where each character is a musical instrument .
Music can nurture us, music can uplift us.
Talking about Birth Matters.
This year Sophia and Amoret will be roaming through Europe, discovering the story of Gypsy music.
A1 Sporting Speakers return to the Palladium in May with the much loved heavyweight champion of the World.
The Fretful Federation is an orchestra plucked from Brighton and the surrounding areas playing all manner of fretted instruments.
The spectators are early, her lover is late, and the players are due any minute.
St Michael’s are pleased to welcome the Brunswick duo to perform Bach’s 6 Flute Sonatas.
Sussex Jazz Orchestra plays exciting, driving and dynamic big-band music as well as more familiar Jazz standards with a twist.
We are pleased and delighted to be welcoming the return of Pianist Rachel Fryer performing the Goldberg Variations.
In the beautiful, atmospheric church of St Nicholas, dating back to 1091, Duo Maddalena recreate the soundscape of medieval France, England and Spain.
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 …
“Keep going,” actor Andy Clark says repeatedly to the musicians behind the glass screen in the unsubtly-named Limbo Studio created on stage, ensuring that we find our seats …
St Michael’s is pleased to welcome the return of pianist Stefan Warzycki.
Pianist/composer/musical-explorer Helen Burford performs a programme of global exotica and new commissions for solo piano, toy piano and Indian santoor.
An evening of new and exciting work from students nearing the end of their acting training at Strode’s College.
New Note Orchestra and Guests.
St Michael’s is delighted to welcome the return of pianist Raija Walker and violinist Ellie Blackshaw.
Soaring soprano and passionate cello lines intermingle with sumptuous piano writing in a recital programme featuring Esther Ward-Caddle (cello)and Nicole Panizza (piano) performing…
Blending many influences, The Shakespeare Heptet’s distinct sound is alluring and wholly contemporary, providing a stunning soundtrack to the sonnets.
The 19-piece Studio 9 Orchestra pays tribute to the late composer, arranger and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, with an evening of beautiful arrangements written for alarge Jazz ensemble.
Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. Bartholomew’s Church.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
We welcome violinist Benedict Cruft along with his fine Cruft-Robertson-Pleeth String Trio and guest guitarist, Paul Gregory.
Did you know that every sound has a colour? What are your true colours? And what happens when all those colours blend together in a choir? Come and discover an amazing choral rain…
Opus Clavicembalisticum is perhaps Sorabji’s best known work, even if more talked about than played until the 1980s.
Oleg Caetani, renowned internationally for his deep knowledge of Shostakovich’s repertoire, will lead Bard College’s innovative pre-professional orchestra, The Orchestra Now (T…
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
Who knows what to expect when the mercurial Eric Cantona takes to the stage for a rare public appearance? Cantona is widely credited as being the catalyst for Manchester United&rsq…
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…
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
Will Pickvance presents Anatomy of the Piano (for beginners) Part recital, part dissection, this unforgettable show features whirlwind piano playing, songs and stories as well as h…
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now, a pre-professional orchestra in residence at Bard College, performs three orchestral suites and a symphony by three American composers: Bernstein, Copland, and M…
The music of old and new Scotland – misty isles, enchanting glens, awe-inspiring mountains, history, passion and ambition.
Something for the entire family! Come along and learn about the science of medieval construction, try stone carving and join our expert guided tours! See website for details: histo…
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert.
This famous traditional music ensemble has thrilled audiences around the world, from China to the USA, with their unique blend of fiddles, smallpipes, harp, flute, concertina, doub…
Alasdair Cameron, in his second Fringe recital, plays a potpourri of masterpieces by Marcello/Bach, Mozart’s Fantasy in C minor, Debussy’s Moon pieces and Schubert Impromptus.
See work in progress on a 16th century merchant’s house as the original fabric is revealed and conserved, discover its fascinating past, hear about its future as the Patrick Gedd…
Join this young Edinburgh-based pianist in his solo Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut as he performs an exciting programme of piano music including works by Liszt and Bach.
Steve McLennan of the National Federation Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairing lead roofing details.
Two piano students from Edinburgh Napier University perform a 45 minute recital of lesser known masterpieces by Franz Schubert, Alban Berg and Claude Debussy.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Stone me! Luis Albornoz and Paul Everett of the British Geological Survey deliver a rewarding walking talk on Edinburgh’s geology, providing information on the bedrock of our bui…
Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding follows on from last year’s warmly received recital marking 40 years of Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, with a programme honouring veteran Hungarian …
The Fringe debut of new Edinburgh-based father and son French horn duo James and David Goodenough.
The award-winning trio with a big band sound, Barrule elevates the Isle of Man’s native music to a new level of performance and musicianship; a knockout live act performing Manx …
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Perrier nominee, co-founder of the Comedy Store Players, multiple BAFTA-winning Horrible Histories songwriter, inadvertent creator of the phrase ‘comedy i…
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Brilliance, sensibility, joy and mastered technique are the inspiring forces of the Volt & Potenza duo.
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, only a few dimensional stone quarries remain.
Mark Nevin, Nevin of Edinburgh, demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
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.
Roz Artis and Scott MacAskill of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust demonstrate lime slaking, part of the alchemy of the lime cycle.
For those of you not yet converted, Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, with subtitles – s…
Conductor Robert Dick and Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti.
Robert Dick and his Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti.
In this performance, three talented musicians play some of Glenn Miller’s greatest hits.
Alan Mosca and Bryan Byng are joined by Steve and Colin Temple, with unique harmonies and musicianship, performing all the hits of Freddie and The Dreamers alongside timeless class…
Winners of the BBC Alba Album of the Year Trad Music Award 2015, Treacherous Orchestra are a powerful force in Scottish music.
USA-based, New Zealand pianist Charles Whitehead programmes an intriguing recital of Bach, Chopin, the grand Liszt Sonata, plus Persian-influenced music by fellow New Zealand piani…
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…
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
Hecate’s Poison is a one-woman version of Macbeth, performed by Players Tokyo’s T.
TV sitcom history was made when Richard Wilson, star of One Foot in the Grave, was the only person to appear in an episode called The Trial.
When it comes to music, virtual reality will change the industry.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
A stunning programme for violin and piano including Handel’s Sonata No 1, Dvorak’s popular Sonatina, Prokofiev’s Sonata No 2 and other violin favourites.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Breezing in as part of the Made In Adelaide initiative after a sold out run there, I had high expectations of this presentation.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
Conductor Robert Dick and Orchestra of the Canongait’s wider 2016 project encompasses performing all nine Beethoven symphonies and five piano concerti.
Brubeck: an incredible jazz legacy.
Two late night showings of Murnau’s classic 1922 German expressionist film Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror, with live music provided by the ensemble Gladstone’s Bag.
Ian Bruce is undoubtedly one of the finest singers ever to appear on the Scottish folk scene.
We will have showstopping compositions from the RTO music competition for unpublished composers.
A selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, scherzos, waltzes, mazurkas, etudes and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Escape into the Renaissance for an hour with music from Octavoce in the beautiful surroundings of the Robin Chapel, Edinburgh.
For over twenty years Chechelele have been delighting audiences with songs about love, freedom, slavery and everyday life: music with stories and meaning performed with energy and …
Folk music is the treasure of the splendid Chinese civilization, with its elegance, charm, neatness and harmony and the beauty of Oriental Art in the folk music melody, we will bui…
The Japanese piano duo returns to the Fringe with a programme of works ranging from classical pieces of Mozart, Schubert and Rachmaninov to Alexander Rosenblatt’s visually vibrant …
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 travel from London bringing a cornucopia of a cappella choral delights from around the world: spirituals, part-songs, classical, folk songs and popular standards.
Countertenor James Laing, theorbo player James Akers and bass violist Susanna Pell’s hour long feast of Dowland was one of the most spectacular concerts I have attended in a whil…
Following successful sell-out shows in previous years, Jo Jingles is back for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A brief introduction to Ryan Adams for the uninitiated - he’s a rock/country singer from Carolina who’s released a new album every year or two since the turn of the century; so…
This American cello and piano duo, on their Fringe debut, will perform two glorious masterpieces: Beethoven’s Viennese classical Sonata in A major, op.
The music of Egberto Gismonti is like a microcosm of his native Brazil – diverse, joyful and unique.
Edinburgh Gin’s Evening of Literature and Liquor returns for a second year after last year’s sold out dates.
Prière; 3 Gymnopédies; 3 Embryons Dessèchés; 6 Pièces Froides: 3 Airs à Faire Fuir; 3 Danses de Travers.
From street musician to concert artist and back again, the man who was Marvin Hanglider is celebrating his 60th birthday by becoming a fundraiser for Children in Need.
Join Dracula’s arch-nemesis Professor Van Helsing in a gothic camp vamp romp of biting satire punctuated with sucky songs.
The accomplished and acclaimed Hungarian-born violinist Tamas Fejes returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform from his debut CD a selection of Sonatas and Partitas by JS …
Really? Music tricks are the only resource for this group of orphans? They’re losing hope.
As the Melbourne Ska Orchestra marched their way down the middle aisle of the theatre, carrying and playing their instruments and shouting through a megaphone, I knew I was in for …
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Lotta and Erik should be happily married but there’s one problem – the sex.
Genre-defying Nu Nordic pioneers Auvo Quartet, the stage-melting powerhouse duo Ross Couper and Tom Oakes and his many forays into cinematic, classical and improvised material.
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
Grab your mates, request a crap song and hit the dance floor for a ridiculously fun night! Tomás Ford, (Craptacular!) is proudly the worst DJ in the world, returning with his idio…
As well as a full daily schedule of incoming Fringe shows, Edinburgh’s famous multiple award-winning venue stages its own programme of jazz and late-night funk every night, with 5a…
Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life.
Enjoy a summer evening recital in the calm surroundings of Edinburgh Academy’s Robertson Room.
Pete Sinclair returns with a brand new show titled after an Andy Williams hit.
The set-up is simple: an armchair, a side-table, and a teapot, cup, and saucer.
Buckler returns with an action-packed hour combining critically acclaimed stand-up, incredible sleight of hand and his love for all things showbiz! Expect big laughs, spontaneity, …
When Danny was 10 something bad happened, he was fine.
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…
Will asks Father Christmas for a spaceship – he gets a piano! An adventure into the world of piano – where they come from, how they evolved and why they make a pretty cool Chri…
Doris Day is one of the most loved singers and actresses of the 1950s and 60s.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Join Danny as he goes through a year that has seen him dumped by his girlfriend on the set of a BBC drama, nearly get beaten up by his dad, discover internet dating, have a health …
Looking like a cyberpunk priest, Tsai Pao-Chang’s hero is swamped in technology — AI, encrypted files and dating sites.
Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings ‘bracingly intelligent, enormously funny songs’ (Times) in the key of A minor.
Step back in time for a relaxed afternoon with our Scottish folk musician.
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
One of Hollywood’s most successful stars, Charlie Sheen, will share his passion for acting, producing and writing up close and personal in an on-stage interview with British …
Pianist and organist Carl Bahoshy performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert and Rachmaninoff in aid of Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN) charity.
Internationally-acclaimed proponent of the steel pan (steel drum) Rachel Hayward returns to the Fringe with a solo recital in the beautiful setting of Brighton’s oldest building, p…
Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed his unique mix of hip hop, jazz, African, reggae and other genres as part of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and all over the UK, su…
Laurene Hope, who amazed as Piaf, is now ‘La Divina’ Callas - from unwanted child to opera Goddess and her obsession with Onassis.
Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and all over the UK, supporting the likes of Omar, Prince Fatty and Rizzle Kicks.
Virtuoso solo violinist Michalis Kouloumis performs traditional music from the Balkans, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey.
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra and BBC’s Alistair Appleton present a fun afternoon of music for children and families.
The big band sound of 1960s Latin America via the back streets of New Orleans, this irresistibly swinging street music will have the crowd baying for more.
Jacky Fong, piano, performs works by Brahms, Horowitz and Volodos on 20 May.
The Fretful Federation is an orchestra plucked from Brighton and the surrounding areas playing all manner of fretted instruments.
Jazz big band, led by effervescent trombonist Mark Bassey, playing exciting contemporary arrangements alongside favourite jazz standards.
From the ashes and ruins of long dead earth and the infinite blacknesses of what will be the year 2116, emerges the Funeral Doom Spiritual.
Critically-acclaimed pianist Helen Burford returns to Brighton Fringe with a fascinating solo programme, featuring works by Somei Satoh, Piazzolla, Handel and Timo Andres.
Experience the fire of Scottish traditional music, the delicacy of classical perfection, the spirit of jazz and the life of the city from Urban Folk duo, An Dhá.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis return for their third Brighton Fringe recital to celebrate women composers.
Hastings-based Oudolin will be bringing you authentic music from a range of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries including Egypt, Syria, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey and Moorish S…
Beautiful relaxing classical music for piano duet, including pieces by J.
Martha Tilston has carved her unique niche in the modern English folk scene with sharp, original songs that dissect the modern world.
Following their 2015 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe performance, the SLJO are back with an all new set featuring tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
Pianist Stefan Warzycki performs works for piano left hand.
We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring.
Show-stopping Motown-covers act with three female vocalists who provide choreographed dance routines, costume changes and epic vocals! Performing only the best songs from Motown to…
Share the excitement of ensemble performance of brand new works by young composers, with the Orchestra of Sound and Light.
Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St.
Phil Differ is not someone you’d immediately recognise.
Back from the brink of extinction, Minneapolis’s finest return to Carnegie Hall to fulfill a program that was lost during their lockout.
This acclaimed orchestra, which made its debut in 1990, brings a Russian program to Carnegie Hall.
(Monday through Mar. 19) One half of the surrealist-loving British comedy duo the Mighty Boosh, Mr. Fielding presents a night of stand-up, characters, animation and music.
The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city.
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra can be counted on to give vibrant, probing performances.
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…
Two groups team up for “Trial and Triumph,” a program that’s a credit to both organizations: Aaron Copland’s “In the beginning” (with the vocali…
On Saturday, in this series blending sight and sound, the Brentano Quartet plays Bach’s “The Art of Fugue” in a performance installation thought out by Gabriel Ca…
Bard College’s new training ensemble, led by Leon Botstein, offers a program called “Beethoven’s Likes,” featuring works by composers important to Beethoven…
Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman join forces (and faces, for a somewhat off-putting promotional poster) in this excellent stand-up show.
Louis Langrée, known best at Lincoln Center as the music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, brings the Cincinnati Symphony to town for an evening of Tchaikovsky…
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Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II didn’t shirk from social issues within their musical theatre productions: racism (South Pacific), transient/absent fatherhood (Carouse…
Dan Fox, Ian Stroud and Mark Vigeant are the Trumpet Boys, three brass-playing comedians who work their instruments into this hilarious night of sketch comedy as the trio records a…
For its first New York show, this Pittsburgh-based new music series offers Burr Van Nostrand’s “Fantasy Manual for Urban Survival,” performed by the cellist Dave …
Two of the most sought-after stand-ups today team up for this benefit show that celebrates 15 years of Baby Buggy, an organization that provides for families in need.
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This venerable orchestra and its “music director for life,” Zubin Mehta, make their regular stop at Carnegie Hall with Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphon…
Since 1975, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation has been fostering the careers of emerging singers.
This program of seven short plays by David Ives is presented by New York Deaf Theater and employs both spoken English and American Sign Language to tell its comedic tales (2:00).
This enterprising series, dedicated to the pairing of invigorating contemporary music with comfort snacks, presents New Morse Code, a duo made up of the cellist Hannah Collins and …
The latest edition of this now happily long-running series comes on the Noguchi Museum’s Community Day, when admission is free.
The New York master tweaks the nose of musical convention, pokes the eye of received wisdom and burns the rule book of the past.
Peter Seivewright brings the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to a thrilling conclusion with his performance of Messiaen’s 20 Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus, one of the very greatest pi…
Prélude de la Porte Héroïque du Ciel, 6 Gnossiennes, 3 Sarabandes, Dances Gothiques.
Activities for all the family – learn how castles were built, see stone masons in action and hear about the area’s geology.
Cellist Feargus Egan is accompanied by David Hamilton in this programme, featuring two outstanding works for cello and piano from World War I: Delius’ Cello Sonata (1916) and the…
BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal host an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio.
This annual concert has built up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi…
Two Japanese-born pianists based in Tokyo and Berlin perform a wide variety of brilliant duets covering Grieg’s much-loved Peer Gynt, the classic duets of Dvorak and Debussy as wel…
No 5 Charlotte Square, Ian Gow of the National Trust for Scotland gives an informing guide to the built fabric and means of construction.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Locally sourced natural materials – a strategy for sustainable construction? Emily Tracey of the British Geological Survey provides a rewarding walking talk on the geology that p…
Mark Nevin from Nevin of Edinburgh demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Old Edinburgh was a very different place to the contemporary city of today. John Lowrey of Edinburgh University provides an enlightening talk on the physical fabric of that city.
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, now only a few dimensional stone quarries remain; Richard Groom of CITB and Willie Gibson of Stone Federation GB give a li…
Sonata in E major by George Frideric Handel, Violin Concerto in E minor by Jules Conus, Suite from Much Ado About Nothing by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and an arrangement of Deep Rive…
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.
Rich Batsford’s Classically Chilled Piano is exactly that.
Riddle’s Court has a rich history, including homing philosopher David Hume.
Lead roofing demonstration: Steve McLennan of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairin…
The popular Scottish composer presents highlights from his chamber music, musicals and operas.
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
Chris Ingham (piano/vocal) and Paul Higgs (trumpet) salute the great American songwriter.
There are scissors, pens and other tools for lefties, but a lefty piano? Melodies on the piano are often confined to the right hand, supported by chords in the left.
Award-winning New York-based saxophonist and composer Ben Bryden brings the songs of eccentric poet/songwriter genius Ivor Cutler into the jazz canon, with his indie-rock-infused j…
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Featuring singer/songwriter Euan Drysdale on vocals, guitar and piano and Alastair Savage on fiddle.
Edinburgh’s very own established 40-strong Capital Concert Band plays stirring Scottish themes in an hour’s tour of iconic music, including Highland Cathedral, Braveheart, A Scotti…
Jump aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and have fun as top jazz players Brian Kellock (piano), Colin Steele (trumpet) and John Rae (drums) celebrate the greatest American dance band…
An hour of pure delight.
Powerful music by Haydn in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
West End and opera star John Marshall returns with tenors Fraser Simpson, Bruce Davis, and Richard Lewis, piano, to perform favourite opera, Broadway and movie hits.
Song for The Bowdoin, Old Zeb, and Song for Gale – examples from a writer considered a leading voice in the American folk tradition.
West End and opera star John Marshall returns with tenors Fraser Simpson, Bruce Davis, and Richard Lewis, piano, to perform favourite opera, Broadway and movie hits.
Classical Music Concert @ connected - musical miscellany with the Rasaratnams. Enjoy a relaxing evening in an intimate venue with a selection of solo and chamber works.
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…
There are scissors, pens and other tools for lefties, but a lefty piano? Melodies on the piano are often confined to the right hand, supported by chords in the left.
Piano Transcriptions of Irish and Scottish Music by Mary McCarthy.
The history of Chinese folk music is one of the longest unbroken musical lineages in the world, representing over three thousand years of tradition.
Julian Layn is a classical composer and pianist.
Written by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, Music for Dogs is a story of survival, set during Ireland’s Celtic Tiger years, and takes place on Dublin’s Burrow beach.
Did Scotland vote the wrong way on independence? Predicting the future is hard, but if we carry on the path we’re on what becomes of our grandchildren? There is no way that every…
Exciting, young French pianist Louise Cournarie will give a recital on the Cathedral’s Steinway, including music by Handel, Schubert and Mendelssohn.
Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest.
Ian Munro leads the Edinburgh Festival Ensemble in music for strings including Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue.
Mikel N’Dong will play the solo piano part and the orchestra part will be played live by a sequenced virtual symphony orchestra.
Eight Tibetan monks present an exciting performance of sacred masked dance from their New Year festival, interspersed with the mesmerising chant and music of the Buddhist monastic …
Make Some Noize is Edinburgh’s most anticipated all day music festival featuring some of the world’s biggest music artists.
We celebrate our 20th Birthday this year.
After a sell-out show in 2014, Fischy Music return to connected@the Fringe.
A selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, scherzos, waltzes, mazurkas, etudes and polonaises played by William Alexander (piano).
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Charlotte Rowan is recognized for her compelling, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance.
Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast.
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Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Edinburgh Youth Orchestra is forming a Chamber Orchestra to return to Greyfriars Kirk on Friday 14th August.
Alasdair Cameron, former student of Louis Kentner and Joyce Hatto, debuted in London’s Royal Festival Hall’s Purcell Room.
Wild Zebra is a fantasy ballet with symphony orchestra accompaniment showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years).
Eddie McGuire, former Chairman of the Musicians’ Union (Scottish Region), and classical zheng performer Dong Yi, the first and so far only musician of any Chinese instrument to g…
Noted US violist Christine Rutledge returns to Edinburgh to perform her new transcription of Bach’s six cello suites.
This talented, Japanese-born pianist returns to Edinburgh to perform two delightful programmes of piano works from Bach to Bartok, Mozart to Prokofiev, and including Beethoven, Cho…
Award-winning pianist Sasa Gerzelj-Donaldson returns to the Fringe for Bach’s French Suite No 5, Medtner’s Fairy Tales and Schumann’s Humoreske.
Come and enjoy an hour of sonatas and partitas by J S Bach for solo violin performed by the Hungarian virtuoso, Tamas Fejes.
Every comedian seeks and thrives on the laughter of their audience, but that’s not what’s most important to them.
The New Liszt Ferenc Chamber Choir was established on 1 February 2010 from the members of the Liszt Academy’s Alma Mater Choir and from the freshly graduated students of the Lisz…
Shaun Buswell likes a challenge.
Jazz Bar Music is an event which shows off the musical skills of several different performers, making each night different.
Daniel Smith Blues Piano.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Thrown together by quirk of fate and sticking together though necessity, Nicola James and Ian Seaburn present Piano Chocolat, a fun-filled journey through modern life, touching on …
What is it like to fall under the spell of the piano? Genre-defying pianist Will Pickvance (creator of Anatomy of the Piano) spent years trying to refine his tendency to go off on …
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
The anarchic late night DJ party is back! Request any song you want, so long as it’s crap.
Every comedian seeks and thrives on the laughter of their audience, but that’s not what’s most important to them.
Doris Day is one of the most loved singers and actresses of the 1950s and 60s.
John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun.
A dirty afternoon party hosted by the king of alternative cabaret, Tomás Ford.
Award-winning brass ensemble Buzz presents The History of Music, a fabulous theatrical odyssey that travels through space and time at a thrilling tempo to explore the music of the …
Following the success of Anatomy of the Piano last year, Will Pickvance is back with an enthralling adaptation of his work for younger theatre-goers.
In short, we’ll let others speak! ‘Doing it his way, the ghost of Sinatra lives on’ (Times).
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…
Slick, quick and packed with funny material, high energy comedy from 2013 Amused Moose Award winner and 2013 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee.
At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea…
A really specific, niche or academic inspiration for a show, adapted in a completely unexpected style that still absolutely suits the material with high levels of audience interact…
The four filthy tramps in The Titanic Orchestra are waiting in vain for a train, not Godot, in a play by Bulgarian playwright Hristo Boytchev, who tries and fails to emulate Samuel…
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
A man walks slowly onto the stage with his back to the audience, he holds himself in a wide stance and begins to strike the taiko drum.
This preeminent American ensemble, notable for its chamber-style cohesion and self-effacing virtuosity, starts a four-concert stand as part of the Lincoln Center Festival, led by m…
This lively summer festival offers free concerts on Tuesdays on the main stage of Washington Square Park.
It might be difficult for patrons in Edward Scissorhands costumes to get past security at Avery Fisher Hall.
Known for her caustic humor and unabashed insult comedy, Lisa Lampanelli talks with the comedian and radio host Ron Bennington about her new outlook on life and her forthcoming sta…
Under the conductor Nikolai Alexeev, this storied ensemble — once the Leningrad Philharmonic — could be excused for reveling in its Russian heritage.
The dizzyingly virtuosic pianist Marc-André Hamelin stars as the soloist of the “Emperor” piano concerto in an all-Beethoven program that also includes the “…
With ever more sophisticated technology at their fingertips, composers of electronic music are producing a dizzying array of works that often draw on video and performance art, too…
As part of the Pop Up Concerts series at the Miller Theater, the adventurous American Contemporary Music Ensemble offers a program of works by the pianist and composer Timo Andres,…
(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…
Prize-winning young pianist Madelaine Jones presents an eclectic programme of music, from Georgian keyboard sonatas to contemporary Norwegian pieces.
Part piano recital, part fantasy lecture, pianist Will Pickvance presents his sell-out EdFringe show of virtuosity, dissection and humour.
Will asks Father Christmas for a spaceship but gets a piano, sending him on a voyage of discovery.
Lovers of Romantic piano.
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 Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today.
Saturday May 23rd All Saints Church, Hove, 7:30pm.
Poet Charles Antony is well known in Sussex for his performances which bring his poetic stories to life.
Hit the dancefloor for party monster Tomás Ford’s late night rave.
This critically acclaimed recording-artist performs popular hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia, and more.
In 2005, a suited man washed up on the Kent coast with no recollection of where he came from, how he got there and who he was.
Help identify the dastardly murderer.
Look how we’ve evolved! Learn about women in policing.
This adventurous group celebrates the music of Mathew Rosenblum and Lee Hyla, an American composer who died last year and whose scores mesh elements of classical, rock and jazz.
One of Brighton’s best kept secrets, the Sussex Jazz Orchestra is a twenty strong big band playing a choice selection of original and familiar tunes.
On the 17th, after Bach’s Goldbergs, the brilliant pianist Simon Ballard will perform Mozart, Poulenc and his own compositions.
Please join us for a unique evening combining a short guided meditational experience with a variety of live music and spoken word performances.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this recital.
Join Adam Blampied “Delightful” (British Theatre Guide), Richard Soames “Excellent” (Sunday Times) and The Story Beast “Bearded force of nature” (Guardian) as The Beta Males finall…
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…
Julian Layn is a classical composer and pianist.
Shaun Buswell likes a challenge.
An entertaining and uplifting hour of stunning vocals, luscious harmonies and witty banter from the UK’s premier classical-crossover vocal trio.
Critically acclaimed pianist Helen Burford returns to Brighton Fringe with a fascinating solo programme featuring works by J.
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.
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Deux Johns Orchestra, formed two years ago by John Trelawney, is a Jazz outfit that adapts in size for varying original material and venues.
Cello recital of Prokovief and Michael Finnissy Chi Mei Ricercari with the composer himself.
French-Mexican acoustic guitar duo JP & Leonardo bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
Stunning young Pianist Yllka has been taught by masters Ben Kaplan & Vanessa Latarche & is a Steinway Artist, has performed for the Bosendorfer Series & also at Kennedy Centre Wash…
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…
MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe.
Jacquie Currie presents the words and music of the great entertainer Joyce Grenfell.
‘There is something which I wish you to take into consideration.
Dreamlike music, some of it dark and haunting, is the focus of this lovely program, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and featuring the superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in B…
This bracingly original chamber ensemble puts together a typically eclectic program, with well-loved favorites like Mozart’s radiant Clarinet Concerto (with Sharon Kam as sol…
The erotically charged music of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” and glittering arias by Handel are the focus of this concert presented by this cele…
The Boston Symphony’s youthful, brilliant new music director, Andris Nelsons, leads three programs with his re-energized orchestra.
Jean-Luc Lagarce’s beautiful, incantatory play is about a company of three performers who cling to art and shredded dignity as they hoof from stage to ever more pathetic stag…
This foundation, which nurtures exceptional young singers, presents two alumni of the 2010 competition in recital.
Visits by the dynamic David Robertson and his superior ensemble are always a treat.
The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas returns to New York with another of the ensembles with which he has had career-long associations.
This radiant mezzo-soprano continues her Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall with a celebration of bel canto arias and orchestral selections by Rossini, Bellini and lesser-known c…
This eminent ensemble offers a program featuring Beethoven’s “Kakadu” Variations and Brahms’s Piano Trio in B (Op.
Avi Avital — that rarity, a star mandolinist — joins this vibrant ensemble in works by Vivaldi, as well as selections by Marcello, Geminiani and Paisiello.
(Saturday) The clarity and grace of Mozart and his contemporaries is the focus of a concert by this organization’s classical orchestra.
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Steven Fox conducts this excellent period instrument ensemble, expanded for the occasion, in Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony.
(previews start on March 12; opens on March 15) A fighter, a manager and a prostitute walk into a bar and find themselves in the midst of a Richard Maxwell play.
This ever-fresh ensemble presents two crowd-pleasers, Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony and Brahms’s Violin Concerto, with the fiery Viktoria Mullova as the sol…
A highlight of the Ecstatic Music Festival is Bang on a Can’s annual People’s Commissioning Fund Concert, which highlights imaginative new works by a range of composers…
The probing pianist Leif Ove Andsnes invites listeners on a “Beethoven Journey” as he teams up with this excellent chamber orchestra in performances of the composerR…
Some of New York’s funniest performers gather to reinterpret classic award show speeches, including Eliot Glazer, Ilana Glazer, Julie Klausner, Erin Markey, Michael Musto, Be…
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, brings his other orchestra to Avery Fisher Hall for two classics of Romanticism.
Mr. Gonzalez-Macuer, an award-winning New Zealand comedian and star of the coming film “What We Do in the Shadows,” headlines this night at Union Hall.
The Boston ensemble Blue Heron delves into richly expressive secular and religious vocal music from the 15th century by composers including Johannes Ockeghem, Gilles Binchois and G…
Scandinavian works unsurprisingly make up this touring ensemble’s program.
Juilliard’s “Focus!” festival of Japanese music has concluded, but Asia Society’s series is still going strong.
Riccardo Muti continues to thrive as the music director of this ensemble, and it’s always an event when this esteemed maestro brings that great orchestra to Carnegie Hall, as…
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Among its many valuable activities, the George London Foundation presents a series of recitals at the Morgan Library & Museum, including artists who have been winners of the fo…
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…
(previews start on Thursday; opens in Jan.
Wall-to-wall coverage of Handel’s “Messiah” makes way for Mozart with this performance by the young members of the New York String Orchestra, who will be led by t…
This sprightly community orchestra performs an intriguing program of British music, including works by composers like Delius, Vaughan Williams and Holst and lesser-known figures li…
Gotham Comedy Club hosts an interview with the great talk show host, who is promoting a new book, “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks.
Kendra Cunningham hosts these three impressive young talents from the Park Slope area for half-hour sets.
The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is approaching both his 20th anniversary as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and this December, his 70th birthday.
The versatile and fiercely accomplished Pacifica Quartet offers an unusual program with string quartets by Haydn (“Sunrise”) and Mendelssohn framing a newly commissione…
Sound and image mingle in illuminating ways in this production by the composer Philip Miller and the artist William Kentridge, two South Africans and longtime collaborators.
US composer and lyricist Georgia Stitt makes a welcome return to London following her sell-out concerts at St Paul’s Church in 2007 and The Hippodrome in 2012.
This orchestra begins its American tour with Vladimir Jurowski conducting the pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
James Levine, who has been conducting an elegant account of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the Metropolitan Opera, brings the Met Orchestra to Carnegie Hall for…
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Jacques Lacombe, the insightful music director of this powerful, polished orchestra, opens the season with Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” a standard often trotted out f…
This ensemble, conducted by Muhai Tang, completes its first American tour in its 91-year-history with a performance at Carnegie Hall.
This vocally formidable and charismatic German bass has sung 22 roles with the Metropolitan Opera since his 1992 debut.
This series at Pace University, started last year by the veteran impresario Matthew A.
The organist K.
Once again the Philharmonic begins a new season with the Art of the Score film series.
The harpsichordist Avi Stein directs this festival, which features some of New York’s top period instrument players.
For the latest installation in its Subway Series, wind players from this excellent ensemble descend on the boroughs with a free program featuring music for wind quintet by Ligeti, …
During what is usually a slow week in the classical music season, the New York Chamber Music Festival has been stepping up for several years with an ambitious series of programs.
Directed by Luke Sheppard, Associate Director of Matilda in the West End and Broadway, Soul Music is written by stand-up comedian Andrew Doyle with music by resident composer of th…
Come and hear accomplished music scholars from Fettes College, Edinburgh give a lunchtime recital of vocal and instrumental music in the magnificent surroundings of St Cuthbert’s P…
In the surrounds of St Cecilia’s Hall, my view of pianist Peter Bream is through a glass case displaying a set of tartan-clad bagpipes.
To watch Reed perform is to witness the bending of reality.
Musically challenged friends from sister orchestras in the US join the RTO in a celebration of mutual virtuosity to entertain and amuse all with their fiendish interpretations of m…
This annual concert has built-up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi…
Scotsman Richard Michael leads his talented family on piano with his daughters Hilary Michael on violin and saxophone, Joanna Duncan on violin and xylophone, and nephew Paul Michae…
Richard Lewis, Edinburgh’s Convener for Culture, and international mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker look at how Scotland has inspired other nations.
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…
Australian comic George Dimarelos’s first full-length show at the Fringe is a solid effort, with his conversational style and obvious talent for observational comedy showing a lo…
Sasha returns to Fringe with an all new programme: Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Schumann’s Fantasiestucke Op.
Julian Layn is a classical composer and pianist.
The Man, the Music, the Panj is a conversational songwriting showcase by wheelchair bound singer/songwriter Shaun Shears and the stories that have created his work.
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Peter Seivewright performs piano music by the English romantic composer Cyril Scott (1879-1970).
Inspired by the extraordinary tenth century Aberdeenshire gospel book, Richard Ingham leads an evening of plainsong, reels and electronic soundscapes.
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…
Stefan Warzycki returns to St Andrew’s and St George’s West with a programme of popular piano favourites by Bach and Chopin.
Fischy Music play fun and thoughtful songs to primary school-aged children, but the adults will love it too.
Come and enjoy a relaxing lunchtime recital of a selection of favourite ballades, nocturnes, polonaises, waltzes, scherzos and other works by Poland’s most famous romantic compos…
Following last year’s enthusiastic reception, husband and wife duo Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale look forward to presenting this year’s programme at St Andrew’s and St Ge…
Enjoy a fascinating fashion show exhibiting beautiful garments made from colourful organic cotton and ethical eri-silk fabric handwoven by vulnerable indigenous women and survivors…
What impact has streaming had on the music industry? What are the pros and cons? A panelled discussion focusing on the key details involved in streaming music and the future of mus…
Radio nan Gaidheal hosts an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio.
This is not for everyone.
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.
The New Zealand Music Showcase is a great way to see some of New Zealand’s greatest artists here at the fringe.
Jyotsna Srikanth, an exciting and amazing South Indian carnatic violinist presents Carnatic Nomad, a traditional South Indian offering with classical, folk and contemporary South I…
Psych nurse turned comic Danny Stinson feels like he has lived a thousand lives and he has stories to tell from all of them.
Jonathan and Anne look forward to welcoming you to their celebration of the piano duet! Two daily, alternating programmes will include music by Bach, Mozart, Schubert and lesser kn…
Opera singer Ann Liebeck and Edinburgh pianist Guy Newbury will perform songs by Granados, Ginastera, de Falla, Villa Lobos and Lecuona.
Opera singer Ann Liebeck and Edinburgh pianist Guy Newbury will perform songs by Granados, Ginastera, de Falla, Villa Lobos and Lecuona.
Violin and piano recital: Gudrun Edwards (violin) and Christine Gough (piano).
Harking back to the golden era of Big Band, the SLJO bring you an afternoon of swing, jazz and funk.
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…
Come and hear this Japanese born international soloist perform a delightful series of two concerts of works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Ravel and Rachmaninov.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
“Schubert and His World” is the most ambitious undertaking of the Bard Music Festival in its 25th anniversary summer season.
Hear the greatest jazz pianists come alive through keyboard virtuoso Richard Michael, BEM.
A programme of Italian baroque mandolin music accompanied by harpsichord and interspersed with readings from Frances Taylor’s evocative memoir, The Mandolin Lesson.
Join the gang as they sweep you down to the grand old days of London, packed full of extreme patriotism and purpose, The Music Hall Menagerie promises singing, dancing, comic caper…
Billing their series of gigs as Playtime, some of Edinburgh’s finest Jazzers are creating very interesting and enjoyable music in the intimate space of The Outhouse’s attic.
Mary McCarthy and friends have fun at the piano: traditional music, classical music, duets…
In 2012, Shaun Buswell started a musical challenge to create an orchestra made up of musicians he met as strangers whilst travelling on the London Underground.
Sunday evening live piano with Robert Harrison in Edinburgh’s newest Royal Mile venue by Victor & Carina Contini.
Down-home blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano/vocals, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
An anarchic late night DJ party where you can request anything you want.
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
The comparison between An Evening With Dementia and King Lear is closely drawn.
The first weekend of the festival kicks off with the pianist Joyce Yang performing in Schumann’s Piano Quartet for a benefit concert on Saturday.
Ghostbusters turns 30 this year.
So, the title of this show doesn’t lie.
Vide sopra! Alasdair returned to Scotland after 14 years in Europe to be hailed as ‘a master’ (EdinburghGuide.
Perrier/Chortle award-winning musical comedian makes sense of your universe.
An afternoon of Jazz from the Jazz Bar’s very own Jazz Trio; Ed Kelly on double bass, David Patrick on piano and Bob Kyle on drums.
Danny Buckler is incurably absorbed in the world of fantasy.
Cheaper Than Therapy presents its audience with a changing line up of five comedians performing sets based on phobias, anxieties and hang-ups.
A unique, musically diverse orchestra which aims to nurture musical collaboration between international, culturally diverse Manchester based musicians, including refugees, and Roya…
Ben Fairey brings you the grooviest, new one-man line-up.
Join us at the multi-award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
Join 84-year-old Hollywood legend Patti DuPont (149 films, nine husbands, five facelifts) for an intimate hour of chat, music and candid tales from 65 years in show business.
Part piano recital, part fantasy lecture, Will Pickvance returns with his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2013 show of virtuosity, dissection and surreal humour.
There’s a particular pleasure in seeing someone do their job incredibly well.
Symphony promises to blend a live gig environment with the best of contemporary British theatre.
Paul Foot’s offstage microphone isn’t working, so the pre-show announcement of Paul Foot - Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major is apparently ruined.
Music, Speech and the Sound of a Wheelbarrow. The static crackle prior to a record starting, how we learn language and various celebrities losing their heads! Funny.
You might find yourself wondering how far into the past you’ve strayed during this excellent piano concert by Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell.
Danny Mcloughlin feels alright.
Infra Dig, which we learn is Latin for “beneath your dignity”, is a show about dignity but also pride and respect.
In themselves the Beasts’ sketch personas are fairly standard; the nutcase, the buffoon and the straight man.
A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city.
This orchestra of gifted youngsters itching to prove themselves takes to Carnegie Hall’s main stage under the direction of David Robertson in a vibrant program of classics, i…
Rising stars perform with prominent musicians at this prestigious festival, directed by Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, who will perform in Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G mino…
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Tuesday) This venerable conductorless ensemble is particularly crisp and compelling in Beethoven.
Alhambra Theatre: 28th Jun 7pm.
This contest, organized by the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, prides itself on its reasonable, ethical rules: there is no elimination until the final round, and jurors are not al…
There is a lot going on here, in the orchestra’s last subscription concerts of the season.
John Early, Michael Cavadias and Dave Hill host their version of a daytime talk show, with the guests Jemima Kirke, Cole Escola and Kate Berlant.
In recent years, the Met has been fielding free concerts with young artists in lieu of its old series of operas in concert.
This international music festival at the bucolic Caramoor Center opens with a gala program featuring, as so many gala festival do, the violinist Joshua Bell, who is appearing with …
As part of the Comedy Central Corporate Retreat series, Ms. Berlant and Mr. Early revive their variety show.
This ensemble, devoted to modern music, offers a stimulating mixture for its season finale, including works by David Froom, Suzanne Farrin, David Lang and Philip Glass (a scene fro…
This long-running festival kicks off its summer season with a gala performance by the Emerson String Quartet.
The NY Phil Biennial is meant as a forum for new music, but 11 days is not enough time to explore all the recent works worthy of attention.
This ensemble presents a program of works written in or for Prague in the late 18th century.
For its season-ending concert, this group offers another typically imaginative program, this one titled “Composers Without Boundaries.
The host of the popular podcast “How Was Your Week,” Ms. Klausner promises “complete and utter magic” — and guests — in this night of cabaret.
One of the most dependable conductor-ensemble pairings in classical music is Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Formed in 2011, the Studio 9 Orchestra performs some of the finest contemporary arrangements for an 18-piece jazz band.
Jolle Greenleaf and Donald Meineke are at the helm of the inaugural Early Music Festival: NYC, which will present 16 concerts featuring first-rate soloists and ensembles at churche…
Make Music Not War: Imagining an era when violent conflicts have ceased, The Post War Orchestra transforms deactivated weapons and other military equipment into musical instruments…
Brazil and bratwurst, Bach and potatoes are among the unlikely pairings in this festival, which sparkles with invention.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
These internationally acclaimed concert pianists bring you an exuberant evening suitable for every age and all musical tastes.
Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the break out of World War I, the conductor Leon Botstein and this ensemble present the program “Forged From Fire.
English composers are in the spotlight here.
David Bell performed regularly with Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras under Herbert Von Karajan.
The concerts of this ensemble are always inspiring.
Sitting in the pews of Brighton’s Unitarian Church and readying myself for an evening of devotional music largely centred on Hindu and Sufi traditions, I felt slightly dubious.
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, reflects on the importance and value of music in her life with live illustrations from the Sussex Symphony Orchestra.
NIA Birmingham: 24th May 6pm.
As part of his season as artist-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic, the brilliant pianist Yefim Bronfman plays a chamber music program with top players from the orchestra.
Come and celebrate English eccentricity with Duck Soup and the Trio Buschellini in a uniquely silly concert that will take you from the Village Green to a Persian Market and back a…
Play your part in creating a modern musical response to a First World War poem.
The pianists Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov established a duo in 2010 and have even started their own record label, LP Classics, devoted to uncovering overlooked works for tw…
We play a wide range of material including exciting contemporary music by living composers, as well as classical and popular pieces and concertos with guest soloists.
I greatly admire Union Music Store’s mission to bring their home-grown acts to the masses – a labour of love and angst warding off cynics like me, to be sure.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
A recital of favourites of the ‘Palm Court Era’ performed by Aspidistra, praised for its lively interpretation of the music that so delighted our (great) grandparents.
A concert of British music to mark the 2014 centenary of the Great War and the impact of the conflict on heritage and culture.
South African pianist, Johan de Cock, presents a solo piano recital of lesser-known works by Frédéric Chopin.
Anna Emerson gives an entertaining performance in her latest show, An Evening with Patti DuPont.
Critically acclaimed sketch group BEASTS return to Brighton with a brand-new show.
Acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
Always rich in young composers, this series has taken on venerable status by this, its 13th season.
This respected, vibrant Russian ensemble, led by the violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, plays Vivaldi, Boccherini, Rossini and Tchaikovsky on Friday, and on Sunda…
The composers’ collective Random Access Music presents a vibrant offering of new music.
Mariss Jansons, the chief conductor of this renowned orchestra, has long suffered from heart-related health problems, and announced a few weeks ago that he will be stepping down fr…
The BSMS Medic Revue is back again after 7 sell-out years with a brand new show! This comedy performance encompasses medical humour in the form of sketches, live music and videos, …
Emma Kirkby, Gavin Henderson, BREMF Singers, Orchestra and Brass Ensemble, Conducted by John Hancorn.
11th May: Simon Ballard - piano performs Mozart & Beethoven.
A chamber group drawn from the ranks of this excellent ensemble brings a program called, sigh, “Outside the Bachs,” to Brooklyn and Manhattan, featuring composers inclu…
The day after its season ends at Lincoln Center, this virtuosically versatile ensemble travels a few blocks downtown for an immersion in Dvorak, a nod back to its performances of h…
Chamber Music had a small turn out in beautiful St Nicholas’ Church.
The Spring for Music series continues with the Pittsburgh ensemble, led by Manfred Honeck.
This festival continues with James Conlon conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus in a program that opens with John Adams’s exhila…
International artists Rachel Smith (flute) and Ruby Aspinall (harp) perform an imaginative programme of music from across the globe, from the UK and Europe to Russia, USA, Japan an…
Led by its music director, Alexander Mickelthwate, this ensemble offers an immersion in living composers from Canada, including R.
Howard Hanson was the longtime director of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, and this excellent ensemble honors him with a rare performance of this vivid, grand opera, base…
The second concert of the Spring for Music series features this ensemble and the dynamic conductor Ludovic Morlot, who has galvanized the group and excited Seattle audiences since …
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.
Outstanding pianist, Helen Burford, presents an afternoon recital programme of solo works by Haydn, Scarlatti, Martin Butler and the European premiere of Julie Harris’ American Tri…
Outstanding young pianist,Helen Burford,returns to the Brighton Fringe with a programme of classical and contemporary solo piano music,including works by Bach,Brubeck,Kapustin and …
A dance party for kids and social event for adults too.
Part piano recital, part fantasy lecture, pianist and entertainer Will Pickvance presents the physical, emotional and spiritual anatomy of the piano, with stories about, songs arou…
3rd & 4th May: Benedict Cruft - violin, performs Bach’s complete solo works.
Directed by MJ Paranzino.
Andrew Biggs (violin), Beatrice Sales (viola), Nick Cooper (cello), Kevin Allen (piano) and work for strings (tba). Admission free including refreshments, retiring collection.
This essential training ensemble for young students presents its 20th annual Discovery Concert, which will feature the winner of the organization’s 2014 Discovery Competition…
I love a bit of late night showbiz.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the dynamic young leader of this orchestra, conducts the gifted young violinist Lisa Batiashvili in Bartok’s lyrical Violin Concerto No.
The producers of last year’s inaugural Brooklyn Comedy Festival continue their cultivation of the city’s best comedy.
Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta players in Britten’s impassioned “War Requiem” alongside the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
Inon Barnatan, a gifted young pianist, is the connecting thread in an evening celebrating Schumann.
French-American acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
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…
The adventurous and very affordable programs by the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, with top-notch performers, take place at an acoustically lively and intimate church practicall…
The storied festival offers a tantalizing program of teasers from its two-month season, including appearances by the soprano Dawn Upshaw and the conductor-pianist Robert Spano, in …
A major American conductor, Leonard Slatkin, takes the podium for a concert at Carnegie Hall with the orchestra of the renowned Manhattan School of Music.
Musicians including the violinist Daniel Hope, the clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois and the cellist David Finckel offer a program exploring music by 20th-century composers who w…
A double bill of landmark 20th-century choral writing provides a showcase for the conservatory’s symphonic chorus and chamber choir.
This adventurous band of new-music specialists is joined by the Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza for the final installment of its 10th anniversary celebration of the Orchestra Unde…
The Concert Artists Guild, founded in 1951 to discover and promote gifted young performers, presents the Weill Recital Hall debut of the Lysander Piano Trio, which won the organiza…
The Actors Company Theater revives Christopher Durang’s not-quite romantic comedy about two flailing 30-somethings and their crazier-than-thou therapists.
The German composer and conductor Matthias Pintscher leads this ensemble in Bartok’s flamboyant Concerto for Orchestra; the New York premiere of his own “Bereshit”…
Come and hear accomplished music scholars from Fettes College, Edinburgh give a lunchtime recital of vocal and instrumental music in the magnificent surroundings of St Cuthbert…
A unique opportunity to hear these extraordinary works prior to their outing at the BBC Proms.
Eric Satie: 3 Sarabandes, 3 Gnossiennes, 3 Danses de travers, 3 Gymnopedies. www.peterbream.com
‘A masterpiece’ (EdinburghGuide.
It has always amazed me how classical musicians are able to perform a twenty-minute long sonata without a note of music in front of them.
Enjoy Fong Liu’s entrancing voice, Chinese traditional instruments (including Hooi Ling Eng’s percussion and zheng, Xian Shan’s accordion, Yulu Wang’s zheng and Eddie McGuire’s bam…
International tours in the last few years (to Utrecht and Glasgow) have honed the orchestra’s skills.
After her successful programme of Polish songs in 2010/11, Edinburgh-born Natasha Day returns to sing songs and arias by Massenet, Debussy, Hahn, Schubert, Strauss and Dvorak.
Their unique musical abilities conquered Europe in Utrecht in 2011.
Ashwini Ramaswamy, a soloist with renowned Ragamala Dance, presents a solo performance of the vibrant and complex south Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, accompanied by live musi…
Songs from two great song cycles, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Schumann’s Eichendorff Liederkreis plus some rarely heard piano works by Schumann’s circle: Ferdinand Hiller, Joach…
This annual concert has built a loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty and power of the blend of pipes, fiddle, harp, concertina, flute, bass and drum.
Perth Youth Orchestra performs at home and abroad but this is its Fringe debut.
Internationally acclaimed violinist Madeleine Mitchell makes her debut with Fringe regulars the Orchestra of the Canongait, conducted by Robert Dick, in Max Bruch’s ever popular Vi…
In the familiar surroundings of their hometown venue, Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra showed why they have become one of the most respected ensembles of their …
David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers.
Come and savour the intimate soundworld of the Edinburgh Piano Duo in two consecutive afternoon recitals which will include Schubert’s mighty Grand Duo D812.
Come and enjoy a selection of popular preludes, waltzes, nocturnes, ballades, scherzos and larger scale pieces performed to delight you in this lunchtime concert.
Join us for an evening of nostalgia, swinging music and sheer fun with the music of Glenn Miller and the Big Band era.
Extraordinary fusion of traditional and modern music from across the genres.
These celebrated musicians give a presentation with bamboo flutes, classical flutes and Chinese zheng (zither) on the music of the two nations in comparative perspective.
Like other communities in Europe that have historically suffered political repression the Celtic peoples of the British Isles have for centuries expressed their culture through mus…
Comprised of 9 silent short films with musical accompaniments from Dmytro Morykit, Music in Manufacture seeks to bring together two different mediums to create something entirely n…
The two nations represented in this one-off concert were China and Scotland, with Dong Yi and Eddie McGuire as representatives.
A celebration of Scottish Highland music featuring the great Highland bagpipe, the clarsach (harp), and traditional singing.
Hungarian virtuoso Tamas Fejes is a delight to listen to.
Thanks to their eager adoption by Pau Casals during the early decades of the 20th century, Bach’s cello suites have grown to become a crucial pillar of the classical pantheon, even…
An exploration of our life’s journey through original song in multiple genres, enhanced by visual imagery, that tells a story of finding our way in the choices we make through st…
Gramophone describes their working relationship ‘as close and meaningful as Brahms had with Joachim’.
Sold out Fringe 2012! This lovely show returns with the critically acclaimed From a Garden of Songs, RLS’s own songs, poems from a Child’s Garden of Verses and a performance of Ste…
The original box office smash hit tribute to one of the greatest movie soundtracks.
Youth string ensemble South West Camerata, a JUTP Music ensemble perform Vivaldi Four Seasons with poetry recitations at St Giles’ Cathedral on Friday 9th August at 12.15pm.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Although at first you can’t quite tell why, there is something different about Stephen Tobin’s prints.
Dean Friedman is a personable guy.
A unique evening with the actress, comedienne, singer, political campaigner and raconteur, sharing intimate and hilarious recollections from her hugely successful autobiography Not…
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme.
Music from a Piece of Leaf.
Folk-inspired piano jewels from Scotland, Ireland, the Balkans and South America; including music by Ronald Stevenson, Alberto Ginastera, Eddie McGuire, Percy Grainger and Miroslav…
A participatory workshop led by Colin Watkeys, Director of Festivals in Edinburgh (Hill Street Solo Theatre) and London (Face to Face Festival) and award-winning solo performers Cl…
When you’re looking for a kids’ show at the Fringe, there are a few names which ought to be a safe bet and, of these, none more so than Roald Dahl.
Alexandra Devon’s play promises an exciting musing on terrorism, questioning violence and injustice and exploring the reasoning behind them.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The Pleasance in association with The Scotsman celebrates the Fringe First Awards with four readings, one from each decade.
Experience Mass settings within their original church context.
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Whilst in the Fringe Guide this show rests under the category of ‘Spoken Word’ with a subcategory of ‘comedy’ I’m not sure I could call it either, as although aspects of …
An event to bring Christian gospel music from the church to our streets.
Following her sell-out Sunday Night Supper Clubs at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club and the Dalston Boys Hall, Samantha comes to Edinburgh with stories, games, guests and ju…
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Prelude and Fugue in G minor – Johannes Brahms.
What happens beyond the therapy room, when patients venture off the couch and out into the world? A question posed and answered by the Birmingham Medics’ Performing Arts Society.
A beautiful way to start your Fringe! Three of Scotland’s most critically acclaimed new artists, Turning Plates, Jo Mango and The State Broadcasters, perform an intimate seated eve…
Part piano recital, part fantasy lecture, pianist Will Pickvance presents the physical, emotional and spiritual anatomy of the piano, with stories about, songs around, the playing …
Edinburgh’s famous quadruple award-winning music venue hosts Fringe shows daily and also promotes its own superb jazz and funk programme.
Edinburgh’s famous, multiple award-winning atmospheric music venue hosts all kinds of shows all day from 1pm, and stages its own fantastic programme of high-quality modern jazz, la…
Could six months living in Auntie Annie’s conservatory push you over the edge? Find out in this hilarious debut from Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2013 nominee Danny War…
The venue Worbey and Farrell play in looks like it is reserved for an austere classical performance, with the solemn black piano dominating the stage.
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.
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra is a charming ensemble of ten ukulele players and one double bass player.
It is rather difficult to pinpoint exactly why Music Show, Wedding! is so enjoyable.
Join us for a footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the WHISKI Bar during August.
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
It is perhaps a mistake for Faye Draper to have a clock mounted on the wall during her one woman show Tea is an Evening Meal.
It seemed very strange to be watching something called ‘An Adult Evening’ at 9.
Tonight was an evening of two plays, one short, one less short, but the action started before the audience were seated with characters roaming into the foyer.
There was a fashionable word in the 1950s for a certain type of female performer, which was ‘kooky’.
Ben Dover, the self proclaimed ‘Prince of Porn’ really wants you to think he has the rudest show in Edinburgh (no doubt hoping for some publicity grabbing ‘controversial’ headline)…
Behind the cheap gloss, sexual innuendos and hyper-kinetic jazz hands there is a whiff of melancholy to this instantly likable quartet.
Dinner and a show: a winning combination.
Ah, the piano bar; a place where you might go to relax with a few friends and a few drinks, with the piano bar lady softly accompanying your conversations.
An evening dedicated to songs and music inspired by Stevenson and his writings, this one-off performance of the critically acclaimed CD ‘From a Garden of Songs’ was a rare trea…
Jay Sodagar came on stage apologising.
This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Like a bit of ragtime? Classic tunes from 1912? Henry Mancini ballads in four-part harmony? You’d be in luck with the animated stylings of the Sussex Harmonisers, a nearly 50-…
Danny Bevins is not a gentle comedian.
We are given a window into a mental asylum as this absurdist tale of tragic delusion unfolds before us.
Parents Evening promises an hour of character-based sketch comedy in a school setting, which is already an idea devoid of originality, but is handled particularly poorly.
Xavier Mortimer is a talented magician-musician-mime artist and clown.
Covering a range of singer/songwriter greats, Juliet Nisbet and Bruce Birrell, collectively known as Spirit of Love, take us on a musical journey across Scotland, Ireland, France a…
Three young lads in search of comedy gold, No Poofs No Piano comprises of sketches and quips with typical schoolboy humour.
The Music Box, a new play by Cambridge University’s Emma Stirling is not only bad, but bad for theatre.
On first reading, the show’s title may sound almost childlike, reading like the name of a children’s music book.
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…
Over the last few years at the Latitude festival Robin Ince’s Book Club has been a runaway success.
A message reminding people to turn off their mobile phones plays through the theatre.
Sweet ECA plays host to one of several new immersive theatre shows - Parents Evening invites us to join the staff of Aultyme Time High on their special parents night the…
Clive James returns to Edinburgh with two daily shows, a lunchtime chat show for those who want to see him in one-to-one conversation with guests and an evening one-man show in whi…
An ambient evening of harp music and vocals which was enjoyable, but not exceptional.
Set over the duration of one Christmas Eve, Festive Season is an abstract exploration of familial responsibility and the loss of loved ones.
If youve been in Edinburgh for a few weeks, or even days, you will probably have experienced the Evening with Dementia marketing campaign, which consists of actor Trevor T.
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
This was the first of a series of 6 evening concerts They are free, though a retiring collection is requested.
No Shoes Theatre Company, whose massive success “The Improvised Musical” continues to pull the crowds at the Fringe, are debuting this powerful, articulate and ultimately movin…
The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject.
Bundle up for the cold-weather version of the annual summer Make Music New York festival.
In his book about the onset of his wife’s dementia, former ITN journalist John Suchet explained that the one ‘mercy’ he could see about the condition was that the person with…
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.
It’s clear that Florence Leon is a performer with passion, but you need a little more than that to pull off a solo show.
This is consumate top-class stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy.
David Hasselhoff has a large and committed international following: Pleasance Grand was sold out on his opening night and at almost £20 a ticket, this is one of the more expensive…
It promised to be a fun show.
Mil’s Trills, starring a very bubbly Amelia Robinson on the ukulele, has travelled all the way from New York City to introduce the little ones of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fri…
The best often start out young.
Based on the true story of a man who emerges from the sea in a suit with amnesia, who then draws a picture of a piano and proves he can play as a virtuoso, Piano Man is a play abou…
The connection between traditional Scottish music and Chinese music is something I had given no thought to until this concert, but the Harmony Ensemble changed all that with their …
Andreas Grassl is the piano man who washed up in Kent.
When everyone is trying to push the boundaries in their performances at the Fringe it’s refreshing to watch simple and beautiful talent carry a show on its own.
Music Bugs is a company which provides music classes for ‘babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers’, an age group whose three primary occupations seem to be screaming, laughing and f…
Wheatly and Hansen’s repertoire was a difficult one and the two singers approached it with due caution.
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 show gets off to a slick and simple start by introducing each member of HyHo Productions to the stage.
Would you pour out your innermost secrets to three strange comedians? This is the premise of Jim Smallman’s afternoon show Group Therapy, which promises to solve all its audience…
Graham Macpherson, aka Suggs, has produced a show with a clue in the title.
Get the whole summer festival experience over with in just an hour as Danny Robins takes you through all you need to know from the Dance Tent, to the Main Stage to the drugs and…
I couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed after leaving an evening of haunting and soulful melodies decidedly un-haunted.
Their regular slot on the Johnathan Ross show goes a long way to explaining the largely heterosexual audience in tonight.
Character comedy is one of the most difficult types to do well.
St Mark’s is an excellent space for chamber music, and I suspect, many other types of music.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Part lecture, part concert, Richard Michael takes us on a whistle-stop tour of jazz, from its humble beginnings in the tunes of Scott Joplin to the more experimental Dave Brubeck a…
For many thousands of even seasoned Fringe-goers, the mystique and delights of the Famous Speigel Garden can frequently be passed by, with the comparatively few shows that it offer…
Much celebrated world-class performer Melvin Brown, better known as Movin’ Melvin Brown, gives another uninhibited, inspiring and entertaining performance at the Edinburgh Festiv…
The streets, plazas, parks and waterfronts of the five boroughs will be alive with music during this free, outdoor extravaganza, which features over 1,300 concerts from dawn to dus…
Dysart Productions return to the Fringe with an updated version of their 2011 show and really wows the crowds with their peerless vocal performances of some of the great songs from…
Les Misérables fans will be disappointed to discover that this show not in fact a musical revue of the West End hit.
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…
High-school teachers by day, DJ Danny and his glamorous assistant (the P.
Playing songs about the goriest aspects of the Victorian era, Steampunk band Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, deliver an hour of music and comedy.
After an evening of song recitals from Soprano Rachael Wheatley and Pianist Ingrid Sawers, I left late, feeling very chilled out.
It was toe-tapping and finger-clicking all round as the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra transported everyone back to the heyday of swing.
More and more churches are using Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival as a window for their work.
A Little Night Music is one of Sondheim’s most exquisitely written shows- somewhere between Wilde’s comedies of manners and Chekhov and Ibsen’s simpering naturalism.
It was an evening to be remembered for up-tempo tunes mixing Irish, Bluegrass, Country and Folk.
Everyone knows that Sylvester Stallone created the Hollywood’s boxing legend boxer Rocky Balboa.
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Well take all the glitter and Lamee in the world and youve got a start.
Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives.
In the world of organs, the Frobenius brand is king.
There are certain criteria that a Free Fringe Show should fulfil when performed in a public bar.
This debut show from Danny Buckler is a resounding success.
The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth promises an hour of solid stand-up.
How do you get to Sesame Street? This is a question many of us have asked throughout our lives and receiving a ticket to Sesame Street Live was, for me, like someone had suddenly h…
A Little Night Music promised a delightful evening of choice piano pieces associated with the night-time.
While undoubtedly a good show by anyone’s standards - apart from someone who doesn’t like American men with high, nasal voices reading comic but ultimately touching stories, presum…
Stand-up comedy and storytellin’ with Brandon Burke.
Schumann Adagio and Allegro Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Dohnányi Sextet Russian conductor Maxim Emelyanychev has quickly risen to international prominence with h…
John Adams HarmonielehreRachmaninov Symphony No 2 One of the world’s most electrifying musical partnerships, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra return following…
Qigang Wu Xing ‘The Five Elements’Dvořák Cello Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 5 The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is China’s premier classical ensemble – and an orchestr…
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2 Mahler Symphony No 4 From a dance with the devil to a child’s awestruck view of heaven – Mahler’s Fourth is his shortest, sunniest symphon…
Franck Piano QuintetDvořák Piano Quintet No 2 Op 81 The Netherlands-based Amatis Trio is one of the leading chamber groups of its generation, formed as recently as 2014 but exa…
Sir James MacMillan A Scotch BestiaryWoman of the Apocalypse Not only one of the world’s most revered and exceptional composers, Sir James MacMillan is also an immensely popular…
Davis Delicate TensionBerlioz Les nuits d’été Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Opening the concert is Delicate Tension by Tyson J.
Sir James MacMillan Symphony No2Symphony No 5: ‘Le grand Inconnu’ (World Premiere) The International Festival’s major five-concert celebration of Sir James MacMillan’s 60th bi…
James MacMillan Quickening Strauss Ein Heldenleben Birth, life, struggles and triumphs: two immensely powerful reflections on our existence, performed by a celebrated Internatio…
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
James Macfarlane chats with the one and only Paul Merton about 20 years of Impro Chums, how to succeed in improvisational comedy and some of his favourite on-stage moments.
James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art...
With alumni including Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar and Jeremy Vine, the Durham Revue are celebrating their 50th year with sketch show comedy Death on the Mile at this year’s Durham Frin...
Literacy, lockdown and the love of music are the themes of a new play which has its world premiere in Hove on July 6.
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.
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.
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.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop.
Edinburgh is Festival City for good reason, and amongst all the theatre, comedy, books and arts there's even a Scottish Gin Festival.
Let Me Go is a feature film based on the true life of Helga Schneider (Juliet Stevenson) - whose mother was a Nazi war criminal.
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...
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.
Will Pickvance returns to the Fringe this year with his whimsical Anatomy of the Piano (for Beginners), an anatomical lecture about the piano.
There couldn’t be a more poignant time to retell the story of Dracula with a 21st-century twang.
Today we're chatting to A Case of You: The Musical of Joni Mitchell, a contemporary interpretation of the hits that made Joni an icon of the 70's.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Broadway Baby talks to Rich Batsford, the pianist behind the keys in Classically Chilled Piano.
Broadway Baby are thrilled to introduce a new regular date for West End Wendys and Dagenham Divas.