Thank You, Edinburgh: Princes Street Gardens listing on Broadway Baby

Enjoy a livestreamed concert from The Philadelphia Orchestra in the picturesque Princes Street Gardens, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who've supported us and our community.

A special free afternoon concert to celebrate the Festivals 75th anniversary, given in a spirit of gratitude to all those whose hard work, encouragement and friendship supported our community through the worst of the pandemic.

The concert will be relayed live to the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens from the Edinburgh Playhouse. The first 100 people to attend the live unticketed relay in the Gardens will receive a free snack pack, supplied by the International Festivals official partners The Pantry and Bon Accord.

Yannick Nzet-Sguin, conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra, has created a special family-friendly programme that includes, among others, beloved arias from Gershwins Porgy and Bess and Gianni Schicchi, the finale of Beethovens Seventh Symphony and Carlos Simons Fate Now Conquers, inspired by an entry from Beethovens journal.

Supported by James and Morag Anderson

All tickets for this and a range of events throughout this years Festival are free.

If you are able to, please consider making a donation to the Festival so that we can continue to bring people and performers together, inspire the next generation of talent and support our work with communities year-round.

Yannick Nzet-Sguin Conductor

Rossini Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Coleman Seven OClock Shout

Puccini O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi

Puccini Vissi darte from Tosca

Gershwin Summertime from Porgy and Bess

Arlen Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz

Price Third movement from Symphony No. 1

Dvok Carnival Overture

Simon Fate Now Conquers

Beethoven Fourth movement from Symphony No. 7

The Philadelphia Orchestras 2022 European Festivals Tour is made possible through the generous support of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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