The thrilling violinist joins forces with chamber orchestra Camerata Bern for an absorbing new presentation of Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ.
Pianist Mao Fujita enchants audiences with his musical warmth, lyrical soul and quick-firing brilliance.
New York’s Isidore String Quartet makes its International Festival debut following its triumph at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Not For Anyone returns! Please note that I might just do card tricks and say nothing for a whole hour or I might just do the usual ‘screaming fascist’ schtick. Or both. No refunds.
Rising stars Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale celebrate three outstanding song composers: Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc and Benjamin Britten.
Colleagues and friends Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou juxtapose selections from György Kurtág’s playful Játékok (Games) with Schubert’s great piano duets.
Two Edinburgh natives join forces for a recital celebrating both familiar favourites and under-performed gems from the classical music repertoire.
Singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba’s mysterious modern folk music transports her audiences to ethereal dreamscapes they never want to leave.
Internationally renowned oboist Albrecht Mayer and friends perform lively pieces by Mozart, Britten and Moeran.
Maverick musician Matthew Herbert brings a relentlessly inventive force to the Festival with his latest album, The Horse.
The Castalian String Quartet is celebrated for its stunning sound, profound musicality and imaginative programming.
Esteemed violinist Clara-Jumi Kang presents a solo repertoire to dazzle and delight.
Irish radical folk group Lankum reimagines folk songs in an intense, gothic style.
American soprano Julia Bullock and pianist Bretton Brown perform a range of inspiring and empowering songs.
Multi-award-winning pianist Yeol Eum Son’s tempestuous recital celebrates 19th-century keyboard virtuosos.
Three-time Grammy® Award-winner Thomas Quasthoff and the Amatis Trio explore the topic of war and its consequences for people and humanity.
The undisputed masters of Bach interpretation return to the Festival under the baton of their revered musical director John Butt.
The world-renowned pianist continues his spontaneous series, surprising audiences with a programme that will only be announced from the stage at the very beginning of the concert.
The French harpist presents a programme of music by French composers, designed to display the full beauty, power and complexity of the instrument.
Take a journey through some of the greatest Lieder ever composed, in the company of two absolute masters of the art form.
Beth Nielsen Chapman, a two-time Grammy nominee, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Hear Schubert, Britten and Brahms played by one of the most exciting South Korean chamber ensembles at their International Festival debut performance.
One of the world’s finest countertenors joins fellow early music virtuosos for a programme showcasing Handel’s genius.
The first of two concerts from the American violinist and his friends features a series of upbeat works influenced by folk music.
Harpsichordist and conductor Richard Egarr brings together a hand-picked ensemble of outstanding musicians to perform Bach’s iconic compositions.
The long-time artistic partners explore songs of love, longing and innocence by Bartók, Mussorgsky and Brahms.
Musicians from The Philadelphia Orchestra gather for an intimate chamber concert of two iconic works by Mozart.
The British harpsichordist and conductor joins brilliant Baroque performers for a journey through the riches of European 17th-century chamber music.
The Czech Pavel Haas Quartet is revered for its infectious passion and intuitive rapport.
The winner of the 2021 Chopin Piano Competition, pianist Bruce Liu, makes his International Festival debut with a recital of music to astound and captivate.
The Hebrides Ensemble, one of Scotland’s finest chamber music groups, collaborates with Australian violist and composer Brett Dean.
Join baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Malcolm Martineau for a performance of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise, charged with forceful intensity and subtle theatricality.
Pioneering early-music performer Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI shine a searching new light on 18th-century music from Istanbul’s Islamic, Sephardic and Armenian traditions.
Soprano Golda Schultz and regular pianist partner Jonathan Ware perform This be her verse, a revelatory collection of songs by often-overlooked women composers.
Award-winning experimental composer Michael Begg’s groundbreaking Black Glass Ensemble reveals new music from the borderlands of classical and experimental music.
Edinburgh’s own Dunedin Consort is joined by tenor Nicholas Mulroy for a compelling performance, with John Butt conducting.
Regular visitors to the International Festival, the Takács Quartet brings music to stir and delight in a vivid and passionate performance.
The legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers return with a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founding member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide gui…
Two Edinburgh pianists combine their superb abilities for the first time in a performance of visionary richness and exuberance.
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble returns with a concert including the European premiere of a new work by composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton.
Award-winning clarinettist Sharon Kam and pianist Enrico Pace explore riveting music from the clarinet’s history.
The Swedish mezzo soprano performs a concert that blends music by Schubert and singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright.
The BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin join violinist Laura Samuel for a mystical reimagining of Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’.
Revered period keyboardist Ronald Brautigam is joined by violinist Esther Hoppe and cellist Christian Poltéra for three Romantic classics of the chamber repertoire.
This intimate ensemble explores richly imagined music as part of the orchestra’s residency at the International Festival.
Watch the German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
The Whole World Is Quiet – A series of acoustic shows.
Stripped back sets featuring songs from Chrissie’s recent Bob Dylan covers album, Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan and more.
Blazin’ Fiddles celebrate 22 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances with special guest singer Hannah Rarity.
All-new 11th solo show! Following his groundbreaking global smash hit, Daniel Sloss: X (UK cinema release, streaming on HBO in USA and Canada), whose tour sold out shows across an …
The bestselling, much-loved author and LGBT activist Armistead Maupin has announced his first ever UK tour this autumn.
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter from the world of narrative folk song, poetry and balladry.
What is Caledonian Soul? Ross Wilson (AKA Blue Rose Code) will, with help from some very special guests, attempt to answer this question by offering his unique take on generations …
Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will be joined by the twice-voted Scots Singer of the Year and two-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Emily Smith for a …
Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland.
Forty singers including Barbara Dickson, Karine Polwart, Archie Fisher, Adam McNaughtan, Dick Gaughan, Arthur Johnstone, Ian McCalman and Canadian Iain Rankin, singing the great so…
Phamie Gow, one of Scotland’s most gifted and versatile composers/performers has played in venues around the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, with Ray Davies, Philip Glas…
Surely the German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anyway? Well, his lack of transferable skills keep him …
Lindisfarne’s power to galvanise festival and concert audiences remains undimmed and is guaranteed to get a crowd on its feet and singing along.
Hebrides Ensemble J’Nai Bridges Mezzo sopranoAlex Otterburn BaritoneJames Baillieu PianoPhilip Moore Piano Bernstein Piano TrioCopland Appalachian SpringCopland Piano VariationsB…
Pierre-Laurent Aimard PianoTamara Stefanovich Piano Brahms Sonata for Two PianosMessiaen Visions de l’Amen Angels, saints, songbirds; orbiting planets, stars, pealing bells.
Blazin’ Fiddles celebrate 20 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances with special guest singer Karen Matheson…
James Ehnes Violin Steven Osborne Piano Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 Debussy Violin Sonata Prokofiev Five Melodies Ravel Tzigane, rapsodie de conce…
Pavel Haas Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No 7Schubert String Quartet No 13 in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’Ravel String Quartet One of the world’s most exciting string qu…
Dorothea Röschmann SopranoRoger Vignoles Piano Schubert Mignon LiederSchumann Frauenliebe und -lebenWolf Mörike & Mignon Lieder One of today’s most distinctive and celebr…
Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano Obouhow RévelationObouhow Création d’or, 2 piecesScriabin Two Pieces: Désir and Caresse dansée Op 57Scriabin Poeme-nocturne Op 61Debussy Études…
Christian Blackshaw PianoNoah Bendix-Balgley ViolinMáté Szucs ViolaMartin Löhr CelloMatthew McDonald Double Bass Mozart Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor K478Schubert Piano Sonata …
Eivind Ringstad ViolaDavid Meier Piano Tartini Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’Schumann MarchenbilderPeder Barratt-Due Correspondances (world premiere)Franck Sonata in ASchu…
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.
Robert Levin Fortepiano Mozart Piano Piece in C major [Fragment, completed by Robert Levin]Mozart Four Preludes K284aMozart Sonata in B flat K333Mozart Sonata in E flat K282/189gMo…
Catriona Morison Mezzo sopranoSimon Lepper Piano Songs by Brahms, Schumann and Mahler.
Jean-Guihen Queyras CelloAlexander Melnikov Piano Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op 102 No 2Chopin Cello SonataRachmaninov Cello Sonata Both respected international soloists in thei…
What is Caledonian Soul? Ross Wilson (aka Blue Rose Code) will attempt to answer this question with the help of a 14-piece band and some well-known musical friends.
Three brilliant bands – two multi award-winning instrumental and singing sensations with cutting edge Gaelic cultural pioneers – share one stage in a Scottish Showcase Expo eve…
Ronald Brautigam Fortepiano Mendelssohn Rondo capriccioso Op 14Chopin Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor Op 31Chopin Nocturnes Op 27Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses Op 54Mendelssohn Son…
Mr McFall’s Chamber are acquiring a formidable and deserved reputation for adventurous programming.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé… DAVID O’DOHERTY headlines.
Takács QuartetMarc-André Hamelin Piano Mozart String Quartet in B flat K589Dvořák String Quartet in E flat Op 51Dohnányi Piano Quintet No 2 Dazzling dexterity, bristling pow…
Takács QuartetMarc-André Hamelin Piano Mozart String Quartet in D K575Dvořák String Quartet in F Op 96 ‘The American’Dohnányi Piano Quintet No 1 The glorious, golden melod…
Ilker Arcayürek TenorSimon Lepper Piano Songs by Schubert and Wolf Winner of 2016’s International Lieder Competition in Stuttgart, Ilker Arcayürek has been compared to Ian Bo…
Twice Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based Beth Nielsen Chapman has released thirteen albums and written seven number one hits and songs recorded by Willie Nelson and Elton John and i…
Viktoria Mullova ViolinKatia Labèque Piano Prokofiev Sonata in D for solo violin Op 115Schumann Violin Sonata No 1Takemitsu Distance de féeArvo Pärt FratresRavel Violin Sonata i…
Piotr Anderszewski Piano Bach Preludes and Fugues in C, A flat major and D sharp minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2Bach English Suite No 3 in G minorBeethoven Diabelli V…
Dover Quartet Haydn String Quartet in F minor Op 20 No 5Bartók String Quartet No 2Zemlinsky String Quartet No 2 Winner of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Compet…
Academy of Ancient MusicRichard Egarr Director / HarpsichordNicola Benedetti Violin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D ‘Il grosso mogul’Vivaldi Harpsichord Concerto in A RV780Teleman…
Two Aussie blokes (Daniel Holdsworth and Tom Bamford) juggle over 20 instruments in a spellbinding performance of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells For Two - a show that is a multi-…
For more than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators.
Three of today’s most admired musicians – each an international soloist in his own right, and with a long history of accomplished chamber performances together – bring the 20…
Julie Fowlis’s exquisite voice, interpretation of Scottish Gaelic culture and ability to bring folk music out of the past and into the contemporary are what make her a multi awar…
Wicked musical comedy from the political parody specialists, singing truth to power for their ninth (and final) Fringe year and raising their game with a one-off, full-length extra…
Songs and piano music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière, Vlasov and Vasilenko.
Moishe’s Bagel are a thrilling mix of klezmer, folk and jazz.
Iestyn Davies joins legendary British period-performance ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music for the second of two International Festival concerts celebrating the solo counterten…
Trio Zimmermann is a remarkable chamber group: three performers – violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, violist Antoine Tamestit and cellist Christian Poltéra – who are revered in…
With his vocal finesse, his flawless tone and the disarming directness of his performances, English countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of today’s true vocal stars, both on the ope…
Folk traditions meet orchestral grandeur in this audio-visual spectacular.
Since bursting onto the music scene at Edinburgh’s legendary Howff club, Bert’s unique style of folk, blues and jazz has inspired generations of genre-defining musicians.
Joshua Bell is quite simply a musical phenomenon – not only one of the world’s great violin soloists, but also a respected chamber musician and an accomplished orchestra direct…
Music from Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spiritual (1640), including music by Monteverdi, Palestrina, Frescobaldi, Giovanni Gabrieli, Viadana, and Donati One of Britain’s true…
Headed by acclaimed international soloist Alina Ibragimova, the Chiaroscuro Quartet is one of today’s most respected period-instrument chamber groups, famed for its fiery, unforg…
Charismatic, perceptive, and performing with a striking identification with his songs, young German baritone Benjamin Appl has been hailed as one of the finest of his generation of…
François Leleux is a remarkable musician, undeniably the finest oboist of his generation, and an astonishingly expressive, charismatic player.
Blazin’ Fiddles are one of the world’s most prolific fiddle groups.
Scottish poet and playwright Liz Lochhead collaborates with Dundee indie-pop band The Hazey Janes centering on the poem The Optimistic Sound that Lochhead composed in memory of her…
Vivid musical picture-painting lies at the heart of this typically wide-ranging recital from Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger, famed worldwide for his searching insights and his pia…
Four fiddles: one beautiful sound! Herald Angel award winners for outstanding performance across all the Edinburgh Festivals, Nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, RANT is…
With an astonishingly rich, powerful voice, German singer René Pape is one of the world’s leading basses, as subtly nuanced in his singing as he is commanding in his vocal energ…
Led by international violin soloist Ilya Gringolts, the Gringolts Quartet has dazzled audiences from Salzburg to London’s Wigmore Hall with its remarkable technical prowess and i…
Aged just 23, South Korean Seong-Jin Cho has already been hailed as one of pianism’s true greats, following his victory at the 2015 International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competitio…
Much-loved Scottish mezzo soprano Karen Cargill is a powerful Wagnerian with a voice that can fill the Met or Covent Garden.
Compelling conductor, virtuoso pianist and respected musical thinker, Mikhail Pletnev is an extraordinary all-round musician – and celebrated for his many exceptional past perfor…
Karine Polwart is one of Scotland’s finest voices with ‘an unflinching social eye’ (Observer).
Polish foursome the Apollon Musagète Quartet have been hailed as one of the most exciting young quartets on the planet – winners of numerous international awards; BBC New Genera…
Two of today’s most accomplished soloists with a typically wide-ranging, distinctively individual recital.
Edinburgh’s own Dunedin Consort, under scholar and charismatic director John Butt, is fast becoming one of the UK’s most respected early music groups, renowned for its vivid, p…
You know you’ve made it as a comedian when you can include an interval and encore in your Edinburgh Fringe show.
Chris Difford is a rare breed.
Niteworks are Ruairidh Graham, Allan MacDonald, Christopher Nicolson and Innes Strachan.
Capercaillie have long ranked in the very top echelon of contemporary Celtic acts, illuminating the timeless allure of ancient traditions within today’s global musical context.
Fife’s Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote, has become one of Scotland’s most acclaimed and prolific singer-songwriters: a squeezebox Casanova and a seafaring pop heart-breaker who…
One of Scotland’s best-loved troubadours with his hit show, singing some of his favourite songs by the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
A scintillating 13-piece live band, featuring percussion and brass sections and fronted by Stu Goodall pay reverence to the songs of Paul Simon with an explosive show.
Canada’s Celtic ambassadors! Celebrating three decades in 2016, Cape Breton-based family group the Barra MacNeils have been thrilling audiences of all ages with their sparkling rep…
Born just down the road in Peebles one dark, stormy night in 1944, Eric’s path through life since has been a bit of a twisty one.
Winners of the BBC Alba Album of the Year Trad Music Award 2015, Treacherous Orchestra are a powerful force in Scottish music.
Undoubtedly one of the world’s most prolific fiddle groups, no other band has quite managed to capture the excitement, passion and sensitivity of Scottish music all at once.
A band defiantly in the classic mould, RHLF have been lauded for their compelling and darkly anthemic sound.
Brubeck: an incredible jazz legacy.
Live Act of the Year at the 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards, Rura are ‘one of the most exciting bands on the Scottish folk scene’ (Songlines).
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, they bring Celtic dance music into the 21st century, from jigs and reels through jazz, hip hop, reggae and more.
The bagpipe is about as intrinsically Scottish as you can get.
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…
The Chair on stage is an experience that will have even the most reserved audience beating a path to the dance floor.
The Fringe premiere of Scotland’s leading singer/songwriter’s latest project following his performance at Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games closing ceremony and the release of Till Tomo…
Angie Darcy returns to the fringe with her stellar tribute to and exploration of Janis Joplin.
The ‘Queen of the Fringe’ (BBC) returns to Edinburgh for five nights only, performing the mesmeric, passionate and poetic songs of Jacques Brel – master of emotional storytel…
Join the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, director Tommy Smith, and special guest Eddi Reader as together, they richly reimagine Scotland through uplifti…
The same show as last year? Well, not exactly.
Critically acclaimed prolific songwriter, Ivor Novello Award winner, recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 20 Guitarists of Al…
Del Amitri front man and solo artist in his own right with 14 top 40 singles and four top 40 albums, Currie’s latest Lower Reaches shows the singer/songwriter at the peak of his po…
Following their astonishing 2013 Fringe debut, Orkney Islands award-winning, barnstorming, dance floor filling, whirlwind of a band return to The Queen’s Hall.
Edinburgh’s Dan Willson returns to The Queen’s Hall for his annual Fringe mega-gig with a shipping crateful of excellent reviews for his amazing second album New Gods.
Scottish Album of the Year award winner RM Hubbert is joined by former Delgado and Chemikal Underground labelmate Emma Pollock for this unmissable solo/duo double-bill.
This remarkable show features WW1 songs, poems and stories from a Scottish perspective.
Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up for this unique late night Fringe show they’ll perform 100% unplugged in the b…
One of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music.
In January 2014, Mercury Music Award nominee Kenny Anderson (AKA King Creosote) completed his first ever film soundtrack for Virginia Heath’s poetic documentary, From Scotland With…
There’s certainly more than a touch of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl to 22-year-old Rachel Sermanni: the floaty blue dress, the bare feet, the frequent tipping of toes.
In cahoots with Edinburgh’s most innovative record label Song, by Toad, we’re presenting a night of our city’s finest independent musical adventurers.
From a cameo appearance at T in the Park in 2004 with The Darkness to opening the main stage in their own right in 2014, the past ten years has seen the Red Hot Chilli Pipers becom…
‘One of the finest singer/songwriters in Britain’ **** (Guardian).
Established Edinburgh favourites Orkestra del Sol present a show of Balkan-inspired brass and visual spectacle infused with a love of theatricality.
A homecoming show for Edinburgh’s Broken Records to celebrate the release of their eagerly anticipated third album.
Dougie MacLean is Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter and a ‘national musical treasure’ (Sing Out, USA) who has developed a unique blend of lyrical, roots based songwritin…
Steven Osborne has agreed to step in at extremely short notice to take the place of Beatrice Rana who had to withdraw due to illness.
Bach Concerto in C for three harpsichords BWV 1064 Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D BWV 1050Concerto in D minor for three harpsichords BWV 1063 Italian Concerto (arranged for four…
Jeremy Denk has had to withdraw from his recital on Monday 19 August at The Queen’s Hall due to illness.
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…
Schubert Lieder Bavarian-born Christiane Karg is one of today’s most sought-after lyric sopranos, a fast-rising international star of Covent Garden, La Scala and Glyndebourne, a…
Lotti Crucifixus a 8Melgás Popule meus — ImproperiaScarlatti Iste ConfessorMelgás Lamentações de Quinta-Feira SantaMelgás Salve Regina Rebelo Panis angelicus Caldara…
Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B-flatSir James MacMillan Fourteen Little PicturesDvořak Piano Trio in E minor ‘Dumky’ With a distinguished history stretching back more than fiv…
Schubert Der TaucherMahler Selection from Des Knaben WunderhornStrauss Three Lieder from Op 87 Mahler Selection from Rückert-Lieder Powerhouse German baritone Michael Volle …
Schumann DichterliebeSongs by Poulenc, Liszt and Ginastera US tenor Lawrence Brownlee is one of the world’s leading bel canto stars, his agile, honeyed voice, radiant with s…
Grieg Lyric Pieces (selection)Wagner (tr.
Stylish, dazzling, gloriously supple in its evocative playing, the Doric Quartet is one of today’s finest British quartets, and winner of several major international awards.
Beethoven Variations in F major Op 66 Lutoslawski GraveDebussy Sonata in D minor Fauré Élégie, Op 24Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No 2 in D major Op 58 Sheku Kanneh-Mason is …
Fanny Mendelssohn QuartetKaija Saariaho Terra memoriaSchumann String Quartet No 3 Zesty, stylish playing; snappy, bracing interpretations.
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…
Haydn String Quartet in C major Op 33 No 3 ‘Bird’Bartók String Quartet No 3Beethoven Quartet in F major Op 59 No 1 ‘Razumovsky’ With its astonishingly fresh, sometimes …
Bellini Song selectionStrauss Four Last SongsBarber Song selectionIves Song selectionWagner Wesendonck Lieder A native of Oregon, the American soprano Amber Wagner has been feat…
Mozart & Monza Milanese Quartets Sizzling energy; blazing vitality.
Programme to include works by Weber, Brahms, Schubert, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Chopin and Horowitz Two of classical music’s most charismatic, fiery talents launch The Queen…
Bach Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde BWV 201 Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft BWV 205 Performances that entertain, amuse, provoke and surprise: Scotland’s Duned…