Event listing: Closing Concert: Mendelssohn’s Elijah | Usher Hall | Event is in the past

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: Edinburgh International Festival

Programme

Performers

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård	Conductor
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
James Grossmith	Choirmaster / chorus director
Rising Stars of Voice
Christopher Maltman	Baritone	Elijah
Mari Eriksmoen	Soprano	The Widow
Karen Cargill	Mezzo-soprano	An Angel
Ben Bliss	Tenor	Obadiah

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A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

Simon Thompson, 24th August

The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness.

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