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Edward Gardner brings the London Philharmonic to the EIF

Beatrice Rana © Jess Shurte
The Planets gets the star treatment from Gardner and the LPO, while Beatrice Rana brings disarming delicacy to Rachmaninov.
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Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

The Veil of the Temple © Andrew Perry

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie. 

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Edinburgh Festival explodes into life with Golijov's St Mark Passion

La Pasión según San Marcos © Andrew Perry
Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos is full of life, but seeing it as well as hearing it definitely helps. 
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Edinburgh International Festival closes with a magnificent Gerontius

Andrew Staples and Sir Andrew Davis © Andrew Perry
The festival's final concert marks several endings, including the fulfilment of Sir Andrew Davis' Elgar oratorio cycle with the RSNO.
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Encore, et pour toujours : Berlioz à travers Les Siècles

Concert hors-catégorie pour conclure un week-end Berlioz à la Philharmonie : bien entourés, François-Xavier Roth et Les Siècles livrent une interprétation exceptionnelle du diptyque Symphonie fantastique – Lélio.
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Prom 31: An intoxicating La Damnation de Faust

An unapologetic treat at the Proms and a composition of immediate appeal.
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ParisBerlioz: Symphonie fantastique and Lélio

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Berlioz
Les Siècles; Christopher Bell; François-Xavier Roth; Michael Spyres; Florian Sempey; Michel Fau