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Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

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AddressEdinburgh
Scotland
EH1 2EA
United Kingdom
Google maps55° 56' 49.766" N 3° 12' 17.859" W
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EdinburghGershwin & Rachmaninov

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Antheil, Gershwin, Rachmaninov
Big Noise Wester Hailes; Patrick Hahn; Frank Dupree; Jakob Krupp

EdinburghL'Enfance du Christ

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Paula Murrihy; Andrew Staples; Roderick Williams; Callum Thorpe

EdinburghMozart’s Great Mass in C minor

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Schumann C., Haydn, Mozart
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Christopher Hart; Mojca Erdmann; Katie Coventry; Edgardo Rocha

EdinburghThe Nutcracker

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Jay Capperauld

EdinburghTchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

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Tchaikovsky, Mahler
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Giedrė Šlekytė; Nemanja Radulović

EdinburghConcerto Budapest in Edinburgh // Lewis / Keller

Concerto Budapest
Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Liszt
Concerto Budapest; András Keller; Paul Lewis

EdinburghHome Alone in Concert

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Williams: Film music from Home Alone
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Ben Palmer; RSNO Chorus; Stephen Doughty

EdinburghRSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman

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Blake
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Stephen Doughty; Josie Long; RSNO Youth Chorus; RSNO Changed Voices
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A tale of two Glorias: Poulenc and Vivaldi with the SCO in Edinburgh

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Three sopranos, two Glorias and one French composer who isn’t great box office: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus sound great, but where is the audience?

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Mahler magic: RSNO opens season with the Seventh Symphony

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård open their season, continuing their Mahler cycle, with the Seventh Symphony.
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A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

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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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Canellakis brings sparkle and shine to Stravinsky and Bernstein

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Karina Canellakis brings a riot of Technicolor to the Edinburgh International Festival, but countertenor Hugh Cutting threatens to steal the show in Chichester Psalms.
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Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF

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Kim Brandstrup choreographs Bach favourites based on hip hop and street dance. Lie back on the bean bags at Usher Hall and enjoy...
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Aurora dazzle in Edinburgh International Festival debut

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Aurora Orchestra turn Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony inside out to exhilarating effect in a dazzling performance in their Scottish debut. Abel Selaocoe’s Four Spirits, on the other hand, has surface shine but not much substance.
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Pappano crests the waves at the Edinburgh International Festival

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Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony is a highlight of the  London Symphony Orchestra’ s programme which also includes Vilde Frang excelling in Korngold. 

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LSO launches Edinburgh International Festival residency

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Sir Antonio Pappano's skills as a communicator are clear, whether he's speaking or conducting, but it's the depth of the LSO's sound that impresses most as it launches its EIF residency.
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