This was a concert beginning and ending with nineteenth century music, and sandwiched between twenty first century.

Love Music Community and Junior Choirs present an exciting collaboration with Edinburgh Concert Band, a truly spectacular coming together of inclusive community music making.

Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 International Festival theme of The Truth We Seek is a timely one. EIF Director Nicola Benedetti calls it ...

It is not often that a Royal Scottish National Orchestra concert begins without a single player to be seen. But on this occasion it was the one hundred and thirty or so members of the RSNO Chorus who ...

Allan Stewart (Dame May McTrot), Grant Stott (Fleshcreep), Jordan Young (Jack McTrot), Clare Gray (Pat the Cow), Gail Watson (Spirit of the Beans), Amber Sylvia Edwards (Princess Jill); Ensemble - ...

This sardonic remark by the moral philosopher, Adam Smith is addressed to the CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland as he faces the global financial crash of 2008 and his own disastrous downfall from ...

Balloons, party hats, and an uneaten cake: Audrey’s 18th birthday is already over, but the morning after brings no closure. Two teenage friends pick through the wreckage of the night before – half ...

In a nightclub somewhere between provincial anonymity and mythic suburban folklore, a cloakroom attendant sits quietly, reading. The phone rings. He doesn’t answer. The world will find him soon enough ...

Ballet BC, Canada’s leading contemporary dance company from British Columbia, aims to create dance at its most essential: visceral, thought-provoking, and transformative. This UK tour features a ...

While the number of items to see are fairly limited, there are some beautiful examples of church embroidery displayed, which were enthusiastically and knowledgably described by the guides. Tracing its ...

The evening began in the Upper Circle Bar of the Usher Hall with a pre-concert talk given by the recently appointed Assistant Conductor, Celia Llácer. Well prepared and well presented, she educated us ...

Cleverly written with a clear emotional journey and filled with a good smattering of humour, this is an enjoyable show, co-created by two of the performers, Charlie Turner who is the Agent, and Alex ...