Edinburgh International Festival 2020 – behind the scenes
The Edinburgh International Festival has worked hard in recent weeks to bring you many performances from a wide variety of artists.
And at the beginning of the month it was exciting to see the lights above the city – and very fortunate that they finished the night before the most tremendous thunderstorm in recent memory.
Enjoy some of the behind the scenes views of the performers – and a gallery of our photos from My Light Shines On below.
Watch all the EIF videos on their YouTube channel here.
We went behind-the-scenes with members of @SCOmusic as they reunited after months apart to play with Paul Lewis in an empty @captheatres Festival Theatre.
Watch their full performance of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto on our YouTube now: https://t.co/RdDdUUzk7R pic.twitter.com/b1o2o9Gdtt
— edintfest (@edintfest) August 14, 2020
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Meet the RSNO & @stagecasters filming team behind our @edintfest performances (they promise that they are smiling behind their masks!)
Have you watched our concerts yet?
Mahler Symphony No7: https://t.co/NMMJViqGJc
Mahler Songs from Rückert-Lieder: https://t.co/5bFnqLVXqF pic.twitter.com/znnmRrYvG5
— RSNO (@RSNO) August 17, 2020
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We went behind-the-scenes to chat with @obanfiddle as he got together with @RachelSermanni, @brichaimbeul, @bashir_saade & @GraemeStephenUK to capture the magic & spontaneity of trad music on film.
Their full collaboration can be seen over on our YouTube: https://t.co/z5AE16M3yA pic.twitter.com/qfj87vP1Uu
— edintfest (@edintfest) August 18, 2020
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#SingSistahSing is in the can and ready to go out tomorrow! Thank you to everyone at @edintfest for such a wonderful return to performing! Tune in tomorrow at 1300 on the YouTube channel or live in Princes Street Gardens. With @RichardLewisSNP #JoinTheCelebration pic.twitter.com/8Pis7MyMuy
— Andrea Baker Mezzo (@ABakerMezzo) August 16, 2020
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All photos by Martin P McAdam