Tag: Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival Review: Yogyakarta Palace Gamelan Orchestra Kridha Mardhawa (*****)
There’s a problem, of course, in awarding a star rating to a group that itself defines a particular style of music. That’s the case with the musicians and dancers from the royal court in...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, 16 Aug (*****)
People sitting in the front row of the Usher Hall’s stalls must have been pleased that they brought their umbrellas and raincoats to the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal’s first concert in the Edinburgh International...
Edinburgh International Festival Review – The Peony Pavilion
by Mary Durkacz
The National Ballet of China presented the last of three performances of The Peony Pavilion at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre last night to an enraptured audience. A sumptuous fusion of East and West,...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: Melvyn Tan, 15 Aug (****)
Singapore-born Melvyn Tan might not be the first pianist you would associate with the Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano by the notorious arch-experimentalist John Cage. The keyboard player made his name with exquisite,...
Free things to do at Edinburgh Festival on a Monday with a seven year...
One of our readers wants to know what they can do on Monday with a seven year old at the Festival and for free.....
So here are our suggestions:-
You might want to start off in...
Father and Son in a spin at the Festival
A father is performing at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe while his son is producing an entirely different kind of show at the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival.
The father is none other than Mick Groves, one...
Chairs announced for Edinburgh International Festival’s ‘Continental Shifts’
Professor Niall Ferguson, Lord Wilson and Sir Vernon Ellis are among the chairs announced for Edinburgh International Festival’s geopolitical talks series, Continental Shifts.
In association with The British Council, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and...
Fireworks tickets still available
The first round of ticket sales to the spectacular Virgin Money Fireworks Concert - the unmissable finale of Edinburgh International Festival 2011 performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra - closes on Saturday 30th April...
Edinburgh Festival bookings being snapped up
The National Ballet of China, Mariinsky Opera company, Mahler’s Symphony No 2 and the Opening Concert were the early bestsellers as tickets went on sale for Edinburgh International Festival 2011.
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (Friday...
EIF Programme launch – what the Tweeps think….
There was some lovely fast wifi this morning at The Hub allowing us to use Twitter to tell the unfolding story of the EIF programme....along with some others!
http://storify.com/edinreporter/eif-programme-launch.js
Edinburgh International Festival 2011 – programme launched this morning
This year's Festival is promised to be an exploration and celebration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of Asia and the long standing influences on the cultural landscape of the west, and the programme...
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