Tag: Fergus Linehan
Festival on the hunt for a new boss
Edinburgh International Festival begins the search for its next Festival Director, who will launch their programming and curatorial vision at the 2023 Festival.
Current Festival Director, Fergus Linehan, completes his tenure in September 2022 after an exceptional eight-year period, during which time he has...
Festival partnership with Castlebrae concludes after three years
Edinburgh International Festival’s partnership with Castlebrae Community High School comes to a close.
In 2015 the Edinburgh International Festival began a three year partnership with Castlebrae Community High School supported by City of Edinburgh Council,...
Letter from Scotland
Edinburgh was an unlikely place for the largest arts festival in the world to begin, 70 years ago. Yet the project has proved an ever record-breaking success, despite the rain and umbrella-tossing wind which...
Edinburgh International Festival 2015 – The Edinburgh Reporter speaks to the Festival Director
Today Fergus Linehan introduced his first programme here in Edinburgh, but the Irishman is far from a novice. His previous roles have included directing the Sydney Festival, the Dublin Theatre Festival and Vivid LIVE. Today he revealed...
New Festival Director announces 2015 classical music programme
Today the news that the classical music fans in the city have been waiting for - the new Festival Director unveils his choice for the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival. In truth there will be a...
Festival Director to announce programme tomorrow
The Edinburgh International Festival Director Fergus Linehan will announce his classical music concerts and recitals programme tomorrow at a media conference at The Hub on Castlehill beginning at 11am.
This will be his first year...