The UK’s largest annual festival for the visual arts has set out its 2015 programme, with over 40 exhibitions across 30 city locations. Now in its 12th year, Edinburgh Art Festival presents a mixture of internationally renowned artists, including some who are being exhibited in the UK for the first time, such as American artist John […]
It may only be mid-March, but Edinburgh is already gearing itself up for August and the manic festival season. Today the programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) was announced by new director Fergus Linehan. New director @FergusLinehan announcing the #EdIntFest 2015 programme. pic.twitter.com/WXlNRtbI6e — WOW247 Edinburgh (@WOW247edinburgh) March 18, 2015 While opera, ballet […]
Music fans in both Edinburgh and Glasgow have a summer of open-air gigs to look forward to, thanks to the announcement of Magners Summer Nights (don’t sing Grease, don’t sing Grease). The summer concerts are set for a second stint at the revamped Kelvingrove bandstand in Glasgow and this year will be also making their […]
If you’re looking to get involved in 2015’s Edinburgh Festival events, whether looking for your first experience of an arts-based job, or you’re planning a full career change – then here is our guide to employment and volunteering options. Performing Edinburgh Festival takes all sorts (and we mean all sorts) into its fold. The chances […]
It’s been 30 years since Back to the Future premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), an anniversary that will be celebrated on Sat 27 June with a presentation of the time travel classic at the Festival Theatre with a live score provided by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). To paraphrase Marty McFly, we’re ready for this and your kids are gonna […]
If you want to take advantage of the Edinburgh Festival – the world’s biggest arts gathering that covers the Fringe, the Edinburgh International Festival and everything in-between – you need to start with the basics: where to stay. After a long day and night of festival shows and bars, you’ll need somewhere to rest your head, […]
Edinburgh International Festival Scotsman review (music): Daniil Trifonov at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Reviewed by Ken Walton IF I COULD, I would give Daniil Trifonov’s piano recital at the Queen’s Hall on Saturday 6 stars. It was simply that mind-blowing. This extraordinary 23-year-old – already a gold winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition – combines deep and […]
Edinburgh International Festival Scotsman review (theatre): Delusion Of The Fury at the King’s Theatre. Reviewed by Joyce McMillan The stage has an extraordinary look, part set-up for a reunion of some ageing rock super-group, part installation sculpture, part archetypal mountain landscape, in Arizona or New Mexico; a river runs through it, rippling down to a […]
Edinburgh International Festival Scotsman review (music): Virgin Money Fireworks Concert at the Ross Theatre, Princes Street Gardens. Reviewed by Carol Main [Picture: David Cheskin/PA] In front of an audience who had flocked to Princes Street Gardens in their thousands, equipped with chairs – even tables – and all manner of picnics, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra brought […]
