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Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti was interviewed by The Scotsman critic and commentator Joyce McMillan at The Hub. Picture: Scott Louden

Edinburgh International Festival: Nicola Benedetti reveals her 'biggest fear'

Postmodern Jukebox

Music review: Postmodern Jukebox, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Eímear Noone

Music review: RSNO & Eímear Noone, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Don’t miss this amazing night of music and dance, as Gail Porter helps Scotland celebrate 10 years as a Fair Trade Nation

Ad Feature Discount code for Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Shooglenifty, May 13 only

James PIC: Lewis Knaggs

Music review: James, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Mark Wigglesworth PIC: Sim Canetty-Clarke

Music review: SCO & Mark Wigglesworth, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Dancer Millie Thomas helps launch the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival programme. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Nicola Benedetti has set out important declarations of intent – Brian Ferguson

KT Tunstall PIC: Getty Images

Music review: KT Tunstall, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The EIFF audience at the premiere of Nude Tuesday last year. Picture: Pako Mera

Film festival audience has something to look forward to at last - Brian Ferguson

Jess Gillam

Music review: RSNO & Jess Gillam, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Stuart Braithwaite PIC: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Pictures/Shutterstock

Music review: Mogwai, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The RSNO PIC: Drew Farrell

Music review: RSNO & Ludovic Morlot, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The SCO Chorus PIC: Ruben Paris

SCO, SCO Chorus & Richard Egarr, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The RSNO and Thomas Søndergård PIC: Sally Jubb

Music review: RSNO, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Sugababes

Music review: Sugababes, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Siobhan Bridges was praised for her compassionate care of patients. (Allan Shedlock)

Portlethen nursing graduate wins 2022 Simon Pullin Award

Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra PIC: Chris Christodoulou

Music review: SCO & Maxim Emelyanychev, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Madeleine Peyroux PIC: Yann Orhan

Music review: Madeleine Peyroux, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Sir Andrew Davis and the RSNO perform the Closing Concert at the Usher Hall. PIC: Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival.

Edinburgh International Festival review: The Closing Concert

Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti returns to Edinburgh for Bruch's sumptuous Concerto alongside the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev. Photo by Ryan Buchanan.

EIF music reviews: SCO & Nicola Benedetti | Pavel Haas Quartet

Kalush Orchestra, Eurovision winners from Ukraine, performing their first UK gig at Shangri-La's Truth Stage, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Picture date: Saturday June 25, 2022.

Capital submits a bid to host Eurovision 2023

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra

Edinburgh International Festival music reviews: Philharmonia Orchestra | Brautig...

Labeque Sisters PIC: Umberto Nicoletti

Edinburgh International Festival: 5 classical music highlights

Bruno Walter, world-famous conductor and co-founder of the Salzburg Festival. PIC: AP/Shutterstock

Edinburgh International Festival's first ever blockbuster show revisited

Malin Byström PIC: Eli Sverlander

Opera in concert at the EIF: A Tale of two female powerhouses

A new Gasholder Park is proposed to be created on Edinburgh's waterfront in the next few years. Image: Tetra Tech

Edinburgh International Festival chief floats Granton expansion vision

Will Edinburgh's strippers (not pictured) have to keep their clothes on and dance like Morecombe and Wise to stay in business? (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Aidan Smith: Edinburgh strippers winning intellectual argument with councillors

St Vincent PIC: Zackery Michael

Music review: St Vincent, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Major Tim Peake

Here's when tickets for ISS astronaut Major Tim Peake's show go on sale

The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, will be staging  a free gala concert at the Edinburgh Playhouse, which will be beamed live into Princes Street Gardens on 27 August. Picture: Todd Rosenberg

Festival to give away free 35,000 ‘thank you’ tickets to mark 75th anniversary

Mavis Staples PIC: Myriam Santos

Music review: Mavis Staples, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Katherine Bryan and the RSNO

Music review: RSNO & Katherine Bryan, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

The Smile

Music review: The Smile, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Maxim Emelyanychev PIC: Chris Christodoulou

Music review: SCO, Maxim Emelyanychev and Alina Ibragimova, Usher Hall, Edinburg...

Emergency services were called to the venue at 7.35pm on Thursday evening. Picture: Andrew O'Brien.

Man dies attending Usher Hall concert

The newly-formed 'Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra' will be appearing at this year's Edinburgh International Festival.

‘Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’ to stage free Edinburgh Festival concert

Samuel Herring of Future Islands PIC: Paul R Giunta/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Music review: Future Islands, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Maxim Emelyanychev PIC: Chris Christodoulou

Music review: SCO & Maxim Emelyanychev, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Sir Andrew Davis will lead the RSNO PIC: BBC

EIF launch: Classical programme has climate change in mind

The New Seekers, representing the United Kingdom, make their way to the Usher Hall for the Eurovision Contest 1972

50 years ago today the Eurovision Song Contest came to Edinburgh

The Van Gogh Alive art show is running in Edinburgh from 17 March till 17 July. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Futuristic art show devoted to Van Gogh arrives in Edinburgh

Catch Drag Race favourite at the Usher Hall

What's On: The 12 best things to do in Edinburgh this February

The main auditorium of the new Dunard Centre in Edinburgh's New Town.

New concert hall 'will make a real statement on the world stage'

Nicola Benedetti PIC: John Devlin / JPI Media

Music review: The SCO, Nicola Benedetti & Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, Usher Hall,...

Harry Potter star Chris Rankin in action

Harry Potter star to make guest appearance at Usher Hall

Deacon Blue

Music review: Deacon Blue, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Stereophonics

Music review: Stereophonics, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

It is hoped the new Dunard Centre will open to the public in 2025.

First new Edinburgh concert hall for more than a century set to get green light

Graham McTavish and Sam Heughan joined forces to make the Scottish travel series Men In Kilts.

Sam Heughan tells Scottish fans of ‘life-changing’ impact of Outlander

Bemz and AiiTee were among the performers at the recent Scottish Album of the Year Awards. (Picture: Euan Robertson)

Covid measures appear to be helping events sector recover – Brian Ferguson

OMD

80's synth-pop legends OMD reveal Edinburgh Tattoo inspired landmark album

X-man X-travaganza! - Shantay You Sleigh!

Meet the ​RuPaul's Drag Race stars coming to the Usher Hall this Christmas

RSNO musicians Dávur Juul Magnussen and Emily Nenniger arrived in style at the Usher Hall to promote the event on Thursday, hitching a lift in 007’s iconic Aston Martin DB5. (Credit: Martin Shields)

Scottish National Orchestra to perform music of James Bond

Rufus Wainwright

Music review: Rufus Wainwright, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

Blockbuster movies to be screened as soundtracks played live at Usher Hall

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke or Erasure

Erasure setlist: Here’s what you can expect to hear at the Usher Hall

The Scotsman Top Stories

Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

The Steamie: Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager, 14, who died at Scottish secondary school had heart condition

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