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Events for Patrons and Muses
Supporters
Summer Events for Patrons and Muses
With your membership comes the opportunity to join fellow supporters on various activities and occasions.
For further details on membership and the Patrons and Muses
events listed below email Zuleika Brett at sponsorshipdevelopment@eif.co.uk
Existing members please phone Hub Tickets on +44 (0)131 473 2000 to book your place(s).
St Giles' Festival Service
Royal Mile
Sunday 10 August, 11.30am
Turkish Barbeque at the Royal Terrace Hotel
18 Royal Terrace
Wednesday 13 August, 1.30pm. Tickets £24.
To include glass of wine on arrival, BBQ food, dessert, and tea or coffee to finish.
Bookings for this event must be made by Wednesday 6 August 2008
Tour of Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments
Bristo Square, Teviot Place
Thursday 14 August, 2.00pm. Tickets £4.
To include tour lasting approximately 1 hour and the opportunity to explore museum individually after tour. Meet at Museum entrance 5 minutes before the tour is due to start.
Pre-Performance Supper at the Royal Terrace Hotel
18 Royal Terrace
Monday 18 August, 6.00 - 7.30pm. Tickets
£22.
To include a glass of wine on arrival, buffet of mains, dessert plus cheeseboard and a tea or coffee to follow.
Bookings for this event must be made by Monday 11 August 2008
Lunch at Café Marlayne
7 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street
Thursday 21 August, 1.30pm. Tickets £23.
To include a glass of wine on arrival, three
course lunch, and coffee to finish.
Join us for lunch in this charming and relaxed restaurant.
Tribute to Léan Scully, Pavel Haas Quartet
Hope Scott Room, Queens Hall
Friday 22 August, 10.15am. Tickets £3.
To include tea/coffee and biscuits.
Léan Scully, was a "friend" of the Edinburgh International Festival for many years, and would often start off a Festival morning by attending a concert at the Queen's Hall. The true scale of her generosity towards the Festival became apparent after her death, in the legacy she left to the benefit of the Festival. Léan's wishes were to help further the careers of new and emerging artists at the EIF. We do hope you can come along and join us for coffee and biscuits and pay tribute to this inspiring, and endearing lady prior to the performance by the young and dynamic Pavel Haas Quartet.
Lunch at Wedgwood Restaurant
267 Canongate
Monday 25 August, 1.30pm. Tickets £23.
To include a glass of wine on arrival and three course lunch.
Winner of The List Eating and Drinking Guide 2008/2009 ‘Best newcomer for inventive higher end dining', this lunch will be a real treat for your tastebuds.
Król Roger Wine Reception
Empire Room 3, Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Monday 25 August, 6.45pm. Performance starts at 7.15pm.
Tickets £4 to include a glass of wine and nibbles.
Thank you to each and every individual who has supported us this year through the Patrons and Muses membership scheme. It is through the generosity of many that we are able to present this production Król Roger at Festival 08. Conducted by Valery Gergiev and performed by the Mariinsky Opera Company, this production is sure to be one of the exceptional highlights of this summer. Please join Jonathan Mills, Festival Director for a glass of wine and nibbles before the performance on Monday 25 August.
Tour of Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945
Dean Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland
Dean Gallery, Belford Road
Friday 29 August, 2.00pm. Tickets £7.50 to include tour lasting approximately 1 hour and the opportunity to explore the exhibition individually after tour. Meet at Eduardo Paolozzi's Statue of Vulcan, at the entrance of the Dean Gallery 10 mins before tour is due to start.
Bookings for this event must be made by Wednesday 30 July 2008
Perth Schubertiad: Performances by Vienna Piano Trio and Jonathan Lemalu at Perth Concert Hall
Sunday 12 October, depart Edinburgh 11.15am and return approx 6.15pm
Tickets £54 to include: coach transport; top price tickets for 2 performances at Perth Concert Hall; lunch of soup and sandwich, cake and coffee
Bookings for this event must be made by Wednesday 27 August
Spend an afternoon in Perth indulging in Schubert's music. Currently artists in residence at Wiener Konzerthaus, The Vienna Piano Trio comprised of violinist Wolfgang Redik, cellist Matthias Gredler, and pianist Stefan Mendl have performed regularly in virtually every major music centre in Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Far East attracting high critical acclaim. In 2002 they recorded all of FranzSchubert's piano trios for the label DMG. Don't miss the opportunity to hear them perform in Scotland. After a relaxed late lunch of soup and sandwiches followed by cake and coffee enjoy Jonathan Lemalu singing Schubert's tragic cycle, Winterreise. Winner of the 2004 Royal Philharmonic Society's award for Young Artist of the Year, New Zealand Bass Baritone Jonathan is a rising young talent "A major new singing talent destined for greatness" (Gramophone).
Muse on Mondays
8 September, 13 October, 10 November,
10.30am. Suggested minimum contribution £1
All welcome! Come along to these informal coffee mornings, and meet fellow Festival supporters.
Munich Spring 2008!
Preliminary Travel Plans for Edinburgh International
Festival Patrons and Muses in Spring 2009
Munich: Germany's Secret Cultural Capital
Working together once again with Edinburgh-based Osprey Holidays, Edinburgh International Festival is delighted to invite Patrons and Muses to join a memorable visit to Munich in Spring 2009.
The capital of Bavaria is rightly proud of its vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere and exceptional museums, churches, performance venues and historic sights. Munich's origins trace back to a small, 8th century settlement established by monks, hence its name (from ze den Munichen, meaning simply ‘home of the monks') and its heraldic arms. The citizens of Munich have been known for centuries for their love of the arts and the veritable wealth of first rate opera, music and museums combined with excellent dining and shopping opportunities is both impressive and tempting. We hope you will agree!
The magnificent Nationaltheater München is home to the Bavarian State Opera and State Ballet. The elegant Prinzregententheater hosts opera, ballet and orchestral concerts, with regular appearances from one of Munich's top class orchestras, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music, ballet and opera are performed in the delighful setting of the Cuvilliés-Theatre, considered to be Europe's finest surviving Rococco theatre. There are two auditoriums in the Residenz's modern theatre: the Herkulessaal features orchestral works and the Max-Joseph-Saal presents chamber music. Operetta and the lighter side of the main operatic repertoire features in the lovely old Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.
The Old Town is the geographical heart of the city and contains a fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable mix of fine buildings, bustling squares, ancient churches, fountains, and shopping. The city boasts rich and varied art collections: the Residenz Palace, former residence of Bavarian kings; the Pinakothek der Moderne, bringing modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, jewellery, graphic art and the collection of the architectural museum together under one roof; the Alte Pinakothek with notable European art from the 14th to the 18th centuries; the Neue Pinakothek, exhibiting a large group of 19th and early 20th century German works as well some internationally known modern masters; the Glyptothek museum, housing Ludwig I's personal assemblage of Greek and Roman sculptures, the antiquities collection and Lenbach House, built in 1891 for the society artist Franz von Lenbach.
Other highlights include the outstanding German paintings on display at the Schack-Galerie, the lovely Englischer Garden, the huge and remarkable collection at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, the enchanting Hofgarten Palace Renaissance garden, the Haus der Kunst arts centre offering visitors an insight into the treasures of Germany's royal residences and the splendid Jugendstil house of the painter Franz von Stuck. Just beyond the city centre stands one of Europe's most beautiful palaces, Schloss Nymphenburg with pavilions, lodges and wonderful botanical gardens. We hope you will join us.
In order to receive more details when travel dates and plans are finalised, please register your interest no later than Friday 22 August by contacting Susan Bennett, Group Travel Manager, Osprey Holidays by telephone (0131 243 8099) or email (susan@ospreyholidays.com). There is no commitment at this stage. Tour information, a booking form and performance schedule will be sent on Monday 22 September to those who have expressed interest and a deposit will be required by Monday 20 October in order to secure your place.
