2018

A visually stunning and boldly staged production of Rossini’s opera. The classic tale of Cinderella is radically transformed by renowned director Stefan Herheim. 

Intensely kinetic OCD Love is one of two complementary, standalone dance pieces from the world-renowned L-E-V Dance Company.

Marking the great dancer's final performances in a full-length production, Akram Khan’s XENOS confronts the tragedy of the First World War. 

This remarkable American youth ensemble perform music by Salonen and Rachmaninov. They are joined by violinist Simone Porter for Barber’s Violin Concerto.

A unique performance of an epic orchestration of Martyn Bennett’s second album, Bothy Culture. Part of Light on the Shore with Edinburgh Gin Seaside. 

Co-written and co-directed by legendary theatre-maker Peter Brook, this new work is a compelling exploration of justice. 

A breathtaking and tender spectacle of illusion, choreography and storytelling that explores the everyday drama of what makes a house a home.

Three virtuoso dancers use only their hands to create a tender and humorous story that is filmed live in front of an audience. 

A newly expanded version of David Greig and Gordon McIntyre’s heart-warming and humorous love-letter to Edinburgh featuring original songs.

Featuring an acclaimed cast of screen and stage actors, Marguerite Duras’s psychological thriller is given a radical stage reworking by iconoclastic British director Katie Mitchell.

Samuel Beckett’s iconic absurdist play is brought to life in what has been called its greatest production for 25 years.

A captivating visual spectacle for families, bringing together dance, theatre and visual art to tell a fantastical tale of bravery.

This new stage adaptation of Édouard Louis’ acclaimed autobiographical novel tells the unflinching story of a boy growing up in poverty.

A workshop presentation and discussion about Tyrone Guthrie’s legendary production of Sir David Lindsay's play.

Notes from the Field has unfortunately been cancelled. 

Dark and provocative Love Chapter 2 is one of two complementary, standalone dance pieces from the world-renowned L-E-V Dance Company.

Intensely kinetic OCD Love is one of two complementary, standalone dance pieces from the world-renowned L-E-V Dance Company.

Three virtuoso dancers use only their hands to create a tender and humorous story that is filmed live in front of an audience. 

Trailblazing choreographer and director Wayne McGregor’s new work explores the algorithmic nature of the human body to create a unique performance every time.

Marking the great dancer's final performances in a full-length production, Akram Khan’s XENOS confronts the tragedy of the First World War. 

A captivating visual spectacle for families, bringing together dance, theatre and visual art to tell a fantastical tale of bravery.

A large-scale free outdoor dance performance, Kadamati brings together hundreds of local dancers in a grand gesture of unity outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Josef Haydn’s explosive oratorio The Creation opens the 2018 International Festival. Edward Gardner conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and National Youth Choir of Scotland.

Christopher Bell directs the National Youth Choir of Scotland in four works that showcase the virtuosity of these young singers.

A varied programme that celebrates the big band sound – from Basie and Ellington to hip-hop and R&B.

Conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto, the youth orchestra are joined by world-renowned Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero for Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

A star-studded cast provide the third instalment of Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle in this concert performance. 

Paul Daniel conducts works by French and Scottish composers, ending in Debussy’s transcendent La mer.

Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus join forces to perform Vaughan Williams’s mighty A Sea Symphony and celebrate Scottish composer Thea Musgrave.

In the first of two concerts, Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO are joined by legendary pianist Krystian Zimerman for Bernstein’s Second Symphony.

In the second of their two-concert series, the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle perform Mahler’s Ninth Symphony – the composer’s struggle with the meaning of life.

Handel’s powerful oratorio is brought to life by Scotland’s finest period-instrument ensemble.

Jonathan Darlington conducts Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring and Vaughan Williams’ Third Symphony, along with a new work from Canadian composer John Estacio.

A stunning international cast tell this bewitching fairy tale in a concert performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera.

Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic return to the International Festival with a vibrant programme of Richard Strauss and Prokofiev.

One of Scotland’s best-loved ensembles performs the cycle of Brahms’ symphonies over two nights. In this concert we hear his first and third symphonies.

In the second of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Brahms cycle, Robin Ticciati conducts the second and fourth symphonies.

The CBSO conducted by Ludovic Morlot performs works from Stravinsky and Ravel, joined by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason for Elgar's Cello Concerto.

This remarkable American youth ensemble perform music by Salonen and Rachmaninov. They are joined by violinist Simone Porter for Barber’s Violin Concerto.

Emerging young conductor Jakub Hrůša is joined by four soloists and Edinburgh Festival Chorus in one of classical music’s greatest choral epics.

Matthias Pintscher and the SCO perform with Pierre-Laurent Aimard in this remarkable work by Messiaen.

The finalists of one of the world’s most prized competition titles - Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 - perform with BBC SSO.

Celebrated conductor Marin Alsop directs a programme of Stravinsky, Schumann and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto.

Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra are joined by Nicola Benedetti to celebrate Leonard Bernstein on the centenary of his birth.

Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra join with the NYCoS Girls Choir and Edinburgh Festival Chorus to perform Mahler’s immense masterpiece.

The singer-songwriter brings his captivating music to a very special International Festival concert.

The Grammy Award-winning musician brings her transgressive pop on a rare visit to Scotland as part of her Fear the Future tour.

18 of the most exciting young performers from across Europe compete for one of the world’s most prized titles: Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.