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Former BBC Young Musician winner will perform with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as a soloist this August.

In the Year of Young People, we celebrate these incredibly talented young musicians and introduce you to some of the players performing at the International Festival this year.​

Join the buzz in Leith with this new playlist celebrating the music appearing at Hidden Door, one of our collaborators for Light on the Shore with Edinburgh Gin Seaside.

It takes more than one language to put on the International Festival, and more than one way of speaking it. Get to know the performance poetry that has inspired parts of the programme this August.

Get to know the musical versatility and emotional depth of John Grant's songwriting in our new playlist.

Sample Pierre-Laurent Aimard's world-renowned flair for interpreting composer greats in our newest playlist.

A closer look at how some performances in the International Festival programme are rejuvenating old folklore and legends.

The International Festival is to take over the Leith Theatre in August with some of the most influential Scottish musicians of the last few decades in tow.

Sample the broad spectrum of Scotland's contemporary music scene and its impact on the global stage with our new Light on the Shore with Edinburgh Gin Seaside playlist.

Explore this unique season celebrating the creativity, originality and international impact of Scottish popular music.

Edinburgh International Festival is delighted to announce that Edinburgh Gin will be the festival’s first Official Gin.