From a 6-part series with Nicola Benedetti on BBC Radio 3, to concert broadcasts and our audio introductions, there are plenty of ways for you to dive deeper into your International Festival experience.

Radio 3 Series with Nicola Benedetti

Festival Director Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the International Festival since its foundation in 1947, with new and archive interviews and memorable Edinburgh performances.

Catch this six part series on BBC Radio 3 which you can listen to on demand.

BBC Radio 3 broadcast

A number of the performances in our 2024 programme were recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Usually the concert audio will be split across 2-3 days within Radio 3’s Classical Live programme. Once broadcast, the audio is available on BBC Sounds (UK only) for 30 days.

Broadcast dates

August

6 & 8 August – Schola Cantorum de Venezuala

8 & 13 August – Leonore Piano Trio

9 Aug – Elizabeth Llewellyn/Simon Lepper

12 & 16 Aug - Alexandre Kantorow

13, 15 & 16 Aug – Raphael Feuillatre

15 & 16 Aug – Stefan Dohr Trio

19 & 23 Aug – Chiaroscuro Quartet

20 & 23 Aug – Emelyanychev/ SCO

19, 22 & 23 – Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Harry Baker

Broadcasting week of 16 Sept

Ian Bostridge

Takacs Quartet

Mahan Esfahani

Broadcasting week of 23 Dec

Seong-Jin Cho

Kleio Quartet

Irish Baroque Orchestra

Il Pomo d’Oro & Jakub Józef Orliński

Broadcasting week of 30 Dec

Pierre Laurent Aimard

Midori

Exploring Rossini

Sky Arts

Two performances at the Hub were recorded for broadcast on Sky Arts. The broadcast dates are:

Tuesday 24 Sept 2024, 10pm

Tuesday 1 Oct 2024, 10pm

Want even more? Audio Introductions to the 2024 Programme

This year, we have produced 40 audio introductions for you, called The Warm Up.

The Warm Up will help you dive deeper into a range of performances. These mini introductions are hosted by International Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and BBC presenter Kate Molleson, as they speak to artists, contributors and programmers, giving extra insight before arriving at the venue.