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  1. A piper, electric guitarist and fiddler perform on a hazy, strobe-lit stage, with microphones and drumkits visible around them.

    Around the world in eight concerts

  2. A conductor is standing with his right arm in the air in front of a full orchestra on a stage, with an audience looking on.

    How well do you know our classical composers?

  3. Two men double over laughing with their arms around each others' shoulders

    The 2022 International Festival reading list

  4. The blue and yellow Ukrainian flag, with square black-and-white photographs of the musicians' faces superimposed in rows across it.

    Welcoming the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to Edinburgh this August

  5. A man and a woman are dancing in a blue room with a cardboard tree.

    Highlights of the 2022 International Festival

  6. The conductor pictured mid-movement, looking intently at the orchestra with her arms raised.

    2022 Classical Music Highlights

  7. A woman wearing a green dress leans forward onto a white pillar, resting her hand in her chin and smiling at the camera.

    Nicola Benedetti to become our next Festival Director

  8. Yellow background with black EIF logo bars

    Statement on Valery Gergiev

  9. Alan Cumming pictured in profile standing on top of a snowy mountain, wearing a long black coat with the collar turned up.

    First shows announced as part of the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival

  10. A crowd claps and cheers while a trad band perform on a stage in front of them.

    Thank you for celebrating the return of live performance to Edinburgh

  11. Four performers gesture to each other, wearing brightly coloured African headwraps, wrappers and jewellery

    The 2021 International Festival in pictures

  12. A welcome mat reads 'Edinburgh International Festival' at the entrance to the Old College Quad venue.

    Meet Me Halfway encourages walking and cycling this Festival