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The International Festival Recommends: Eleven things to see and do in December
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First Performances and Theme announced as part of the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival
- Highlights
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The International Festival Recommends: Seven things to see and do in November
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Festival Director Nicola Benedetti to receive the Edinburgh Award 2023
- Get to Know
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What is a song cycle?
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The International Festival Recommends: Seven things to see and do in October
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The 2023 International Festival in pictures
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Nicola Benedetti delivers successful first Edinburgh International Festival
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EIFF @ Edinburgh International Festival draws to a close
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A New Musical Landscape: Symphony No 9 in D minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
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A Hymn to Joy: Turangalîla-Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen
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Shadow and Light: A Child of Our Time by Sir Michael Tippett
