Week Two Complete. 

What. A. Week. Five-star Acrobatic Opera. The World Premiere of Mary, Queen of Scots. Life-affirming concerts, performances and recitals all round.

We're now into our final week of the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival. Don't miss Figures In Extinction,   Pictures at an Exhibition, or the sensational soprano Emily D’Angelo with pianist Sophia Muñoz.

Catch up on Week two highlights below:

The Reviews Are In

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “We were left gazing at stars, clutching the mystery of our souls"
– The Scotsman on LSO: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Acrobatic Gluck is haunting, dizzying and gasp-inducing.”
– The Guardian on Orpheus and Eurydice 

★ ★ ★ ★  “Mary, queen of punks? Scottish Ballet put a wicked spin on an old story"
– The Telegraph on Mary, Queen of Scots

★ ★ ★ ★ ★  “Visually stunning, lit to perfection”
– ScotsGayArts on Orpheus and Eurydice

Coming Up This Week

Figures In Extinction 
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Aug

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "a work of serious thought, urgent entreaty and utterly sumptuous dance"
– The Observer

Spellbinding movement and sound. Dance and theatre legends Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney unite with internationally acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) to confront the climate crisis.

Bernstein & Stravinsky
Thu 21 Aug, 7.30pm

Don't miss this thrilling programme of Messiaen, Stravinsky and Bernstein. Nicola Benedetti, countertenor Hugh Cutting and Chorus Director James Grossmith discuss what you can expect on the night.

Pictures at an Exhibition
Fri 22 Aug 2025, 7.30pm

Pictures at an Exhibition isn’t just an inspired reflection of art in musical form, it is a conversation between friends. Modest Mussorgsky composed Pictures at an Exhibition after the death of his close friend, the artist Victor Hartmann. 

When Mussorgsky attended a posthumous exhibition, he was inspired to create a series of musical responses to the images. Some of the artworks have been lost to time, so the music is all that remains of them. Discover more about five of the artworks which inspired the piece.

Relive the Highlights

Music Session - Sidiki Dembele

We look forward to seeing you soon at the Edinburgh International Festival 💛