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YMP Events

Young Musician's Pass (YMP)

YMP Events

Welcome to The Young Musician's Pass 2025

YMP Members can get up to three pairs of free tickets across the music programme. 

We've changed the booking process for this year, no more hunting for specific seats. Instead simply book your chosen YMP events and we'll email you your seat reservation with your tickets in July. YMP tickets are e-tickets only and will not be available to collect at the box office.

Please note that tickets are limited to two tickets per event and should not exceed six tickets per member. Extra tickets added beyond this limit will be cancelled.

Booking closes at 5pm on 30 June. Tickets are likely to sell fast so don't wait.

Browse the programme by venue below or read our curated YMP Guide. See you in August!

A Different Experience At Each Venue 

At Edinburgh Playhouse you can experience an exciting opera featuring acrobatics from Australia!

Edinburgh Playhouse

  1. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays four dancers performing in red flowing skirts, three of which are suspended from ropes. In the background, a choir dressed in black jumpsuits sing on top of white platforms.

    YMP - Orpheus and Eurydice

Usher Hall is home to our series of world-class orchestras, soloists and operas in concert

Experience Usher Hall

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    YMP - NYO2: Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony

  2. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a choir dressed in formal wear sings in front of their conductor.

    YMP - Best of Monteverdi Choir

  3. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a black and white image of an orchestra sitting on stage. The conductor stands before them pointing at the orchestra.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Holst’s The Planets

  4. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man in a suit looking off to one side, he is bathed in red light

    YMP - Bruce Liu Plays Ravel

  5. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a conductor standing with his arms outstretched in the midst of an orchestra

    YMP - Bach & Bartók

  6. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a conductor who waves his arms enthusiastically before an orchestra

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito

  7. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a group of string players flourishing their bows in the air

    YMP - NFM Leopoldinum: Bizet’s Carmen Suite

  8. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a woman standing on stage playing a violin

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - NFM Leopoldinum: Benedetti & Sitkovetsky’s Tribute to Menuhin

  9. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays the orchestra standing posed with their instruments in a large room with big windows.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - LSO: Beethoven & Shostakovich

  10. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a conductor standing facing the orchestra with his baton across his chest

    YMP - LSO: Vaughan Williams′s A Sea Symphony

  11. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a woman with long brown hair in a pink and white gown looking over her shoulder with a knowing smile

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - LSO: Puccini’s Suor Angelica

  12. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays an orchestra dressed in black standing on stage playing their instruments, a conductor stands before them as an audience looks on

    YMP - Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony

  13. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a birdseye view of an audience sitting on colourful beanbags with musicians placed among them and the conductor standing in the centre

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Shostakovich Inside Out

  14. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays two dancers at the front of the stage, one is standing behind the other with their hand on the other dancer's shoulder. Behind them are other dancers seated and a group of musicians

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Breaking Bach

  15. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a conductor standing in front of the orchestra with her hands spread wide

    YMP - Bernstein & Stravinsky

  16. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays an orchestra on stage with the conductor stood before them

    YMP - Pictures at an Exhibition

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    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Closing Concert: Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Start your day with a deep listening experience at The Queen’s Hall

Experience The Queen's Hall

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    YMP - Colin Currie & The King’s Singers

  2. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a woman dressed in a white dress playing the violin. Her brown hair is flowing behind her.

    YMP - María Dueñas & Alexander Malofeev

  3. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays two men standing next to each other with a red background

    YMP - Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy

  4. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man with round glasses with both hands held in front of his chest

    YMP - Mark Simpson & Richard Uttley

  5. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man sitting facing the camera with one leg crossed over the other. He wears a black spotted shirt and jeans in front of a green background.

    YMP - Hugh Cutting & George Ireland

  6. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man focused on playing a cello

    YMP - Leonard Elschenbroich & Alexei Grynyuk

  7. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays four musicians standing together all facing different directions. Their black clothing blends into the black background.

    YMP - Fibonacci Quartet

  8. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man standing in a black room facing the side. He is wearing a knitted jumper and black trousers.

    YMP - Piotr Anderszewski

  9. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays two men and a woman standing in front of a large rock. The men wear black suits and the woman wears a bright blue dress. They are holding a violin and a cello.

    YMP - Sitkovetsky Trio

  10. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a group of musicians dressed in black standing in front of a brick building. Trees and bushes frame them.

    YMP - Wrocław Baroque Ensemble

  11. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man with long hair and glasses sitting with his hands clasped looking at the viewer. A violin is propped up next to him.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Leonidas Kavakos & ApollΩn Ensemble

At The Hub you can expect a relaxed concert experience. Take photos if you wish and get involved in the performance

The Hub

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    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Preview Night: Kinnaris Quintet

  2. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man is stand smiling with his violin at his side

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Roby Lakatos & Ensemble

  3. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a blurred image of a woman in a black dress walking by a red wall

    YMP - Hanni Liang: Dreams

  4. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays five musicians playing on a warmly lit stage to an audience.

    YMP - Rising Stars of Woodwind

  5. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a group of five musicians that have just finished playing and are posed dramatically

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - VOŁOSI

  6. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man seated on stage, illuminated by purple light, playing two percussion instruments

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - The Sidiki Dembele Ensemble

  7. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a group of five musicians standing on a rocky landscape with the sea behind them. They are laughing and smiling while holding instruments.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Ímar

  8. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays three women seated on stage playing string instruments

    YMP - Rising Stars: Classical Jam

  9. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays three portraits of three men on a white background. Each man is smiling and holding an instrument.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Triptic

  10. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays three musicians standing on a snowy landscape with a bright blue sky. They are dressed in bright colours with a drum sitting next to them.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Østerlide

  11. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a woman sitting facing the side while playing the harp. Behind her is a woman standing playing the violin

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain

  12. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays two people sitting on stage, one is playing a stringed instrument and one is singing into a microphone

    YMP - Yahya Hussein Abdallah & Jasser Haj Youssef

  13. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays portraits of three artists on top of an image of a hand writing with a black pen on a white background

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Canvas of Sound with Tazeen Qayyum

  14. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a serious looking man facing left holding a black accordion.

    FULLY BOOKED FOR YMP - Master Musicians with Peirani & Segal

  15. A yellow logo reading Young Musician's Pass overlays a man standing in front of a stone wall holding a guitar and looking to the side.

    YMP - William Barton

Not sure where to start?

Our curated YMP Guide takes you through the events based on your musical interests. From the soaring vocals of Orpheus and Eurydice, to a trip around the galaxy in Holst’s The Planets, to a meeting with 'the world’s most daring percussionist' in Colin Currie and The Kings Singers, there is something for every YMP member to experience.

Read the Guide

See You In August

Any questions, drop us a line at [email protected]