YMP Events

Young Musician's Pass (YMP)

YMP Events

Welcome to The Young Musician's Pass 2026 🎶

💛 We can't wait to welcome you to Edinburgh International Festival. 
➡️ Booking for YMP opens at 12noon on Mon 18 May and closes 4pm on Fri 26 June.
🎟️ Tickets are likely to sell fast so don't wait to secure yours!

Booking Instructions:

  • Reserve your two pairs of tickets from the events list below*
  • After booking closes on 26 June, we'll email you your seat reservation with your tickets
  • YMP tickets are e-tickets only and will not be available to collect at the box office

*YMP Members can get up to two pairs of free tickets across the selected programme. Please note that tickets are limited to two tickets per event and should not exceed four tickets per member. Extra tickets added beyond this limit will be cancelled.

JUST ANNOUNCED: EXCLUSIVE ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS
[Friday 12 June]

We are delighted to share a special offer with you as part of YMP 2026. Take a seat in Usher Hall and listen to how a world-class orchestra rehearses before their performance.

➡️ As a YMP member, you can book up to three orchestra rehearsals. This is in addition to your two free pairs of tickets.
🎶 Experience Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal or BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
🎟️ Tickets are available to book from 12noon Wed 17 June.

World-class rehearsals

  1. YMP - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Rehearsal

  2. YMP - Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Orchestra Rehearsal

  3. YMP - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

It's Time to Explore the Full Programme:

Browse the programme below by venue: Edinburgh Playhouse, Usher Hall, Queen's Hall, The Hub, The Lyceum & Festival Theatre.

Not sure where to start?

Our curated YMP Guide takes you through the events based on your musical interests.

Read the 2026 Guide

Prepare to be amazed by the visuals of dance at Edinburgh Playhouse.

  1. YMP - Mere Mortals

    Spectacular, AI, Live Score

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

  1. YMP - Opening Concert: All Rise

    Monumental, Jazz, Symphonic
  2. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of players from Jazz at Lincoln Center performing on stage

    YMP - JLCO plays Duke Ellington

    Historic, Jazz, Monumental
  3. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of an ensemble of strings players from National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

    YMP - Gershwin & Bartok

    Youthful, Transatlantic, Orchestral
  4. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman wearing a blue dress playing a piano on stage

    YMP - JLCO with Yuja Wang

    Exclusive, Magnetic, Classical-jazz
  5. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of brass musicians stand on stage

    YMP - Brass Fanfare: A Tribute to John Wallace

    Celebratory, Scottish, Collaboration

  6. YMP - This Shining Night

    Moving, Choral, American
  7. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor standing with one arm raised and a smile surrounded by orchestra members

    YMP - Beethoven 7 & Ortiz

    Rhythmic, Glitter, Choral
  8. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor on stage facing the orchestra

    YMP - Beethoven 6 & Ades

    Dramatic, Dante, Pastoral
  9. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman singing on stage wearing a black top and a gold sparkly skirt while an orchestra plays behind her

    YMP - Mozart’s Don Giovanni

    Intense, Dramatic, Opera In Concert

  10. YMP - Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha

    Romantic, Choral, Narrative
  11. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor mid movement

    YMP - Voices of Canada

    Indigenous, Orchestral, Contemporary
  12. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman wearing an orange dress resting her hands on a cello

    YMP - Alisa Weilerstein plays the Cello Suites

    Transcendent, Mesmerising, Bach
  13. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a man in a green jacket walking across a mossy hill

    YMP - Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach & Beethoven

    Introspective, Masterful, Piano
  14. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman dressed in black leans against a white wall while smiling into the distance

    YMP - Strauss’s Elektra

    Intense, Greek Tragedy, Opera In Concert
  15. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor standing in front of an orchestra, conducting their performance

    YMP - The Golden Age of Hollywood

    Nostalgic, Cinematic, Glamorous
  16. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a man playing a viol, looking off to the right with his bow in the air

    YMP - Jordi Savall: A Sea of Music

    Reflective, Global, Historical
  17. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor with white hair

    YMP - Mahler’s Das klagende Lied

    Epic, Dark, Choral
  18. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of musicians dressed in black

    YMP - Colin Currie Group plays Steve Reich

    Minimalist, Rhythmic, Contemporary

  19. YMP - Berliner Philharmoniker: Elgar & Tchaikovsky

    Romantic, Majestic, Iconic
  20. A yellow Young Musicians Pass logo in front of the Berlin Philharmoniker performing on stage

    YMP - Berliner Philharmoniker: Closing Concert

    Virtuosic, Symphonic, Festival Finale

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

  1. A yellow Young Musicians Pass logo in front of the Berlin Philharmoniker standing on stage

    YMP - Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

  2. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of an image of an ensemble playing instruments from above

    YMP - Dunedin Consort

    Spiritual, Reimagined, Premiere
  3. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of people singing on stage holding microphones

    YMP - Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

    Uplifting, Spirituals, Eclectic
  4. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman wearing an off white dress smiling into the distance

    YMP - Beth Taylor & Hamish Brown

    Lyrical, Mezzo-Soprano, Pianist
  5. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of six men wearing suits sit and stand around a fountain

    YMP - Death of Gesualdo

    Theatrical, Renaissance, Choral
  6. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a women sitting holding a violin and looking away from the camera

    YMP - Vilde Frang & Friends

    Dynamic, Folk-infused, Violin
  7. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman mostly obscured by shadow holding a bagpipe instrument

    YMP - Scottish Ensemble & Brìghde Chaimbeul

Experience fully-staged opera & dance at the majestic Festival Theatre.

  1. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a colourful image of a woman's face

    YMP - The Galloping Cure

    Emotional, Gripping, Contemporary Opera
  2. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a large ensemble of dancers move as one while tightly packed together and holding white and red flowers

    YMP - Ihsane

    Visceral, Dance, North-African

  3. YMP - Verdi’s A Masked Ball

    Desire, Treachery, Tragicomic Opera

At The Hub you can expect a more relaxed concert experience. Get involved in the performance.

  1. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of four women sit on a bench outside with their instruments, clarsach, fiddle, whistle and keyboard

    YMP - Preview: Dàna with Ellie Beaton

    Exciting, Scottish, Folk
  2. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a man playing the viola d’amore in a dark room

    YMP - Sounds of Ihsane

    Evocative, Middle Eastern, Viola d'amore
  3. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of string musicians on stage, holding their bows in the air

    YMP - Classical Jam with Nicola Benedetti

    Spontaneous, Exciting, Get Involved
  4. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a person playing a guitar

    YMP - corto.alto

    Jazz-electronic, Fusion, Mercury Prize Nominee
  5. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a collage of photos of five musicians

    YMP - Derya Türkan & Friends

    Mesmerising, Turkish, 17th century

  6. YMP - Beyond Tradition

    Evocative, Cross-cultural, Female Supergroup

  7. YMP - Simon Thoumire: Scots Fiddle & Clarsach

    Inventive, Thrilling, Folk
  8. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman sitting on the floor holding a saxophone and looking upwards

    YMP - Camilla George

  9. YMP - Routes to Roots

    New Music, Collaboration, Scottish-Argentinian
  10. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of people in colourful clothes sit on bikes smiling

    YMP - Orchestra Baobab

    Irresistible, Senegal, New Music

Witness the magic of movement and music at The Lyceum.

  1. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of women with vibrantly coloured hair stand in a row holding up drumsticks

    YMP - Ingoma! A Revolution in Rhythm

    Joyful, Resilient, Drumming

A Taste of What's to Come...

  1. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a conductor mid movement

    YMP - Voices of Canada

    Indigenous, Orchestral, Contemporary
  2. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a group of people singing on stage holding microphones

    YMP - Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

    Uplifting, Spirituals, Eclectic
  3. A yellow Young Musician's Pass logo in front of a woman wearing an off white dress smiling into the distance

    YMP - Beth Taylor & Hamish Brown

    Lyrical, Mezzo-Soprano, Pianist

See You In August 💛

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