The Festival so far

The Festival so far

See what happened so far at the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival

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The Festival so far

  1. An orchestra dressed in black stands on stage playing their instruments, a conductor stands before them and as an audience looks on

    Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony

  2. A birdseye view of an audience sitting on colourful beanbags with musicians placed among them and the conductor standing in the centre

    Shostakovich Inside Out

  3. a women stands smiling with her arms folded. she is leaning against a metal gate taller than her and is wearing a white blazer

    The Unseen Truth: Sarah Lewis

  4. A young man with black hair is playing a grand piano in front of an orchestra

    Ryan Wang

  5. A person sits on stage looking off into the distance

    Cutting the Tightrope

  6. A young woman in black looks over her shoulder. Behind her an older woman in white reaches for her.

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  7. Members Lunch

  8. Up Late with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

  9. A large puppet with a rough rocky texture is being held up by 4 people. A red paper lantern hangs in front of them.

    Book of Mountains and Seas

  10. A woman with long brown hair in a pink and white gown looks over her shoulder with a knowing smile

    LSO: Puccini’s Suor Angelica

  11. Three musicians stand on a snowy landscape with a bright blue sky. They are dressed in bright colours with a drum sitting next to them.

    Østerlide

  12. Four dancers perform 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.

    Orpheus and Eurydice

  13. Scottish Ballet Company Class

  14. A group of musicians dressed in black standing in front of a brick building. Trees and bushes frame them.

    Wrocław Baroque Ensemble

  15. A dimly lit stage with instruments and a microphone set up ready for a performance

    Up Late: Jazz Jam

  16. Three women seated on stage playing string instruments

    Rising Stars: Classical Jam

  17. A man with a shaved head and greying beard looks at the viewer

    Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau

  18. A group of five musicians stand on a rocky landscape with the sea behind them. They are laughing and smiling while holding instruments.

    Ímar

  19. a conductor stands facing the orchestra with his baton across his chest

    LSO: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

  20. London Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

  21. A woman looks at the camera facing side on, she is holding a violin on her shoulder and wearing a pink dress, while standing in front of a blue background

    Bomsori Kim & Thomas Hoppe

  22. A man stands in front of a grand piano

    Bostridge, Pappano & Members of the LSO

  23. A man seated on stage, illuminated by purple light, playing two percussion instruments

    The Sidiki Dembele Ensemble

  24. The orchestra stand posed with their instruments in a large room with big windows.

    LSO: Beethoven & Shostakovich