The Festival so far

The Festival so far

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The Festival so far

  1. An image of the BBC SSO with Ryan Wigglesworth standing in a formation surrounded by coloured lights

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

  2. A man dressed in black sits in front of a white wall smiling at the camera

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard

    Imaginative, Piano, Brendel Tribute
  3. A man plays a viol, looking off to the right with his bow in the air

    Jordi Savall: A Sea of Music

    Reflective, Global, Historical
  4. A conductor stands in front of an orchestra, conducting their performance

    The Golden Age of Hollywood

    Nostalgic, Cinematic, Glamorous
  5. A person works at a food stand illuminated by red light as two people sit by the counter on stools

    Haribo Kimchi

    Culinary, Multimedia, Cross-cultural

  6. Simon Thoumire: Scots Fiddle & Clarsach

    Inventive, Thrilling, Folk
  7. A quartet of musicians standing in front of a bookcase holding their instruments

    Gringolts Quartet

    Introspective, Schubert, Strings
  8. A woman mostly obscured by shadow holding a bagpipe instrument

    Scottish Ensemble & Brìghde Chaimbeul

    Atmospheric, Scottish, Smallpipes
  9. A group of performers sit on stage illuminated by a green light

    EXXY

    Queer, Defiant, Dance Theatre
  10. A woman dressed in black leans against a white wall while smiling into the distance

    Strauss’s Elektra

    Intense, Greek Tragedy, Opera In Concert
  11. Three men stand on stage with serious expressions all looking in different directions

    HANG TIME

    Poetic, Subversive, Racial injustice

  12. Members Lunch

  13. A man in a green jacket walking across a mossy hill

    Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach & Beethoven

    Introspective, Masterful, Piano
  14. A woman wearing an orange dress resting her hands on a cello

    Alisa Weilerstein plays the Cello Suites

    Transcendent, Mesmerising, Bach

  15. Vilde Frang & Friends

    Dynamic, Folk-infused, Violin
  16. A group of people singing from books of sheet music

    Come and Sing Bach Chorales

    Workshop, Choral, Get Involved
  17. a women sings with her eyes closed

    Senny Camara Ensemble

    Uplifting, West-African, Kora

  18. Beyond Tradition

    Evocative, Cross-cultural, Female Supergroup
  19. A close up of a conductor conducting his orchestra

    Maxim Emelyanychev & SCO Wind Soloists

    Colourful, French, Chamber

  20. Derya Türkan & Friends

    Mesmerising, Turkish, 17th century

  21. Voices of Canada

    Indigenous, Orchestral, Contemporary
  22. A large ensemble of dancers move as one while tightly packed together and holding white and red flowers

    Ihsane

    Visceral, Dance, North-African
  23. A person lies on the floor while another person stands in a hospital gown holding an IV pole. A distressed woman stands behind them.

    Angels in America

    Transformative, Epic, Gripping
  24. Side profile of a man with his chin resting in his hand looking off into the distance

    Paul Lewis

    Masterpiece, Piano, Brendel Tribute