Here you can discover previous International Festival events
with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Unforgettable orchestral classics and 400,000 fireworks launched from Edinburgh’s iconic Castle make this one of the biggest fireworks concerts in the world.
Hallé and Martyn Brabbins
The Hallé return with one of Elgar’s greatest, and most neglected, achievements: The Kingdom.
Lars Vogt replaces Jeremy Denk for a programme of Brahms, Janacek and Beethoven.
Intricate songcraft, virtuoso fingerpicking and ear-catching melodic electronica combine in Villagers' astonishing music.
Free Outdoor Event
The LA Phil play music from the Golden Age of Hollywood by Korngold, Herrmann, Waxman and a selection by John Williams.
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen scheduling issues.
Scottish Ballet / Helen Pickett / Peter Salem
Based on the play by Arthur Miller, a brand-new narrative ballet, given its world premiere at the International Festival as one of the highlights of Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary year.
Steven Osborne takes the place of Beatrice Rana with a programme of Messiaen and Schubert.
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’
The exceptional orchestra launch the 2019 Usher Hall Series with one of the grandest and most gripping of symphonies.
Yuja Wang plays John Adams
The LA Phil bring their residency to a stirring conclusion with pieces by Barber, Tchaikovsky and John Adams
Musicians from YOLA, Big Noise and Gustavo Dudamel invite you to a free ticketed open rehearsal.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir John Eliot Gardiner
A timeless love story; an electrifying spectacle. Jets versus Sharks. Loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is a cultural phenomenon.
Opera Ventures and Scottish Opera
The European premiere of a new opera from Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek adapted from Lars von Trier’s controversial film.
21-24 August 2019
Donald Runnicles conducts Deutsche Oper Berlin
The powerhouse Scottish conductor brings his company, with an exceptional cast of international soloists, for this vivid concert performance.
22 August 2019
Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis
The fourth and final opera in the Ring cycle is its grandest, as the gods themselves face their doom.
25 August 2019
Komische Oper Berlin / Barrie Kosky / Ainārs Rubiķis
Komische Oper Berlin return to the International Festival for Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera, based on Alexander Pushkin’s classic verse novel.
15-17 August 2019
Komische Oper Berlin / Barrie Kosky
Yiddish operetta songs from Warsaw to Broadway
16 August 2019
The English Concert and Bernard Labadie
World-renowned British countertenor Iestyn Davies performs one of the most powerful love stories in all of opera.
15 August 2019
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord / William Christie / Robert Carsen / Ian Burton
John Gay’s 18th-century opera is brought into the modern day in this brand new production by two commanding figures of the international stage.
16-19 August 2018
RSNO / Sir Andrew Davis
A stunning international cast tell this bewitching fairy tale in a concert performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera.
15 August 2018
Hallé / Sir Mark Elder
A star-studded cast provide the third instalment of Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle in this concert performance.
8 August 2018
Opéra de Lyon / Stefano Montanari / Stefan Herheim
A visually stunning and boldly staged production of Rossini’s opera. The classic tale of Cinderella is radically transformed by renowned director Stefan Herheim.
24-26 August 2018
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées / Jérémie Rhorer / Laurent Pelly
A new production of Gioachino Rossini's comic opera that brings a refreshing immediacy to this irresistible masterpiece.
5-8 August 2018
Mariinsky Opera
Berlioz's visionary Les Troyens is opera on an epic scale, and deals with some of mankind's profoundest questions.
28-30 August 2014
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
A brand new production of Mozart and da Ponte’s provocative opera, direct from this year’s Aix-en-Provence Festival.
25-28 August 2016
By Vincenzo Bellini
Cecilia Bartoli sang the title role in a powerful, passionate production of Bellini’s searing opera masterpiece on love, betrayal and revenge. Since its unveiling at the 2013 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, it has been acclaimed throughout Europe, winning that year’s International Opera Award for best new production.
5-9 August 2016
Mariinsky Opera
Das Rheingold introduced the vast, mythical world of Wagner’s monumental Ring cycle, one of the greatest achievements in all opera.
15 August 2016
Scottish Opera / Huw Watkins / Stuart MacRae
Presented as a double bill, these two short operas explore the capacity of the mind to shape our lives, whether through the potency of imagination or the overwhelming power of memories
30 August 2012
Welsh National Opera / Richard Wagner
Wagner’s extraordinary opera Tristan und Isolde is one of the most powerful experiences that the artform has to offer.
15 August 2012
Opera North
Janáček’s penultimate opera is at once a mystery thriller and a meditation on desire and eternal life.
11 August 2012
The Sixteen / Henry Purcell
The Sixteen brings its expertise in early English music to bear on the spectacular Restoration drama King Arthur.
27 August 2012
Scottish Opera / Craig Armstrong
A world premiere of the Scottish Opera and Edinburgh International Festival co-production.
29 August 2012