E If Brochure 2015 Single Pages

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EDINBURGH
INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL
2015
731 AUGUST
CONTENTS
01 Festival Supporters
04 Welcome to the Festival
05 Opening event|The Harmonium Project
07 Opera
12 Music theatre
13 Theatre
23 Dance
31 Music
32 The Hub Sessions
36 The Usher Hall Concerts
47 Family Concert
48 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
49 The Queens Hall Series
57 Beethoven Piano Sonatas
59 Festival Portraits
61 Festival Insights
64 Booking information
66 Access
67 Festival City
69 Diary
WELCOME
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FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS 2
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Principal Donors Directors Fund
The Embassy of the Kingdom Sue and Andy Doig
of The Netherlands Mr and Mrs Ted W Frison
American Friends of the James and Morag Anderson
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Edinburgh International Festival China in the United Kingdom Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
The Directors Circle Celia F Goodhew
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Festival Benefactors George Gwilt
The Embassy of the United Benefactor David and Judith Halkerston
Edinburgh International Festival States of America, London
Commissioning Fund Kenneth Harrold
The Government of Flanders Geoff and Mary Ball
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Education Fund Andr and Rosalie Hoffmann
The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh Jo and Alison Elliot
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Friends and Patrons Niall and Carol Lothian
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Opera Development Fund Anne McFarlane
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The Pirie Rankin Charitable Trust Ross Roberts
International Partners Charles Smith
Risk Charitable Fund Fiona and Ian Russell
and Agencies The Russell Trust Dr and Mrs George Sypert
The Stevenston Charitable Trust Robin and Sheila Wight
Australian High Commission
The Sym Charitable Trust Platinum Supporter Mark and Ulrike Wilson
to the United Kingdom
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Canada Council for the Arts Roger and Angela Allen
Neil and Philippa Woodcock
Canadian High Commission William and Elizabeth Berry
to the United Kingdom Benefactors and Patrons Mrs Iren M Young
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Conseil des arts et des lettres Qubec Katie Bradford
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The Rt Hon Lord Clarke
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CHORUS
CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
This year, we acknowledge the remarkable achievements of the WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Edinburgh Festival Chorus as we celebrate its 50th anniversary. The
Chorus is made up of amateur singers who, collectively, have been Excited about the artists coming to this years Festival, already booked
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5 OPENING EVENT
THE
HARMONIUM
PROJECT The Harmonium Project is a free outdoor event marking the opening
59 PRODUCTIONS / ROYAL SCOTTISH of the 2015 Festival and the 50th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival
Chorus. Created by 59 Productions, the event combines John Adamss
NATIONAL ORCHESTRA /
mesmerising choral work Harmonium with a series of spectacular
animations, projected onto the outside of the Usher Hall, with audiences
gathering on Festival Square to view the transformation of this much
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CHORUS loved Festival venue.
Working with the University of Edinburghs School of Informatics and

Edinburgh College of Art, the project examines the effects singing has
59 Productions
on both the performer and the listener.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian Conductor
59 Productions combines technology and art to tell amazing stories.
In recent years it has created the video design for the opening of the
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London 2012 Olympic Games, the Digital Revolution exhibition at the
Christopher Bell Chorus Master
Barbican, London, and the Lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails
forthe VividLivefestival.
Fri 7 Aug 10.30pm, Festival Square|Free (standing only)|35mins
A recording of Harmonium forms the soundtrack to this spectacular
eif.co.uk/harmonium
event, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the
In partnership with the College of Humanities Supported by Edinburgh Festival Chorus conducted by PeterOundjian.
and Social Science

OPENING EVENT
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Image 59 Productions
7 OPERA
THE MAGIC FLUTE

(DIE ZAUBERFLTE)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozarts masterful comedy is richly reimagined in a boundary-busting
KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN / production created by director Barrie Kosky and British theatre
group 1927, blending animated film and live action in a spectacular
BARRIE KOSKY / 1927

kaleidoscope of 1920s silent movies, Weimar cabaret, the dark humour
of Edward Gorey and German expressionism.
Immense, three-storey spiders, Nosferatu and Buster Keaton, flappers

Komische Oper Berlin and demons, butterflies and wolves this wildly inventive The Magic
Directed by Barrie Kosky Flute is like no other.
Kristiina Poska Musical direction
Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky Staging Since arriving at the Komische Oper in 2012 Barrie Kosky has presided
Paul Barritt Animations over a period of unprecedented success with the opera journal
Concept by 1927 (Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt) Opernwelt calling the Komische Opera House of the Year in 2013
and Barrie Kosky andthe International Opera Awards naming Kosky Director of the Year
in2014.
Pamina Maureen McKay*, Adela Zaharia
Tamino Allan Clayton*, Jussi Myllys Founded in 2005 by animator and illustrator Paul Barritt, and writer and
Queen of the Night Olga Pudova*, Beate Ritter performer Suzanne Andrade, 1927 has won critical and popular acclaim
Sarastro Dimitry Ivashchenko*, Bogdan Talos with works such as Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and
Papageno Dominik Kninger*, Tom Erik Lie TheAnimals and Children Took to the Streets.
Papagena Julia Giebel
Monostatos Peter Renz*, Ivan Turi
1st Lady Nina Bernsteiner*, Mirka Wagner a perfect combination of all the things
2nd Lady Theresa Kronthaler*, Karolina Gumos worth loving: silent movies, Weimar cabaret,
3rd Lady Ezgi Kutlu*, Nadine Weissmann
David Lynch and the Brothers Grimm
*27&29 Aug | 28&30 Aug THE GUARDIAN
Sung in German with English supertitles
Thu 27, Fri 28, Sun 30 Aug 7.15pm; Sat 29 Aug 5pm,
Festival Theatre | 2hrs 40mins approx
76685946342618|Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/magicflute
Supported by
Dunard Fund
OPERA
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Photo Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de

9 OPERA
THE MARRIAGE
OF FIGARO
(LE NOZZE DI FIGARO)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ivn Fischer conducts and directs a specially staged concert of one
BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA / ofoperas most beloved comic creations. Mozarts sparkling farce charts
one crazy day of love and desire, deception and confusion across
IVN FISCHER
barriers of class and convention, as servant Figaro and his master,
Count Almaviva, fight for the affections of maid Susanna.
Aptly subtitled The Follies of a Day, The Marriage of Figaro soars to

Budapest Festival Orchestra comic heights but also plumbs the depths of emotion, expressing the
Ivn Fischer Conductor joy and pain of love and the agony and ecstasy of desire, until all is
Veronika Vmos Choreographer resolved in a spirit of forgiveness.
Figaro Hanno Mller-Brachmann|SusannaEkaterina Siurina| Fischers startling production, acclaimed in Budapest and New York,
Count Markus Werba|CountessMiah Persson|CherubinoRachel fuses music and theatre, with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and
Frenkel|MarcellinaMarie McLaughlin|BartoloRobert Lloyd| Fischer on stage assisting the dramatic action and singers acting
Basilio / Don Curzio Rodolphe Briand|BarbarinaNorma Nahoun | Mozarts frenetic comedy in among the musicians.
Antonio Filippo Fontana
A remarkable production The New York Times

Thu 13, Sat 15, Sun 16 Aug 7pm, Festival Theatre
3hrs 20mins approx|68605242302016 Staged concert performance sung in Italian
Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/figaro with English supertitles
Funded by
James and Morag Anderson
through the Edinburgh International Festival Opera Development Fund
OPERA
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Photo Eszter Gordon

11 OPERA
THE LAST HOTEL

DONNACHA DENNEHY / ENDA WALSH
Landmark Productions and Wide Open Opera
Crash Ensemble
Andr de Ridder Conductor
Donnacha Dennehy Composer
Enda Walsh Writer and director
World Premiere
Please note this performance contains strong language
The Last Hotel unites two of Irelands most fascinating artists, multi
award-winning playwright Enda Walsh and composer Donnacha
Dennehy in a new chamber opera about life, death, duty and guilt.
Walshs reputation as a chronicler of the darker side of the Irish psyche

has been forged through works such as The Walworth Farce, Misterman
and, most recently, Ballyturk. Dennehy is a composer of urgent,
searching music that combines post-minimalist overtones with avery
Irish sensibility.
As the opera begins, a man silently mops the floor the water
bloody. The hotel room hes supposed to be preparing is not ready
yet. Awoman is meeting a man and his wife in the hotels car park.
Allthreeare nervous. Tonight therell be a death.
The 12 strong Crash Ensemble is conducted by Andr de Ridder with

acast that includes baritone Robin Adams, sopranos Claudia Boyle and
Katherine Manley and renowned Irish actor Mikel Murfi.
Sat 8, Mon 10, Tue 11, Wed 12 Aug 8pm, Royal Lyceum Theatre
Edinburgh |1hr 20mins approx (no interval)|*352824201812
Preview Fri 7 Aug 8pm |*15128
*Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/lasthotel
Supported by Supported by
Photo Hugh OConor
Lan Scully EIF Fund

MUSIC THEATRE 12
EN AVANT, MARCHE!
LES BALLETS C DE LA B /
ALAIN PLATEL / FRANK VAN LAECKE
les ballets C de la B|NTGent
Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke Directors

Koen Haagdorens Dramaturg
Steven Prengels Composer and musical director
KMV De Leiezonen Music performance for soundscape
Cast includes Chris Thys, Griet Debacker, Hendrik Lebon, Wim

Opbrouck, Gregory Van Seghbroeck (bass tuba), Jan DHaene
(trumpet), Jonas Van Hoeydonck (trumpet), Lies Vandeburie (bugle),
Niels Van Heertum (euphonium), Simon Van Hueting (horn), Witse
Lemmens (drums) and a local musical group
Performed in Flemish with English supertitles
Alain Platel, the trailblazing founder and director of Belgian contemporary

dance collective les ballets C de la B, makes his Edinburgh debut in
anew music theatre work created with stage director Frank Van Laecke.
They take as their starting point the rehearsal room of an amateur brass
band in Flanders. As the ties that hold local communities together begin
to loosen, these amateur ensembles offer a civic and collective nucleus,
teaching people of all ages and from different walks of life to play
together and march in the same direction.
Founded in 1984, les ballets C de la B is one of the most influential

performing arts companies in Europe. They have travelled the world with
their eclectic mix of contemporary dance, text, theatre and music and
have played a crucial role in the development of young artists.
Mon 24 & Tue 25 Aug 8pm, Kings Theatre

Photo Stephan Vanfleteren
1hr 30mins approx (no interval) | 32251812

Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/marche
Supported by
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ANTIGONE
By Sophokles
Ivo van Hove directs a stellar cast including Juliette Binoche, Obi Abili,
IVO VAN HOVE / ANNE CARSON Kirsty Bushell, Samuel Edward-Cook, Finbar Lynch, Patrick OKane and
Kathryn Pogson in Anne Carsons striking new translation of Sophokless
great tragedy.
Translated by Anne Carson Binoche plays Antigone, a Theban noblewoman whose brother is
Directed by Ivo van Hove deemed a traitor after fighting to the death in a vicious civil war. When
his body is left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone defies King
Performed in English Kreon to bury her brother with the honours he deserves.
Sat 8 Sat 22 Aug 7.30pm (except Mon 10 & Mon 17 Aug); Sat 15 & Ivo van Hove made his British debut at the 1998 Edinburgh International
Sat 22 Aug 2.30pm, Kings Theatre|1hr 45mins approx (no interval) Festival. Since then he has become one of the most acclaimed directors
*48422824221817 in Europe and the US. His recent productions of Tony Kushners Angels
Preview Fri 7 Aug 7.30pm|*44382622201615 in America and Arthur Millers A View from the Bridge have won praise
*Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/antigone from critics and audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.
Accessible performances, details p66
Supported by
The Pirie Rankin Charitable Trust
With additional support from
The Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
and Institut franais dEcosse
Produced by the Barbican and Les Thtres de la Ville de Luxembourg,
inassociation with Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Co-produced by Edinburgh International Festival and

Thtre de la Ville Paris and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen
THEATRE
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Photo Gavin Evans

15 THEATRE
887 Legendary director, playwright and visual wizard (New York Times),
EX MACHINA / ROBERT LEPAGE Robert Lepage returns to Edinburgh to perform the European premiere
of his new work.
While Lepage continues to pioneer the use of technology, his work

Written, directed and performed by Robert Lepage is imbued with an intimacy and humanity that few can match. 887is
a riveting foray into the world of memory, exploring how personal
European Premiere recollections are reflected in collective consciousness. Lepage recalls
his own experience as a French-speaking child during the October
An Ex Machina production, commissioned by the Arts and Culture Program of the TORONTO Crisis of 1970, when violent action by the Front de libration du Qubec
2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in co-production with le lieu unique, Nantes, La
Comte Scne nationale de Chlons-en-Champagne and Edinburgh International Festival.
provoked the invocation of the War Measures Act, bringing troops onto
the streets of the province. Years later, in an era of unlimited digital
capture and storage he must examine the validity and nature of his
Thu 13, Fri 14, Sat 15, Tue 18, Thu 20, Sun 23 Aug 7.30pm; memories and the very purpose of theatre, an art based on the act
Sun 16, Wed 19, Fri 21, Sat 22 Aug 2.30pm, Edinburgh International ofremembering.
Conference Centre|2hrs 15mins approx (no interval) | 32
Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/887 Robert Lepage is one of the most influential artists working in todays
theatre. His unclassifiable career has ranged from epic stagings for the
Accessible performance, details p66
Metropolitan Opera and Cirque du Soleil to deeply personal solo shows
such as The Far Side of the Moon and major ensemble works such
Supported by
as The Seven Streams of the River Ota. He has directed many films
Jo and Alison Elliot including the acclaimed Le Polygraphe and starred in Denys Arcands
Jsus de Montral.
Supported by
THEATRE
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Photo rick Labb

17 THEATRE
LANARK A LIFE IN THREE ACTS
CITIZENS THEATRE / DAVID GREIG /

GRAHAM EATOUGH / ALASDAIR GRAY
Citizens Theatre|Adapted from the novel by Alasdair Gray
Graham Eatough Director
David Greig Writer
Nick Powell Composer
Laura Hopkins Designer
World Premiere
Co-production between the Citizens Theatre and the Edinburgh International Festival
A young man arrives in a dying city with seashells in his pockets.

Hedoesnt know who he is, or how he got here. He goes by the only
name he can think of: Lanark.
This theatrical re-imagining of Alasdair Grays seminal work takes us

from the Dragon Chambers to the Cathedral of Unthank, from the post-
war Glasgow School of Art to the sinister underground Institute, from
the heavenly city of Provan to the hellish Elite Caf, combining science-
fiction, realism, fantasy, and playful storytelling.
This new production celebrates both Grays 80th year and the 70th
anniversary of the Citizens Theatre and continues a collaboration
between Graham Eatough and David Greig which began with
experimental theatre company SuspectCulture.
Sun 23 Aug 6pm; Mon 24 Sun 30 Aug (except Wed 26 Aug) 7pm;
Tue 25, Thu 27, Sat 29, Mon 31 Aug 1pm, Royal Lyceum Theatre
Edinburgh | 3hrs 40mins approx|3225221710
Fees apply, details p64 | Preview Sat 22 Aug 7pm |15|eif.co.uk/lanark
Accessible performances, details p66

Image Alasdair Gray
Supported through the

Scottish Governments
Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund
THEATRE 18
MURMEL MURMEL
by Dieter Roth
VOLKSBHNE, BERLIN /
HERBERT FRITSCH / DIETER ROTH
Herbert Fritsch Director and stage designer
Victoria Behr Costumes
Ingo GntherMusic
Torsten Knig Lighting designer
Sabrina Zwach Dramaturg
Cast Florian Anderer, Matthias Buss, Werner Eng, Ingo Gnther,

Jonas Hien, Simon Jensen, Wolfram Koch, Annika Meier, Anne
Ratte-Polle, Bastian Reiber, Stefan Staudinger and Axel Wandtke
In 2012 actor and director Herbert Fritsch caused a sensation at Berlins

Volksbhne Theatre with his sumptuous and hilarious staging of what
was considered an unstagable work. Murmel Murmel is a play by Swiss
artist Dieter Roth consisting of 178 pages of dialogue using only one
word, Murmel.
The result is a side-splittingly funny eighty minutes of mind-altering

slapstick, cringe-inducing costumes and a psychedelic surging set
aDadaistic embrace of nonsense and hilarity in glorious technicolor.
You could call it a satirical comment on todays hysterical,

overexcited turbo-society or you could simply enjoy the brilliantly
choreographedinsanity.
Fri 28 & Sat 29 Aug 8pm; Sat 29 & Sun 30 Aug 3pm, Kings Theatre
1hr 20mins approx (no interval) | 3225201712
Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/murmel
Supported by
Edinburgh International Festival Friends and Patrons
Photo Thomas Aurin
Supported by
The Directors Circle
19 THEATRE
THE ENCOUNTER my hand, groping around the universe, has torn a corner open
COMPLICITE / SIMON MCBURNEY whydid I tear the corner open, if Im not prepared for the encounter?
Twenty years ago Simon McBurney was given a book.
World Premiere Written by a Romanian who escaped the Ceauescu regime to reinvent
himself as a Los Angeles screenwriter, the book, Amazon Beaming,
Inspired by the book, Amazon Beaming, by Petru Popescu. tells the story of photographer Loren McIntyre, who, in 1969, found
himself lost among the remote people of the Javari Valley, on the border
Simon McBurney Director and performer between Brazil and Peru. It was an encounter that changed his life:
Michael Levine Designer bringing the limits of human consciousness into startling focus.
Gareth Fry Sound designer
Paul Anderson Lighting designer Taking Petru Popescus account of McIntyres journey as its compass
and using binaural technology to build an intimate and shifting world of
A Complicite co-production with Edinburgh International Festival, the Barbican London, sound, Complicites new production is a set of encounters with nature,
Onassis Cultural Centre Athens, Schaubhne Berlin, Thtre Vidy-Lausanne and
WarwickArts Centre and supported by Sennheiser.
with time, and with our own consciousness.
Sat 8, Sun 9, Mon 10, Sun 16, Mon 17, Wed 19, Fri 21, Sat 22 Aug The experience is communal: the communion
7.30pm; Fri 14, Sat 15, Thu 20, Sun 23 Aug 2.30pm, Edinburgh
feels magic, almost holy. McBurney is the
International Conference Centre |2hrs approx | *32
Preview Fri 7 Aug 7.30pm|*15 master. Financial Times on The Master and Margarita
*Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/encounter
Funded by
Sir Ewan and Lady Brown
through the Edinburgh International Festival Commissioning Fund
THEATRE
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Photo Chloe Courtney

21 THEATRE
PAUL BRIGHTS
CONFESSIONS OF A
JUSTIFIED SINNER
RECONSTRUCTED BY UNTITLED PROJECTS
Pamela Carter Writer
Stewart Laing Director
George AntonActor
Robbie Thompson and Jack Wrigley Visual artists
Christopher Doyle Cinematographer
Mike Brooks Lighting designer
Emilia Weber Researcher
Co-production by Untitled Projects, National Theatre of Scotland, Tramway and Summerhall
In 1987, Paul Bright, a rebellious young Scottish director set out to

stage James Hoggs cult novel, Confessions of a Justified Sinner in
aseries of radical productions across Scotland. In 2010, Untitled
Projects began work with the actor George Anton to assemble an
archive and exhibition of this almost forgotten feat of theatre.
In search of the truth, they uncovered a story of obsession, reckless

ambition, bad behaviour, bitter memories, and love.
Listed as one of The Guardians top ten Best Theatre productions of

2013, Paul Brights Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a celebration
and sharing of the life and work of a man who redefined Scottish
theatrein the 1980s.
Photo Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Contains strong language
often witty, occasionally hilarious, and always excellently acted.

The Telegraph
Wed 19 Sat 22 Aug 8pm; Sat 22 Aug 4pm, The Queens Hall
2hrs approx (no interval) | 20 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/sinner
THEATRE 22
DRAGON
VOX MOTUS / NATIONAL THEATRE
OF SCOTLAND / TIANJIN PEOPLES
ARTS THEATRE
Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds Directors
Oliver Emanuel Writer
Tim Phillips Music
Dragon is a story for adults, teenagers and children with vivid

imaginations, told without words and featuring fast moving physical
theatre, puppetry and original music.
Created by Vox Motus, the National Theatre of Scotland and Tianjin

Peoples Arts Theatre, Dragon tells the story of Tommy whose life, since
the death of his mother, has gone from bad to worse. One restless night
Tommy goes to the window and throws back the curtain to find himself
face to face with a dragon.
Dragon was awarded Best Show for Children and Young People at the
UK Theatre Awards 2014.
As enthralling for adults as it was for children, itwas a riveting

magical experience Sunday Mail
Fri 14 & Sat 15 Aug 7pm, Sat 15 Aug 2pm, Sun 16 Aug 12noon & 4pm
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh|1hr 10mins approx (no interval)
2015108|Fees apply, details p64|eif.co.uk/dragon
Recommended for 9+ years|The show is completely accessible to
Deaf and hard of hearing audiences.
Photo Drew Farrell
Photo Gert Weigelt
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DANCE
DANCE 24
SEVEN
BALLETT AM RHEIN / MARTIN SCHLPFER /
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Ballett am Rhein Dsseldorf Duisburg
Martin Schlpfer Choreographer
Mahler Symphony No 7 in E minor

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Wen-Pin Chien Conductor
Germanys Ballett am Rhein joins the Royal Scottish National

Orchestrafor Martin Schlpfers epic response to Mahlers enigmatic
7thSymphony.
In this full-length ballet, the anguish and poignant beauty of Mahlers

Symphony seem to be written into the bodies of the dancers. Music and
movement merge into a whirlpool of frenetic activity and then give way
to serenity, childish naivety and virtuosity en pointe. The choreography
finds its stance and fiction in the architecture of the Symphony, while
arestless anxiety underscores the dancers grace and virtuosity.
Since his arrival at Ballett am Rhein in 2009 Schlpfer has revitalised the
company, with Tanz magazine voting it Best Company of the Year in
both 2013 and 2014 because here meticulous dancing is coupled with
wise choice of repertoire, basking in a strongly individual creative spirit.
Thu 20 Sat 22 Aug 8pm, Edinburgh Playhouse

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25 DANCE
SYLVIE GUILLEM
LIFE IN PROGRESS
MATS EK / WILLIAM FORSYTHE /
AKRAM KHAN / RUSSELL MALIPHANT
Hailed as one of the greatest dancers of her generation, Sylvie Guillem
embarks on her final world tour, in a programme that features new
works by Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant and existing creations by
Mats Ek and William Forsythe.
Guillem began training at the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1977, and in
1981 joined the companys corps de ballet, being promoted to the rank
of Etoile by Rudolf Nureyev at the age of 19.
Since then she has performed all the leading roles of the classical
repertoire with the worlds leading companies including The Royal Ballet,
where she was principal guest artist for more than a decade. She has
also performed with the worlds most famous companies including the
Mariinsky, American Ballet Theatre and La Scala, Milan. Since 2004 she
has been an Associate Artist at Sadlers Wells, and has forged a second,
hugely successful career as a dancer in new and contemporary works.
Sylvie Guillem is widely regarded as the most

brilliant ballerina of her generation The Guardian
Sat 8 Mon 10 Aug 7.30pm, Festival Theatre | 1hr 45mins approx

504234282614|Fees apply, details p64|eif.co.uk/guillem
A Sadlers Wells Production
Photo Lesley Leslie-Spinks
Sponsored by
DANCE 26
LO REAL / LE REL /
THE REAL
ISRAEL GALVN /
CONTEMPORARY FLAMENCO
Israel Galvn Choreographer
Israel Galvn, Isabel Bayn and Beln MayaDancers
Toms de Perrate and David Lagos Singers
Juan Gmez Chicuelo Guitar
and music ensemble of the company
Sung in Spanish with English supertitles
Israel Galvn was born into flamenco and has gone on to extend
theflamenco form with his innovative choreography and breathtaking
dancing technique. One critic wrote, Israel Galvn doesnt dance
flamenco, he reinvents it.
In his latest and perhaps most poignant creation, he draws together

anextraordinary group of singers, instrumentalists and dancers to tell
ofthe plight of the Roma and the Sinti peoples in fascist Spain during
the 1930s and 40s. They convey the pain and the suffering but
also the pride, free spirit and love of life of a people that remains
persecuted to this day.
In his quest to examine his beloved traditional form in radically

untraditional ways, Galvn has provoked controversy and debate.
However, all agree that his passion, virtuosity and integrity have made
him one of the most fascinating artists in contemporary Spanish dance.
The most indelible dance production of the year

MUSICAL AMERICA
Photo Javier del Real
Wed 19 Fri 21 Aug 7.30pm, Festival Theatre

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27 DANCE
BALLETT ZRICH Ballett Zrich, one of Europes leading ensembles, presents a captivating
WAYNE MCGREGOR / CHRISTIAN SPUCK double bill featuring works by their artistic director Christian Spuck and
multi-award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
McGregors new work Kairos is a seamless marriage of design and

structure set to Max Richters celebrated reimagining of Vivaldis
KAIROS TheFour Seasons and features striking designs by leading British artist
Idris Khan. In Sonett Ballett Zrichs Artistic Director Christian Spuck
plunges into the mysterious world of William Shakespeares late sonnets
Wayne McGregor Choreographer
weaving together music, dance and language with his customary
Max Richter Music
theatrical flair and passion.
Spuck returns to Edinburgh following his highly successful 2009 visit with
SONETT The Return of Ulysses from the Royal Ballet of Flanders. As a dancer
he performed with Jan Lauwerss Needcompany and Anne Teresa de
Keersmaekers Rosas before going on to become choreographer in
Christian Spuck Choreographer residence at Stuttgart Ballet and Director of Ballett Zrich.
Philip Glass and Mozart Music
Shakespeare Sonnets Nos. 20, 144, 147 and 66 Wayne McGregor is internationally renowned for his physically testing
choreography and ground breaking collaborations across dance, film,
Sonnets in French with English supertitles music, visual art, technology and science. In 1992 he founded Wayne
McGregor | Random Dance and in 2006 was appointed Resident
Choreographer at The Royal Ballet. He has created works for Paris
Thu 27 Sat 29 Aug 7.30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, New York City Ballet,
1hr 30mins approx|322823181210 Australian Ballet, English National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater 1
Fees apply, details p64 | Special offer Buy for Ballett Zrich andRambert.
and Max Richter concert on 24 Aug and save 20% | eif.co.uk/zurich
Max Richter performs Recomposed: Vivaldi The Four Seasons live at
the Edinburgh Playhouse on 24 August, alongside violinist Daniel Hope
and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andr de
Supported by Ridder. See p29 for details.

Swiss Cultural Fund UK
DANCE
28
Photo Judith Schlosser

29 MUSIC
DANCE
MAX RICHTER
RECOMPOSED / MEMORYHOUSE
Max Richter Electronics / Keyboards
Daniel Hope Violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andr de RidderConductor
Max Richter Recomposed: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Max Richter Memoryhouse
Pioneering British musician Max Richter inhabits an indefinable

realm between contemporary classical and indie pop, creating
achingly gorgeous soundscapes that combine the icy purity of
minimalist composers Steve Reich and Arvo Prt with the richness
ofcontemporary electronica.
Recomposed: Vivaldi The Four Seasons is Richters subtly radical

postmodern remix of one of classical musics best-loved works, taking
the great Baroque composers four concertos as the starting point for
a startling musical transformation bringing in loops, samples, drifting
ambient soundscapes and monumental walls of sound.
This special Festival performance brings together the works original

performers respected international solo violinist Daniel Hope,
conductor and contemporary music specialist Andr de Ridder, with
Richter himself on keyboards and electronics who are joined by the
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Memoryhouse is an intoxicating journey through the beauty and tragedy

of 20th-century Europe, combining music, poetry and voices to explore
stories real and imagined, with Baroque harpsichord, soaring strings,
poignant piano, electronics and orchestra.
Max Richters Recomposed: Vivaldis The Four Seasons is the

soundtrack for Wayne McGregors Kairos performed by Ballett Zrich
attheEdinburgh Playhouse on 2729 Aug. See p27 for details.
Mon 24 Aug 8pm, Edinburgh Playhouse | 2hrs 15mins approx

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DANCE 30
TAO DANCE
THEATRE
WEIGHT X 3 / 5
Tao Ye Choreographer
Steve Reich Music
Xiao He Music
TAO Dance Theatre has taken the dance world by storm.

Choreographer and founder Tao Yes ritualistic aesthetic combines
withthe rigour and exploration of contemporary expression to create
hypnotic and mesmerising works that represent the cutting edge
ofcreativity.
Weight x 3 is a triptych set to the unmistakable pulsating rhythms

ofminimalist composer Steve Reich, in which both the music and the
dancers seem caught in never-ending loops and repetitions. It features
two duets the dancers moving in near perfect unison, reflecting the
musics shifting patterns and a skilful solo in which a female dancer
twirls and manipulates a long staff with amazing speed and dexterity.
5 is part of Tao Yes numbered series of minimalist experiments that

explore the potential of the human body as a purely visual form, freed
from the constraints of representation or narrative. Accompanied by the
music of Chinese Indie-folk-rock composer Xiao He, five dancers touch
each other; never separating, moving in an indistinguishable mass.
Mon 17 & Tue 18 Aug 8pm, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

1hr 30mins approx|3225221710|Fees apply, details p64
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Supported by
The Ministry of Culture, Peoples Republic of China
Embassy of the Peoples Republic
of China in the United Kingdom
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
31 MUSIC
Photo David Edwards

SUFJAN STEVENS FFS (FRANZ FERDINAND & SPARKS)
To celebrate the release of his latest album Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Two iconic bands join forces in a bold, new creative endeavour and the
Stevens opens his European tour with a special date at the Edinburgh fruits of this seemingly unlikely musical idea have finally been born. Franz
International Festival. Ferdinand and Sparks have become FFS.
Carrie & Lowell was recorded by Stevens alongside Casey Foubert, The mutual admiration society between Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy,
Laura Veirs, Nedelle Torrisi, Sean Carey, Ben Lester and Thomas Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson, Ron Mael and Russell Mael has manifested
Bartlett. The eleven songs address life and death, love and loss, and itself in a striking new album produced by John Congleton, master
theartists struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love. producer of St. Vincent and many other great artists.
The album is named for Stevenss mother and stepfather and marks
areturn to his folk roots. And without further ado, they are upping the ante and announcing that
FFS will be performing live. Unmissable!
The concert will begin with a support act. Check eif.co.uk for details
inthe run-up to the Festival. The concert will begin with a support act. Check eif.co.uk for details
inthe run-up to the Festival.
Yet again this prodigal genius manages to

confound expectations, confirming his place as Mon 24 Aug 8pm, Festival Theatre | 2hrs 15mins approx
2520|Fees apply, details p64|eif.co.uk/ffs
modern musics most protean artist The Independent
Sun 30 Aug 8pm, Edinburgh Playhouse | 2hrs 30mins approx

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THE HUB SESSIONS 32
THE HUB
SESSIONS ANNA CALVI
33 THE HUB SESSIONS
CHAMBERS | CHILLY GONZALES FROM SCOTLAND WITH LOVE

FEATURING KAISER QUARTETT KING CREOSOTE
All-round piano virtuoso and entertainer Chilly Gonzales teams up Love and loss, war, resistance, emigration, work and play but most
with the Kaiser Quartett to present his hotly anticipated new project ofall, Scotland, in a film that brings out not only the vividness of the past
Chambers, performing material inspired by Bach to Daft Punk and much in the present but also very much the personal. With archive footage
in between. Gonzo re-imagines chamber music as if it were todays pop, from the Scottish Screen Archive, Virginia Heaths poetic documentary
with his array of rap, classical, ambient and more. From Scotland with Love is screened with a transcendent original score
written and performed live by Kenny Anderson, aka Mercury-nominated
indie-folk hero King Creosote.
Sat 8 & Sun 9 Aug 9.30pm|1hr 50mins approx|eif.co.uk/chilly
Fri 14 Aug 10.30pm & Sat 15 Aug 9.30pm | 1hr 25mins approx
eif.co.uk/creosote
ROBERT GLASPER TRIO

Robert Glasper, pianist, bandleader, composer and producer, combines
the language of the jazz mainstream with a command of the urban music ANNA CALVI AND
HERITAGE ORCHESTRA
landscape. Recordings, such as Grammy-winning Black Radio 1, set
new benchmarks for jazz in the 21st century and here Glasper plays in
the acoustic piano trio format, creating a dynamic and hypnotic tension
between his freewheeling improvisation and tight and irresistible grooves. Critically acclaimed star Anna Calvi gives a special concert with the
innovative and eclectic Heritage Orchestra. Famed for her operatic song,
virtuoso guitar playing and theatrical stage presence, in this concert
Mon 10 Aug 10.30pm|2hrs approx|eif.co.uk/glasper Calvis distinctive songs sound quite different. New orchestral versions
oftracks from her Mercury nominated albums Anna Calvi, and One
Breath as well as from her recent EP Strange Weather, are performed
bythe Heritage Orchestra which she worked with on the Giorgio
Moroder show at the Sydney Opera House.
ALL RISE A JOYFUL ELEGY
FOR FATS WALLER | JASON MORAN Tue 18, Wed 19 & Thu 20 Aug 10.30pm | 1hr 40mins approx
eif.co.uk/calvi
A heartfelt and affectionate take on the music of Fats Waller, the

ebullient, larger-than-life pianist, singer and comic genius whose music
acted as a door that opened straight onto the 1930s dance floor.
AllRise pays tribute to a rich history, while introducing a contemporary
edge through vocal versions of Wallers songs that connect to todays
soul and R&B styles, and through Morans heady fusion of stride-piano
stomp, free-improvisation and harmonic sophistication.
The Hub Sessions all concerts

Thu 13 Aug 10.30pm|1hr 30mins approx|eif.co.uk/moran
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THE HUB SESSIONS 34
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

35 THE HUB SESSIONS
MAGNETIC ROSE WAVE MOVEMENTS

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER Composed by Richard Reed Parry and Bryce Dessner
Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Experimental American composer Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Images by Hiroshi Sugimoto
Never) performs a new live soundtrack to accompany a screening
ofthe Katsuhiro Otomo film Magnetic Rose. Oneohtrix, recently cited Composers Richard Reed Parry and Bryce Dessner, also members of
by NME as one of the 100 most influential artists, creates futuristic rock bands Arcade Fire and The National respectively, take as inspiration
soundscapes that continuously conjure mystical images ofthe the different wave cycles of the worlds oceans in a work for string
unknown. This Scottish premiere adds a whole new dimension to orchestra and film. The music, composed directly to the actual rhythms
the accompanying footage. The second part of the evening features of waves, is performed live by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to a film
aperformance of Bullet Hell Abstraction IV, a new composition inspired made by the photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto who created an iconic
by video games. series of seascape photos in the 1980s.
Co-commissioned by MET Museum Presents for the NY Philharmonic Contact Ensemble

in collaboration with Barbican Centre, Edinburgh International Festival, Cork Opera House,
Sat 22 Aug 9.30pm|1hr 40mins approx|eif.co.uk/oneohtrix Sydney Festival and St. Denis Festival
Fri 28 Aug 9.15pm|1hr 40mins approx|eif.co.uk/wavemovements
ALEXI MURDOCH
The enigmatic Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Alexi
Murdoch has released two critically acclaimed albums and a soundtrack.
Time Without Consequence, released in 2006, became one of the
ROUND-UP
most frequently used albums for film and television in a decade, making Music by Sufjan Stevens
Murdoch that rare artist who is known almost entirely for how his music Performed by Yarn/Wire
actually sounds. The soundtrack of the 2009 film Away We Go, created
by director Sam Mendes and written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida Songwriter Sufjan Stevens puts his expressive voice and exuberant
featured nine of his songs. His third recording, Towards the Sun, was orchestrations in the service of unabashed wonder at the world.
released in 2011.
In this film soundtrack Stevens turns his gaze to the rodeo, in all its bull-
riding, calf-roping, barrel-racing glory. With slow motion footage shot by
Thu 27 Aug 9.30pm|2hrs approx|eif.co.uk/murdoch sibling filmmakers Aaron and Alex Craig at the 2013 Pendleton Round-
Up in Oregon, Round-Up is a musical and cinematic portrait of a classic
American tradition. Piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire perform the
score live.
Commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music
Sat 29 Aug 10pm|1hr 20mins approx|eif.co.uk/roundup
The Hub Sessions all concerts

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Photo Kristen Loken
THE USHER HALL CONCERTS 36
THE USHER HALL

CONCERTS MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
37 THE USHER HALL CONCERTS
THE OPENING CELTIC RAMEAU

CONCERT DIALOGUES & CHARPENTIER
Donald Runnicles conducts Old, Historical and William Christie conducts the
Brahms and Strauss Modern Traditions Scottish Chamber Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Jordi Savall Viola da gamba / Viol Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Donald Runnicles Conductor Martin Hayes Violin William Christie Conductor
Dennis Cahill Guitar
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Andrew Lawrence-King Irish Harp & Psaltery Scenes from Charpentiers Mde
Christopher Bell Chorus Master Frank McGuire Bodhran andRameaus Les Borades
Brahms Gesang der Parzen A provocative intermingling of contrasting Sung in French with English supertitles
Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer (orch. Brahms) musical traditions as early music pioneer and
BrahmsSchicksalslied viola da gamba virtuoso Jordi Savall joins William Christie, the great pioneer of the
Strauss Ein Heldenleben Irish fiddle legend Martin Hayes and guitarist French Baroque revival, conducts the Scottish
Dennis Cahill to explore the richness of Celtic Chamber Orchestra in an evening of vocal
Sung in German with English supertitles music, including Scottish tunes The Reel of and instrumental music from two of the finest
Tullochgorum and The Hills of Lorne, as well early French operas: Charpentiers Mde
Donald Runnicles directs Richard Strausss as The Humours of Scariff and Sackows Jig and Rameaus remarkable final opera Les
powerful musical and autobiographical portrait fromIreland. Borades, unperformed in his own lifetime and
of a heros life, alongside richly Romantic choral a feast of colour, melody and spectacle.
music by Brahms including the brooding
Gesang der Parzen and a selection of the Sun 9 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
charming, lyrical Liebeslieder Waltzer. 2hrs approx|383024201812 Mon 10 Aug 9pm, Usher Hall
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This concert will be broadcast on

BBC Radio 3 at a future date.
Supported by

LE CONCERT THE RAKES SYMPHONIE

SPIRITUEL PROGRESS FANTASTIQUE
Striggios Sir Andrew Davis Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Mass in 40 Parts conducts Stravinsky conducts Berlioz
Herv Niquet Conductor Scottish Chamber Orchestra Orchestre Rvolutionnaire et Romantique

Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conductor
Striggio Mass in 40 Parts
Royal Conservatoire Voices National Youth Choir of Scotland
Written to uplift and inspire, Striggios recently Timothy Dean Chorus Master Christopher Bell Chorus Master
rediscovered Mass in 40 Parts is one of the
late Renaissances grandest, most sumptuous Concert performance sung in English with supertitles Michael Spyres Tenor
choral works, performed here by leading Laurent Naouri Bass
French early music ensemble Le Concert Emily Birsan Anne Trulove
Spirituel under founding director Herv Niquet. Andrew Staples Tom Rakewell Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Gidon Saks Nick Shadow Berlioz Llio
Elizabeth DeShong Baba the Turk
Tue 11 Aug 9pm, Usher Hall Catherine Wyn-Rogers Mother Goose Sung in French and Italian with English supertitles
1hr 25mins approx (no interval) Peter Rose Trulove
3830241812 Alan Oke Sellem Romantic passions and spurned love course
Fees apply, details p64 Ashley Riches Keeper of the madhouse through two phantasmagorical works by
eif.co.uk/spirituel Berlioz the vivid storytelling of the Symphonie
Stravinsky and W.H. Audens darkly sparkling fantastique, and its sequel, the visionary Llio
operatic morality tale on love, money and conducted by period performance pioneer
Supported by
Faustian pacts. Renowned opera conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner with his Orchestre
David McLellan Sir Andrew Davis directs arich line-up Rvolutionnaire et Romantique.
of international soloists and the Scottish
ChamberOrchestra.
Thu 13 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
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MACMILLAN OSLO PHILHARMONIC OSLO PHILHARMONIC

& SIBELIUS ORCHESTRA 01 ORCHESTRA 02
Colin Currie makes Vasily Petrenko conducts Nicola Benedetti
his Festival debut Griegs Peer Gynt performs Glazunov
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Vasily Petrenko Conductor Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Edward GardnerConductor Nicola Benedetti Violin
Grieg Peer Gynt Suites No 1 and No 2
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 Geirr Tveitt Selection of pieces from
Christopher Bell Chorus Master 100Folk Tunes from Hardanger
RSNO Chorus Griegs evocative musical tales of trolls and Glazunov Violin Concerto
Gregory Batsleer Chorus Director fjords, alongside Rachmaninovs symphonic Sibelius Symphony No 1
melding of soaring Russian melody and surging
Colin Currie Percussion power, from the energetic partnership of Nicola Benedetti joins Vasily Petrenko and
Anna Larsson Mezzo soprano passionate Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist
Johan Reuter Baritone and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, in the inGlazunovs sparkling, lyrical Violin Concerto,
first of their two Festival concerts. with the expansive melody of Sibeliuss
James MacMillan Percussion Concerto No 2 powerful First Symphony closing their second
Sibelius Kullervo Festival concert.
Sat 15 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
Sung in Finnish with English supertitles 2hrs approx
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Scottish-born percussionist Colin Currie is the Fees apply, details p64 1hr 30mins approx
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receiving its Scottish premiere alongside Supported by eif.co.uk/opo2
Sibeliuss grand musical retelling of a powerful
tale from Finnish folklore.
The Binks Trust
Supported by
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Norwegian Consulate General Edinburgh
Fri 14 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall With additional support from
2hrs 15mins approx Norwegian Consulate General Edinburgh
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LANG LANG
MOZARTS PHILHARMONIA LANG LANG

REQUIEM ORCHESTRA IN RECITAL
Ivn Fischer conducts the Lang Lang performs Bartks Plays Bach, Tchaikovsky
Budapest Festival Orchestra Piano Concerto No 2 and Chopin
Budapest Festival Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Bach Italian Concerto

Ivn Fischer Conductor Lang Lang Piano Tchaikovsky The Seasons
Chopin Four Scherzos
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Bartk Piano Concerto No 2
Christopher Bell Chorus Master Stravinsky Petrushka (1947) Lang Lang returns to the Usher Hall for a solo
Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini recital showcasing the poetry and pyrotechnics
Miah Persson Soprano of his powerful pianism, from the brisk precision
Barbara Kozelj Mezzo soprano Flamboyant showman and global piano of Bach to the dazzling keyboard fireworks
Jeremy Ovenden Tenor sensation Lang Lang is the soloist in Bartks of Chopin, by way of Tchaikovskys gloriously
Konstantin Wolff Bass brilliantly rhythmic Second Piano Concerto, lyrical The Seasons.
while the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-
Mozart Symphony No 38 Prague Pekka Salonen continue the programme
Mozart Requiem with the sumptuous colours ofStravinsky Fri 21 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
andTchaikovsky. Approx 2hrs
Two late, visionary masterpieces by Mozart, the 463932262014
glowing Prague Symphony with its teeming Fees apply, details p64
melody and the sublime Requiem performed Wed 19 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall eif.co.uk/langlang
by incisive conductor Ivn Fischer and his Approx 1hr 45mins
characterful Budapest Festival Orchestra. 463932262014 Sponsored by
eif.co.uk/phil
Tue 18 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
Approx 1hr 45mins Supported by
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This concert will be broadcast on

BBC Radio 3 at a future date.
Supported by
The Bacher Trust
Photo Justin Pumfrey / Decca
MITSUKO UCHIDA
BERLIOZS GRANDE H.M.S. MITSUKO UCHIDA

MESSE DES MORTS PINAFORE IN RECITAL
Performed by the Gilbert & Sullivans Plays Schubert
Edinburgh Festival Chorus classic comic opera andBeethoven
Philharmonia Orchestra Scottish Opera Schubert Impromptus D899

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Richard Egarr Conductor Beethoven 33 Variations on a Waltz byDiabelli
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Concert performance sung in English with supertitles Combining sensitivity with searing insights,
Christopher Bell Chorus Master Mitsuko Uchida tackles one of the
John Mark Ainsley Rt. Hon. cornerstones of the keyboard repertoire
Lawrence Brownlee Tenor Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. Beethovens epic, all-encompassing Diabelli
Andrew Foster-Williams Captain Corcoran Variations alongside the poetry of Schuberts
Berlioz Grande messe des morts Toby Spence Ralph Rackstraw melodious Impromptus, D899.
Elizabeth Watts Josephine
Berliozs monumental Requiem is one of Hilary Summers Little Buttercup
thegrandest works ever conceived, with Kitty Whately Hebe Mon 24 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
music both elemental and touchingly poignant Neal Davies Dick Deadeye 1hr 45mins approx
summoned by epic choral and orchestral Gavan Ring Bill Bobstay 3830241812
forces including four sets of timpani and four Barnaby Rea Bob Becket Fees apply, details p64
brass choirs. In their second Festival concert, eif.co.uk/uchida
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia A special concert performance of Gilbert and
Orchestra are joined by the massed ranks Sullivans sparkling nautical comic opera.
ofthe Edinburgh FestivalChorus. Scottish Opera brings together afine cast of
British singers, conducted byRichard Egarr.

1hr 20mins approx (no interval) Sun 23 Aug 5pm, Usher Hall
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JORDI SAVALL
NOSEDA CONDUCTS VIVALDIS SAN FRANCISCO

MAHLER THE FOUR SEASONS SYMPHONY 01
Diana Damrau and Anne-Sophie Mutter Michael Tilson Thomas
Nicolas Test sing Verdi plays Bach and Vivaldi conducts Mahler
European Union Youth Orchestra Mutters Virtuosi Michael Tilson Thomas Conductor
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter Director / Violin
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Diana Damrau Soprano Bach Concerto for Two Violins
Nicolas Test Baritone Andr Previn Nonet (World premiere) Schoenberg Theme and Variations Op 43b
Vivaldi The Four Seasons John Adams Absolute Jest
Verdi Arias Mahler Symphony No 1
Mahler Symphony No 5 One of the worlds pre-eminent violinists joins
her hand-picked ensemble of emerging soloists Mahlers powerful First Symphony sits
Sung in Italian with English supertitles for fresh perspectives on two of the Baroque alongside John Adamss witty rethinking
repertoires best-loved works, alongside ofBeethoven in the first of the San
World-renowned soprano Diana Damrau, abrand new piece written specially for them Francisco Symphonys two Festival concerts
winner of numerous accolades including the byAndr Previn. under renowned Music Director Michael
International Opera Awards 2014 female singer TilsonThomas.
of the year, joins acclaimed baritone Nicolas
Test and the vibrant players of the EUYO for Wed 26 Aug 8pm, Usher Hall
dramatic arias and duets from Verdis Luisa 1hr 45mins approx Thu 27 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall
Miller and IMasnadieri, followed by Mahlers 443627251812 2hrs approx
searing Fifth Symphony. Fees apply, details p64 463932262014
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Tue 25 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall Supported by
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eif.co.uk/mahler5 With additional support from
Supported by
The Italian Cultural
Institute, Edinburgh U.S. Embassy, London
The appearance of Diana Damrau supported by
John-Paul and Joanna Temperley
SAN FRANCISCO BEETHOVENS STRAVINSKYS

SYMPHONY 02 MISSA SOLEMNIS THE RITE OF SPRING
Performs Tchaikovsky Robin Ticciati conducts the Valery Gergiev conducts the
Symphony No 5 Scottish Chamber Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas Conductor Scottish Chamber Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Robin Ticciati Conductor Valery Gergiev Conductor
Yuja Wang Piano
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Yefim Bronfman Piano
Ives Decoration Day from Christopher Bell Chorus Master
New England Holidays Bartk The Miraculous Mandarin
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Genia Khmeier Soprano Bartk Piano Concerto No 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 Alice Coote Mezzo soprano Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Michael Schade Tenor
Piano sensation Yuja Wang performs Georg Zeppenfeld Bass Conducting powerhouse Valery Gergiev and
Beethovens poetic Fourth Piano Concerto in the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra
the San Francisco Symphonys second Festival Beethoven Missa solemnis bring the Festivals Usher Hall concerts to
concert, which closes with the triumph over aclose with music by two of the 20th centurys
tragedy of Tchaikovskys FifthSymphony. Beethovens grand and tumultuous spiritual most dazzling, vibrantcomposers.
journey is one of the greatest choral works
ever composed, and it is performed by
Fri 28 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall aninternational line-up of soloists and the Sun 30 Aug 7.30pm, Usher Hall
2hrs approx Scottish Chamber Orchestra under perceptive 2hrs approx
463932262014 Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati. 443627251812
Fees apply, details p64 Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/sfs2 eif.co.uk/riteofspring
Supported by 1hr 20mins approx (no interval) Supported by
443627251812
Dunard Fund Fees apply, details p64
Susie Thomson
With additional support from eif.co.uk/missa
Supported by
Donald and Louise MacDonald
U.S. Embassy, London
47 FAMILY CONCERT
FAMILY
CONCERT
SCOTTISH CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA PLAYERS
The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert paints
a picture in the Edinburgh evening sky using
music and pyrotechnics and this innovative
Family Concert uses digital technology to
create a joyful and playful bridge between live
music and light.
Together the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

and Parisian technologists Chevalvert
present aconcert providing families with the
opportunity to see and hear music from Festival
2015 including John Adamss Hallelujah
Junction and a celebration of dance reflecting
the music of the Virgin Money Fireworks
Concert. Adults and young people together
will delight in the visual beauty of music as it is
being performedlive.
Sun 30 Aug 3pm, The Queens Hall|1hr approx

1512.501085|Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/family
Sponsored by
Photo Grant Richie
VIRGIN MONEY FIREWORKS CONCERT 48
VIRGIN MONEY
FIREWORKS
CONCERT
This years Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
SCOTTISH CHAMBER brings Edinburghs summer festival season

to a spectacular conclusion, now on the
ORCHESTRA
last Monday evening. With a celebration of
dance music the concert sets stirring and
delightful music with an outstanding and
sparkling visual extravaganza. The breathtaking
Garry Walker Conductor fireworks display is specially choreographed by
international fireworks artists Pyrovision.
E StraussCarmen-Quadrille
J Strauss II Emperor Waltz During the day schools from throughout
Brahms Hungarian Dances Edinburgh will be invited to enjoy a concert in
Dvok Slavonic Dances the Ross Theatre in the run-up to the Fireworks
J Strauss II Thunder and Lightning Polka Concert. The Edinburgh Secondary Schools
Orchestra and members of the Scottish
Chamber Orchestras Vibe project present
Monday 31 August 9.30pm aspecial programme of live music.
Ross Theatre (seated) 27.50
Princes Street Gardens (standing) 12.50 Visit eif.co.uk/virginmoneyfireworks for
Priority entry 17.50 | 45mins approx up-to-the-minute news, features and advice
Fees apply, details p64 onhow to make the best of your evening at the
eif.co.uk/virginmoneyfireworks Virgin Money Fireworks Concert.
Sponsored by Please note that there are special ticket sales

arrangements for this event. See page 64 for
further details.
49 THE QUEENS HALL SERIES Broadcast Partner
THE
QUEENS
HALL
Photo Marco Borggreve
SERIES
is supported by
Edinburgh International
Festival Benefactors LEONIDAS KAVAKOS
THE QUEENS HALL SERIES 50
NASH ENSEMBLE MODIGLIANI QUARTET

Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op 18 No 4
Schubert Octet Ravel String Quartet in F
Dohnnyi String Quartet No 3 in A minor
One of Britains most revered chamber groups performs Schuberts
gloriously tuneful Octet, alongside the Brahms-influenced early Piano One of the most exciting of todays younger quartets brings together
Quintet by VaughanWilliams. dramatic Beethoven, sophisticated Ravel and Dohnnyi at his most
richly expressive.
Sat 8 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx

30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/nash Tue 11 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64
This concert will be broadcast on Thu 13 Aug on BBC Radio 3.
eif.co.uk/modigliani
Supported by
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
The Peter Diamand Trust
TALLIS SCHOLARS VALENTINA NAFORNIA SOPRANO

Music by Tallis, Sheppard and Arvo Prt
ROGER VIGNOLES PIANO
Lieder and songs by Faur, Liszt, Bartk, Rachmaninov,
Radiant choral works both ancient and modern from the sublime
Tchaikovsky and Dvok
voices of one of the UKs most accomplished vocal ensembles, under
founding Director Peter Phillips. They contrast the rich Tudor polyphony
Richly romantic songs including colourful gypsy melodies by Dvok
of Thomas Talliss Sancte deus and John Sheppards Media vita and
and Faurs evocative Chanson damour and Le secret in a recital
Gaude, gaude, gaude with the exquisite sparseness of Arvo Prts
showcasing the vibrant, sensual vocal talents of acclaimed Moldovan
Nunc dimittis andTriodion.
soprano Valentina Nafornia, winner of 2011s BBC Cardiff Singer of the
World, partnered by one of todays most distinguished accompanists.
Mon 10 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/tallis
Wed 12 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. 30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/nafornita-vignoles
Supported by
Frank Hitchman
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ANGELA HEWITT PIANO TRIO ZIMMERMANN

Works by Domenico Scarlatti, Granados, Albniz and de Falla Schubert String Trio in B flat D581
Hindemith String Trio No 2
Famed for her immaculate, sensitive pianism, Angela Hewitt contrasts Beethoven String Trio in E flat Op 3
sparkling sonatas by Scarlatti with lush Iberian fantasies including
Granadoss Danzas espaolas and Fallas sparkling, evocative The all-star Trio Zimmermann Frank Peter Zimmermann, Antoine
Fantasiabaetica. Tamestit and Christian Poltra has been credited with reinvigorating
the string trio, and performs youthful Schubert, bracing Hindemith and
Beethoven at his most classically elegant.
Thu 13 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/hewitt
Supported by 30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/zimmermann
Joscelyn Fox
Supported by
BUDAPEST FESTIVAL Supported by
ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS MAGAZINE
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes

Poulenc Sextet
Bartk Piano Quintet SARAH CONNOLLY MEZZO SOPRANO
Three colourful chamber works performed by respected solo players
from the acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra: the earthy exoticism of
MALCOLM MARTINEAU PIANO
Prokofievs Overture on Hebrew Themes, Poulencs effervescent Sextet Songs and Lieder by Schoenberg, Zemlinsky,
for piano and wind, and the distinctive Hungarian flavours of Bartks Debussy, Poulenc, Korngold, Strauss and Eisler
youthful, Brahms-inspired Piano Quintet.
One of Britains finest singers, mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly matches
arichly expressive voice with a keen sense of drama. She brings
Fri 14 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx together a recital of vivid, opulent songs, from Strausss lush Sehnsucht
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/bfo to the sensual Chansons de Bilitis by Debussy, with acclaimed
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Edinburgh-born pianist Malcolm Martineau.
Supported by
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 |
eif.co.uk/connolly-martineau
Supported by
Jim and Isobel Stretton
RICHARD EGARR HARPSICHORD JAMES GILCHRIST

Bach English Suite No 3 in G minor James Gilchrist Tenor | Craig Ogden Guitar | Anna Tilbrook Piano
French Suite No 6 in E
French Suite No 5 in G Berkeley Five Chinese Songs Op 78
English Suite No 6 in D minor Britten Songs from the Chinese Op 58
Sally Beamish Four Songs from Hafez
One of Britains most respected Baroque specialists, harpsichordist Schubert Stndchen from Schwanengesang
Richard Egarr contrasts the dances and drama of four of Bachs Dowland In Darkness let me Dwell & Come, heavy sleep
captivating English and Frenchsuites. Britten Nocturnal after John Dowland Op 70
Schumann Liederkreis Op 39
Please note this programme has changed from earlier published versions.
Tue 18 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/egarr British tenor James Gilchrist brings together Eastern-inspired works by
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Lennox Berkeley, Britten and Sally Beamish in his richly coloured Festival
recital, joined by pianist Anna Tilbrook and guitarist Craig Ogden, who
also performs Brittens atmospheric Nocturnal after John Dowland.
Gilchrist completes his programme with the lyrical, deeply romantic
IESTYN DAVIES & ENSEMBLE GUADAGNI

songs of Schumanns Liederkreis.
Iestyn Davies Countertenor Thu 20 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/gilchrist
Richard Egarr Harpsichord This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Pamela Thorby and Tabea Debus Recorders
Bojan ii and Sophie Gent Violins
Huw Daniel Violin / Viola
COLIN CURRIE & FRIENDS

Alison McGillivray Viola da gamba
William Carter Theorbo / Baroque guitar
Orpheus Britannicus: The Music of HenryPurcell Colin Currie Percussion | Sam Walton Percussion
Simon Crawford-Phillips Piano | Philip Moore Piano
Praised for performances both sensual and sublime, Iestyn Davies
has rapidly established himself as one of the worlds pre-eminent John Adams Hallelujah Junction
countertenors. Hes joined by early music expert Richard Egarr and Steve Reich Quartet for Two Vibraphones and Two Pianos
friends for a recital of exquisite music from the English Baroque. Rolf Wallin Realismos mgicos
Bartk Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Wed 19 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx Exhilarating music for two pianists and two percussionists from Steve
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 Reichs graceful Quartet for Two Vibraphones and Two Pianos, recently
eif.co.uk/davies-guadagni premiered, to Bartks classic score of bracing virtuosity performed by
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. renowned Scottish-born percussionist Colin Currie and colleagues.
Supported by
Fri 21 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
Mr Hedley G Wright 30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/currie
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Photo Marco Borggreve
THE QUEENS HALL SERIES
MATTHIAS GOERNE
CHRISTINE BREWER SOPRANO ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET

ROGER VIGNOLES PIANO Osvaldo Golijov Qohelet
John Adams First Quartet
Includes Lieder by Schubert, Clara Schumann and Strauss, Saint-Sans String Quartet No 1
and a selection of 20th-century American songs
US composer John Adams wrote his First Quartet expressly for
With a voice combining power, grace and intimacy, Christine Brewer is the St.Lawrence String Quartet, and its surging textures make an
one of the most respected singers of her generation. Here she brings ideal match for the foursomes mix of finesse and fiery power. They
together Romantic Lieder by Schubert, Clara Schumann and Strauss, complement it with Osvaldo Golijovs lyrical, searching Qohelet and
aswell as a selection of her favourite 20th-century American songs. Saint-Sanss mellifluous FirstQuartet.
Sat 22 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx Tue 25 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64
eif.co.uk/brewer-vignoles eif.co.uk/lawrence
This concert will be broadcast on Fri 28 Aug on BBC Radio 3. This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Supported by
LEONIDAS KAVAKOS VIOLIN
YUJA WANG PIANO
SOL GABETTA CELLO Brahms Violin Sonata No 1 in G
BERTRAND CHAMAYOU PIANO Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A
Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor
Beethoven Variations in E flat on Bei Mnnern, welche Liebe fhlen Powerful Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and inspirational Chinese
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No 2 in D pianist Yuja Wang come together to tackle the deeply thoughtful, noble
Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor music of Brahmss three rich, masterful violin sonatas.
Chopin Grand Duo concertant sur des thmes de Robert le diable
Sensuous yet full of searing insights, Argentinian cellist Sol Gabettas Wed 26 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx
playing has been widely admired. With French pianist Bertrand 30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64
Chamayou, she gives a captivating programme contrasting Beethovens eif.co.uk/kavakos-wang
lyrical Variations on Bei Mnnern, welche Liebe fhlen with passionate
cello sonatas by Mendelssohn and Chopin. This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

eif.co.uk/gabetta-chamayou
Sponsored by
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Photo Luiza Puiu
THE QUEENS HALL SERIES
VALENTINA NAFORNIA
ZEHETMAIR QUARTET MATTHIAS GOERNE BARITONE

Haydn String Quartet in F Op 3 No 5 Serenade
Hindemith String Quartet No 5
DANIIL TRIFONOV PIANO
Haydn String Quartet in C Op 76 No 3 Emperor Berg Four Lieder Op 2
Schumann Dichterliebe
Violinist Thomas Zehetmair leads his exceptional foursome, acclaimed Wolf Michelangelo Lieder
for its vivid, questing performances, in music by two Germanic giants: Shostakovich Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti (selection)
pioneering quartets from Haydns youth and maturity, and mischievous Brahms Four Serious Songs
fun from Hindemith.
Both renowned soloists in their own right, two of the worlds most
powerful musicians come together for a special Festival recital of
Thu 27 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx intensely expressive song, including Brahmss deeply personal
30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 Four Serious Songs and the poignant Romanticism of Schumanns
eif.co.uk/zehetmair touchingDichterliebe.

Supported by
Niall and Carol Lothian eif.co.uk/goerne-trifonov
Supported by
The Inches Carr Trust
ARCANTO QUARTET
Purcell Fantasias
Britten String Quartet No 3
Schubert String Quartet in G
The four members of the exceptional Arcanto Quartet Antje Weithaas

(violin), Daniel Sepec (violin), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen
Queyras (cello) bring together Schuberts grand G major Quartet and
Brittens touchingly lyrical, Venice-inspired Third Quartet.
Fri 28 Aug 11am, The Queens Hall | 1hr 45mins approx

30272219118.50 | Fees apply, details p64 | eif.co.uk/arcanto
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Photo Philipp Horak
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS 58
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER CONCERT 1 CONCERT 4 CONCERT 7

Plays the complete Sonata in F minor Op 2 No 1 Sonata in E flat Op 7 Sonata in A Op 2 No 2
Beethoven Piano Sonatas Sonata in F sharp Op 78 Sonata in D Op 10 No 3 Sonata in G Op 31 No 1
Sonata in D minor Op 31 Sonata in E flat Op 81a Sonata in C Op 53 Waldstein
No 2 Tempest Les adieux
Sonata in E flat Op 31 No 3
Tue 18 Aug
Celebrated Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder
has been performing complete cycles of the Wed 12 Aug eif.co.uk/beethoven7
Beethoven piano sonatas since the 1970s, and Sat 8 Aug eif.co.uk/beethoven4
has been widely acclaimed for his remarkable eif.co.uk/beethoven1
technical abilities, his exquisite taste and his
astonishing, sometimes provocative insights
into what form one of the greatest bodies of
CONCERT 2 CONCERT 5 CONCERT 8

music ever composed.
Beethovens 32 sonatas chart the composers

life and musical insights from the elegant Sonata in C Op 2 No 3 Sonata in E Op 14 No 1 Sonata in G minor Op 49 No 1
Classicism of his youth through to the spiritual Sonata in C minor Op 10 No 1 Sonata in F Op 54 Sonata in G Op 49 No 2
profundity of his searching, questing final Sonata in G Op 79 Sonata in D Op 28 Pastoral Sonata in B flat Op 22
sonatas, written just a few years before his Sonata in C sharp minor Sonata in A Op 101 Sonata in F minor Op 57
death. From the rippling nocturnal evocations of Op 27 No 2 Moonlight Appassionata
the Moonlight Sonata to the spacious grandeur
of the Waldstein or the stormy turbulence Thu 13 Aug
of the Appassionata, they contain music of Sun 9 Aug eif.co.uk/beethoven5 Tue 25 Aug
extraordinary intensity and radical vision. eif.co.uk/beethoven2 eif.co.uk/beethoven8
For the 2015 Festival, Rudolf Buchbinder
performs Beethovens 32 piano sonatas across
nine concerts, amid the neoclassical splendour
of Edinburghs sumptuous yet elegant Playfair
Library Hall. CONCERT 3 CONCERT 6 CONCERT 9
Sonata in F Op 10 No 2 Sonata in G Op 14 No 2 Sonata in E Op 109
Playfair Library Hall 5.00pm, except Concert 9 Sonata in E minor Op 90 Sonata in A flat Op 26 Sonata in A flat Op 110
which starts at 2.30pm on 26 Aug Sonata in B flat Op 106 Sonata in E flat Op 27 No 1 Sonata in C minor Op 111
25 | Fees apply, details p64 Hammerklavier Sonata in C minor Op 13
Special Offer Buy tickets for all 9 concerts Pathtique
and only pay for 7 (saving over 20%) Wed 26 Aug, 2.30pm
All concerts 1hr 20mins approx (no intervals) Mon 10 Aug eif.co.uk/beethoven9
eif.co.uk/buchbinder eif.co.uk/beethoven3 Mon 17 Aug
eif.co.uk/beethoven6
Supported by Supported by
Claire and
Mark Urquhart
59 FESTIVAL PORTRAITS
FESTIVAL
PORTRAITS
BY GAVIN EVANS
The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual
gathering of some of the greatest creative minds
ofour time. To celebrate their presence at the heart
of the Festival we have commissioned Scottish
photographer, Gavin Evans, to create photographic
portraits of a cross section of artists from our 2015
programme. These eight striking portraits will
represent the Festival over the coming months.
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1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
1 Juliette Binoche
2 Jason Moran
3 Nicola Benedetti
4 Ivn Fischer
5 Anne-Sophie Mutter
6 Robert Lepage
7 Simon McBurney
8 Alasdair Gray
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FESTIVAL FROM CASTLEBRAE WITH LOVE

A screening of a film produced by young people from Castlebrae
INSIGHTS
Community High School, inspired by King Creosotes From Scotland
with Love, as part of the Festivals current arts residency at the school.
Sat 15 Aug 5pm, The Hub|30mins|6|Fees apply, details p64
CHILLY GONZALES AND KAISER QUARTETT

In a lecture demonstration Chilly Gonzales explores the musical theories
THE BRITISH GOTHIC
behind his own songs and timeless compositions from the classical,
Journalist, art critic and social commentator Andrew Graham-Dixon
jazz and pop repertoire. Working with the Kaiser Quartett in an intimate
explores our fascination with the Gothic. What are the key motifs of the
setting, Gonzales illuminates some of the mysteries of music.
Gothic and how did Gothic works reflect the political, social and cultural
contexts in which they were created? Chaired by Octavian Saiu.
Sun 9 Aug 2pm, The Hub|1hr 15mins|6|Fees apply, details p64
Mon 17 Aug 2.30pm, The Hub|1hr 15mins|6|Fees apply, details p64
ANTIGONE AGAIN AND AGAIN

Olga Taxidou, Professor of Drama, and Douglas Cairns, Professor
of Classics at the University of Edinburgh discuss the significance of THE SCOTTISH SUPERNATURAL
Antigone in the context of its own time, and the special attraction of
the play and the character for audiences, performers, philosophers and Andrew Graham-Dixon joins Professor Penny Fielding and Professor
theorists from antiquity to modernity. Chaired by Professor Dorothy Randall Stevenson from the University of Edinburgh to discuss the
Miell, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Humanities and tradition of the supernatural in Scottish literature, with particular
SocialScience. reference to Festival 2015 productions Lanark and Paul Brights
Confessions of a Justified Sinner. Chaired by Octavian Saiu.
Tue 11 Aug 2.30pm, The Hub|1hr 30mins|6|Fees apply, details p64

Mon 17 Aug 4pm, The Hub|1hr 15mins|6|Fees apply, details p64
In association with
The University of Edinburgh In association with
The University of Edinburgh
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A MASTERCLASS WITH COMPLICITE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ENCOUNTERS 2015

For performers, theatremakers and other artists
DEVELOPING ARTISTIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP
International Festival Encounters offers ambitious producers,
In this two-day workshop, celebrated ensemble storytellers Complicite
programmers, creative artists and performers from all over the globe the
look at the theatrical ensemble: the instinctive communication and
opportunity to develop their artistic entrepreneurship skills, in the context
adaptation skills needed to survive on stage. The workshop is
of a major arts festival.
largely physical and taught through games, movement work and
improvisation. Places are limited and by application only. Please apply
Over five days you will immerse yourself in Festival events, engage with
with covering letter and CV to Emma Hay at emma.hay@eif.co.uk.
inspiring artists, and reflect critically on your own and others artistic
practice. A highlight of the programme will be a series of encounters
with key figures in the arts, including the Edinburgh International Festival
Tue 18 and Wed 19 Aug 10am, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon
Director, Fergus Linehan. Every element of the programme is tailored
Innovation, High School Yards | 2 days | Fee 40 per person
towards enabling you to develop the knowledge and skills required to
engage with your practice at a higher level.
What participants in International Festival Encounters 2014 said:

YOUNG PEOPLES LECTURE COLIN CURRIE The quality, breadth and depth of speakers experience, and
their willingness to share it has been incredibly heartening.
In this unique opportunity for young audiences, percussionist Colin
Currie, the Young Musicians Passport Ambassador, gives the 2015
Im going to recommend this course to every artist and creative
Edinburgh International Festival Young Peoples Lecture. In his
professional I know.
presentation Colin explains what motivates him to present new music
to new audiences and why he is so passionate about his work as a
It was an incredible opportunity to meet so many people in the industry.
musician. As part of this lecture Colin demonstrates, using a marimba,
his extraordinary talents as a musician and the excitement of percussion.
Fri 21 Tue 25 Aug, Evolution House, University of Edinburgh
Fee 450 | Application deadline Fri 29 May
Fri 21 Aug 3pm, The Hub|1hr 15mins|6|Fees apply, details p64
For further details and applications visit www.rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses
A partnership between the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,
the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh International Festival.
COMPLICITE SYMPOSIUM THE ENCOUNTER

Complicites The Encounter is the result of several years of research and
development that have seen experts from a huge range of different fields
brought together to contribute to the process of devising the work. Here,
these contributors are reunited to talk about their own diverse work,
and how it fed into the production. Speakers include science writer Rita
Carter and the event will finish with a panel discussion led by Complicite
artistic director Simon McBurney.
Fri 21 Aug 10am, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, For details on all Festival Insights
High School Yards|4hrs approx|6|Fees apply, details p64 events and to book online visit
eif.co.uk/festivalinsights
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Photo Melanie Sangwine
FESTIVAL INSIGHTS
Image iStock
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FANFARE
YEAR ROUND EDUCATION WORK A city-wide event that harnesses the enormous forces of Scotlands
community of brass bands by working with the Scottish Brass Band
The Festival is not just for August, it works year round with schools
Association to present a day of free performances for everyone to enjoy,
and the community to deliver a range of classes, workshops and other
inspired by the performances of En avant, marche! at the Kings Theatre
creative learning experiences.
on 24 and 25 August.
The Edinburgh International Festival has a three-year residency in the
Throughout the day, audiences across the city will be able to share the
City of Edinburghs Castlebrae High school. Working in partnership
joy and passion of the live brass band. Everyone will be listening to the
with the school and the City of Edinburgh Councils Creative Learning
same pieces of music at the same time in at least 12 different locations
department, the Festival is working on a range of arts initiatives with the
around the city.
school, its pupils and the community it serves.
The first brass bands, many of which still exist today, were formed in
The Art of Listening project for primary schools, works with professional
Scotland in the early 1800s and are among the earliest forms of music
musicians to introduce pupils to what is often their first experience of
ensemble in the country. Hundreds of bands grew up in both urban
classical music. Project supported by Michael Shipley and Philip Rudge.
and rural areas as working people seized the opportunity to share their
creativity and talent. The brass band was, and still is, an art form that is
Now in its 12th year, the Herald Young Critics programme offers older
from, of, and for local communities.
secondary school pupils many of whom have never engaged with the
Festival before the opportunity to see and review a performance at the
Fanfare aims to capture this spirit of community by inviting everyone in
Festival. The students are mentored by professional critics, with many of
the city to experience the joy of brass band music together.
their reviews then printed in The Herald alongside a professional review.
Information about venues, timings and repertoire will be published on the
To mark the transition from primary to secondary school, visual arts
Festival website eif.co.uk in June.
project Soul Boxes invites pupils to create a special collection of
keepsake photo-collages, one for each year of their lives so far, using
arich range of artist materials.
Sun 23 Aug |Free
In 2015 the Festival is also running a series of workshops for secondary
schools on works drawn from the Festival programme such as
TheMagic Flute and Antigone.
Supported by
James and Morag Anderson
through the Edinburgh International Festival Education Fund
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As ever, ticket holders for the Ross Theatre
dont need to rush to secure their spot and so
Saturday 28 March, 10am can take their seats once the gates are open
Booking opens for everyone online, in person,
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VENUE / DATE FRI 7 AUG SAT 8 AUG SUN 9 AUG MON 10 AUG TUE 11 AUG WED 12 AUG
THE QUEENS 11am
Nash Ensemble
11am
Tallis Scholars
11am
Modigliani Quartet
11am
Valentina Nafornia &
HALL SERIES (p50) (p50) (p50) Roger Vignoles
(p50)
THE HUB 2pm

Chilly Gonzales
2.30pm
Antigone Again
and Kaiser Quartett and Again discussion
lecture demonstration (p61)
(p61)
PLAYFAIR 5pm
Beethoven
5pm
Beethoven
5pm
Beethoven
5pm
Beethoven
LIBRARY HALL Piano Sonatas 1
Rudolf Buchbinder
Piano Sonatas 2
Rudolf Buchbinder
Piano Sonatas 3
Rudolf Buchbinder
Piano Sonatas 4
Rudolf Buchbinder
(p58) (p58) (p58) (p58)
EICC 7.30pm
Preview: The Encounter
7.30pm
The Encounter
7.30pm
The Encounter
7.30pm
The Encounter
Complicite Complicite Complicite Complicite
(p19) (p19) (p19) (p19)
KINGS 7.30pm
Preview: Antigone
7.30pm
Antigone
7.30pm
Antigone
7.30pm
Antigone
7.30pm
Antigone
THEATRE (p13) (p13) (p13) (p13) (p13)
FESTIVAL 7.30pm
Sylvie Guillem
7.30pm
Sylvie Guillem
7.30pm
Sylvie Guillem
THEATRE Life in Progress
(p25)
Life in Progress
(p25)
Life in Progress
(p25)
ROYAL LYCEUM 8pm

Preview: The Last Hotel
8pm
The Last Hotel
8pm
The Last Hotel
8pm
The Last Hotel
8pm
The Last Hotel
THEATRE EDINBURGH (p11) (p11) (p11) (p11) (p11)
THE QUEENS
HALL EVENING
THE USHER HALL 10.30pm

The Harmonium Project
7.30pm
The Opening Concert
8pm
Celtic Dialogues
9pm
Rameau & Charpentier
9pm
Le Concert Spirituel
7.30pm
The Rakes Progress
CONCERTS (outside Usher Hall in
Festival Square)
BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
(p37) Scottish Chamber
Orchestra
Herv Niquet conductor
(p38)
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra
(p5) Donald Runnicles William Christie Sir Andrew Davis
conductor (p37) conductor (p37) conductor (p38)
THE HUB 9.30pm

Chilly Gonzales &
9.30pm
Chilly Gonzales &
10.30pm
Robert Glasper Trio
SESSIONS Kaiser Quartett
(p33)
Kaiser Quartett
(p33)
(p33)
FESTIVAL 2015 DIARY 70
THU 13 AUG FRI 14 AUG SAT 15 AUG SUN 16 AUG MON 17 AUG TUE 18 AUG WED 19 AUG
11am 11am 11am 11am 11am 11am
Angela Hewitt Budapest Festival Trio Zimmermann Sarah Connolly & Richard Egarr Iestyn Davies &
(p51) Orchestra Soloists (p51) Malcolm Martineau (p52) Ensemble Guadagni
(p51) (p51) (p52)
5pm 2.30pm The British

From Castlebrae Gothic lecture (p61)
With Love
film screening 4pm
(p61) The Scottish Supernatural
discussion (p61)
5pm 5pm 5pm

Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven
Piano Sonatas 5 Piano Sonatas 6 Piano Sonatas 7
Rudolf Buchbinder Rudolf Buchbinder Rudolf Buchbinder
(p58) (p58) (p58)
7.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm

887 Ex Machina The Encounter The Encounter 887 Ex Machina (p15) The Encounter 887 Ex Machina 887 Ex Machina (p15)
(p15) Complicite (p19) Complicite (p19) Complicite (p15)
7.30pm (p19) 7.30pm
7.30pm 7.30pm The Encounter The Encounter
887 Ex Machina (p15) 887 Ex Machina (p15) Complicite (p19) Complicite (p19)
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Antigone Antigone Antigone Antigone Antigone Antigone
(p13) (p13) (p13) (p13) (p13) (p13)
7pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm

The Marriage of Figaro The Marriage of Figaro The Marriage of Figaro Lo Real / Le Rel /
Budapest Festival Budapest Festival Budapest Festival The Real
Orchestra Orchestra Orchestra Israel Galvn
Ivn Fischer conductor Ivn Fischer conductor Ivan Fischer conductor (p26)
(p9) (p9) (p9)
7pm 2pm & 7pm 12noon & 4pm 8pm 8pm

Dragon Dragon Dragon TAO Dance Theatre TAO Dance Theatre
Vox Motus / National Vox Motus / National Vox Motus / National (p30) (p30)
Theatre of Scotland / Theatre of Scotland / Theatre of Scotland /
Tianjin Peoples Arts Tianjin Peoples Arts Tianjin Peoples Arts
Theatre (p22) Theatre (p22) Theatre (p22)
8pm
Paul Brights
Confessions of
aJustified Sinner
Reconstructed by
Untitled Projects (p21)
8pm 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 7.30pm

Symphonie fantastique MacMillan & Sibelius Oslo Philharmonic Oslo Philharmonic Mozarts Requiem Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre Rvolutionnaire Royal Scottish Orchestra 01 Orchestra 02 Budapest Festival Esa-Pekka Salonen
et Romantique National Orchestra Vasily Petrenko Vasily Petrenko Orchestra conductor
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Edward Gardner conductor conductor Ivn Fischer conductor (p41)
conductor (p38) conductor (p39) (p39) (p39) (p41)
10.30pm 10.30pm 9.30pm 10.30pm 10.30pm

Jason Moran From Scotland With Love From Scotland With Love Anna Calvi & Anna Calvi &
(p33) King Creosote King Creosote Heritage Orchestra Heritage Orchestra
(p33) (p33) (p33) (p33)
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VENUE / DATE THU 20 AUG FRI 21 AUG SAT 22 AUG SUN 23 AUG MON 24 AUG TUE 25 AUG
THE QUEENS 11am
James Gilchrist
11am
Colin Currie & Friends
11am
Christine Brewer &
11am
Sol Gabetta &
11am
St. Lawrence
HALL SERIES (p52) (p52) Roger Vignoles
(p54)
Bertrand Chamayou
(p54)
String Quartet
(p54)
THE HUB 3pm

Colin Currie
Young Peoples Lecture
demonstration
(p62)
PLAYFAIR 5pm
Beethoven
LIBRARY HALL Piano Sonatas 8
Rudolf Buchbinder
(p58)
EICC 2.30pm
The Encounter
2.30pm
887 Ex Machina (p15)
2.30pm
887 Ex Machina (p15)
2.30pm
The Encounter
Complicite (p19) Complicite (p19)
7.30pm 7.30pm
7.30pm The Encounter The Encounter 7.30pm
887 Ex Machina (p15) Complicite (p19) Complicite (p19) 887 Ex Machina (p15)
KINGS 7.30pm
Antigone
7.30pm
Antigone
2.30pm & 7.30pm
Antigone
8pm
En avant, marche!
8pm
En avant, marche!
THEATRE (p13) (p13) (p13) les ballets C de la B
NTGent
les ballets C de la B
NTGent
(p12) (p12)
FESTIVAL 7.30pm
Lo Real / Le Rel /
7.30pm
Lo Real / Le Rel /
8pm
FFS (Franz Ferdinand
THEATRE The Real
Israel Galvn
The Real
Israel Galvn
and Sparks)
(p31)
(p26) (p26)
ROYAL LYCEUM 7pm

Preview: Lanark
6pm
Lanark
7pm
Lanark
1pm & 7pm
Lanark
THEATRE EDINBURGH Citizens Theatre
(p17)
Citizens Theatre
(p17)
Citizens Theatre
(p17)
Citizens Theatre
(p17)
THE QUEENS 8pm

Paul Brights
8pm
Paul Brights
4pm & 8pm
Paul Brights
HALL EVENING Confessions of
aJustified Sinner
Confessions of
aJustified Sinner
Confessions of
aJustified Sinner
Reconstructed by Reconstructed by Reconstructed by
Untitled Projects (p21) Untitled Projects (p21) Untitled Projects (p21)
EDINBURGH 8pm
Seven
8pm
Seven
8pm
Seven
8pm
Max Richter
PLAYHOUSE Ballett am Rhein
Royal Scottish
Ballett am Rhein
Royal Scottish
Ballett am Rhein
Royal Scottish
BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
National Orchestra National Orchestra National Orchestra (p29)
(p24) (p24) (p24)
THE USHER HALL 8pm

Lang Lang
8pm
Berliozs Grande messe
5pm
H.M.S. Pinafore
8pm
Mitsuko Uchida
7.30pm
European Union
CONCERTS (p41) des morts
Philharmonia Orchestra
Scottish Opera
Richard Egarr conductor
(p43) Youth Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda
Esa-Pekka Salonen (p43) conductor
conductor (p43) (p45)
THE HUB 10.30pm

Anna Calvi &
9.30pm
Oneohtrix Point Never
SESSIONS Heritage Orchestra
(p33)
Magnetic Rose
(p35)
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WED 26 AUG THU 27 AUG FRI 28 AUG SAT 29 AUG SUN 30 AUG MON 31 AUG
11am 11am 11am 11am 3pm
Leonidas Kavakos & Zehetmair Quartet Arcanto Quartet Matthias Goerne & Family Concert
Yuja Wang (p56) (p56) Daniil Trifonov (p47)
(p54) (p56)
2.30pm
Beethoven
Piano Sonatas 9
Rudolf Buchbinder
(p58)
8pm 3pm & 8pm 3pm

Murmel Murmel Murmel Murmel Murmel Murmel
Volksbhne Berlin Volksbhne Berlin Volksbhne Berlin
(p18) (p18) (p18)
7.15pm 7.15pm 5pm 7.15pm

The Magic Flute The Magic Flute The Magic Flute The Magic Flute
Komische Oper Berlin Komische Oper Berlin Komische Oper Berlin Komische Oper Berlin
(p7) (p7) (p7) (p7)
1pm & 7pm 7pm 1pm & 7pm 7pm 1pm

Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark Lanark
Citizens Theatre Citizens Theatre Citizens Theatre Citizens Theatre Citizens Theatre
(p17) (p17) (p17) (p17) (p17)
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm

Ballett Zrich Ballett Zrich Ballett Zrich Sufjan Stevens
(p27) (p27) (p27) (p31)
8pm
Vivaldis
7.30pm
San Francisco
7.30pm
San Francisco
8pm
Beethovens Missa
7.30pm
Stravinskys PRINCES STREET
The Four Seasons
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Symphony 01
Michael Tilson Thomas
Symphony 02
Michael Tilson Thomas
solemnis Scottish
Chamber Orchestra
The Rite of Spring
London Symphony GARDENS
Mutters Virtuosi conductor conductor Robin Ticciati conductor Orchestra Valery Gergiev
(p45) (p45) (p46) (p46) conductor (p46) 9.30pm
Virgin Money
Fireworks Concert
9.30pm 9.15pm 10pm Scottish Chamber
Alexi Murdoch Wave Movements Round-Up Orchestra
(p35) Scottish Chamber Yarn/Wire Garry Walker conductor
Orchestra (p35) (p48)
(p35)
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The core investment that the Edinburgh International Festival receives

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WITH THE WORLDS

Seven | Ballett am Rhein

Touch Tour Speech-to-Text Reported

A brand new series with top Festival artists interviewed in front of

Working with the University of Edinburghs School of Informatics and

50th Anniversary Edinburgh Festival Chorus Partner

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Mozarts masterful comedy is richly reimagined in a boundary-busting

BARRIE KOSKY / 1927

Immense, three-storey spiders, Nosferatu and Buster Keaton, flappers

Photo Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de

Ivn Fischer conducts and directs a specially staged concert of one

Aptly subtitled The Follies of a Day, The Marriage of Figaro soars to

A remarkable production The New York Times

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THE LAST HOTEL

Please note this performance contains strong language

Walshs reputation as a chronicler of the darker side of the Irish psyche

The 12 strong Crash Ensemble is conducted by Andr de Ridder with

Lan Scully EIF Fund

Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke Directors

Cast includes Chris Thys, Griet Debacker, Hendrik Lebon, Wim

Alain Platel, the trailblazing founder and director of Belgian contemporary

Founded in 1984, les ballets C de la B is one of the most influential

Mon 24 & Tue 25 Aug 8pm, Kings Theatre

1hr 30mins approx (no interval) | 32251812

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Co-produced by Edinburgh International Festival and

Photo Gavin Evans

While Lepage continues to pioneer the use of technology, his work

Photo rick Labb

LANARK A LIFE IN THREE ACTS

CITIZENS THEATRE / DAVID GREIG /

A young man arrives in a dying city with seashells in his pockets.

This theatrical re-imagining of Alasdair Grays seminal work takes us

Accessible performances, details p66

Supported through the

Cast Florian Anderer, Matthias Buss, Werner Eng, Ingo Gnther,

In 2012 actor and director Herbert Fritsch caused a sensation at Berlins

The result is a side-splittingly funny eighty minutes of mind-altering

You could call it a satirical comment on todays hysterical,

Twenty years ago Simon McBurney was given a book.

Photo Chloe Courtney

Co-production by Untitled Projects, National Theatre of Scotland, Tramway and Summerhall

In 1987, Paul Bright, a rebellious young Scottish director set out to

In search of the truth, they uncovered a story of obsession, reckless

Listed as one of The Guardians top ten Best Theatre productions of

Contains strong language

often witty, occasionally hilarious, and always excellently acted.

Dragon is a story for adults, teenagers and children with vivid

Created by Vox Motus, the National Theatre of Scotland and Tianjin

As enthralling for adults as it was for children, itwas a riveting

Mahler Symphony No 7 in E minor

Germanys Ballett am Rhein joins the Royal Scottish National