Nicola Benedetti, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Ladysmith Black Mambazo are among the acts performing at the Edinburgh International Festival.
The event opens 8 August with over 50 concerts expected over the coming month. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen and starring pianist Kirill Gerstein and soprano Claire Booth, and the festival’s own Edinburgh Festival Chorus will open the event.
Nicola Benedetti and friends will appear at the Queen’s Hall with Ladysmith Black Mambazo making their festival debut. The group will perform the soundtrack it created with composer Ella Spira for the new ballet Inal whileBritten’s War Requiem will also be performed bythe Philharmonia Orchestra.
Jonathan Mills, festival director, said: ‘It is with great delight that we open festival 2014. Ticket sales are in great shape and we are busy finding even more seats in our biggest theatres to cope with demand for performances of The James Plays and Inala, and concerts including Paul Lewis at the Usher Hall. There’s been a terrific response to the programme.
‘We have prepared for months to welcome the 2,400 artists coming from all corners of the globe to Edinburgh and it is terrific to see it all coming together, and to see first glimpses of world premieres which will thrill audiences from Edinburgh, Scotland and the world.’
Visit eif.co.uk for more information on the programme and how to get tickets.
Read our recent interview with classical composer Ella Spira.
The event opens 8 August with over 50 concerts expected over the coming month. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen and starring pianist Kirill Gerstein and soprano Claire Booth, and the festival’s own Edinburgh Festival Chorus will open the event.
Nicola Benedetti and friends will appear at the Queen’s Hall with Ladysmith Black Mambazo making their festival debut. The group will perform the soundtrack it created with composer Ella Spira for the new ballet Inal whileBritten’s War Requiem will also be performed bythe Philharmonia Orchestra.
Jonathan Mills, festival director, said: ‘It is with great delight that we open festival 2014. Ticket sales are in great shape and we are busy finding even more seats in our biggest theatres to cope with demand for performances of The James Plays and Inala, and concerts including Paul Lewis at the Usher Hall. There’s been a terrific response to the programme.
‘We have prepared for months to welcome the 2,400 artists coming from all corners of the globe to Edinburgh and it is terrific to see it all coming together, and to see first glimpses of world premieres which will thrill audiences from Edinburgh, Scotland and the world.’
Visit eif.co.uk for more information on the programme and how to get tickets.
Read our recent interview with classical composer Ella Spira.
