The evening began in the Upper Circle Bar of the Usher Hall with a pre-concert talk given by the recently appointed Assistant Conductor, Celia Llácer.

The multi award winning musical Wicked, that gives the back story of the Good Witch of the North and the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, returns for a run at Edinburgh’s Playhouse this May. The ...

Let's Get Lyrical, a month-long celebration of song lyrics, kicks off today (Tuesday, 1st February), with some of the UK’s finest writers, musicians and songwriters sharing their favourites lyrics and ...

Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 International Festival theme of The Truth We Seek is a timely one. EIF Director Nicola Benedetti calls it ...

Ed McVey (Tom Ripley), Bruce Herbelin-Earle (Dickie Greenleaf), Maisie Smith (Marge Sherwood), Christopher Bianchi (Herbert Greenleaf / Roverini), Cary Crankson (Freddie Miles / Alvin McCarron / ...

It is not often that a Royal Scottish National Orchestra concert begins without a single player to be seen. But on this occasion it was the one hundred and thirty or so members of the RSNO Chorus who ...

Ross, our guide, did an absolutely fantastic job in building up a real energy and atmosphere amongst the crowd. These sort of tours only work when you have someone leading who has inspiring charisma ...

Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Andreas Landin (baritone), RSNO Orchestra, RSNO Changed Voices, Bearsden Academy Changed Voices, Frikki Walker (Director, RSNO Changed Voices). It was Celia Llácer, the ...

Clare Fraenkel / Suzanna Rosenthal Productions. It was 1933 when Clare Fraenkel’s grandfather, Heinz, heard those words at a Berlin party following a night at the cinema. The warning came from a ...

The Magdalen Chapel is one of Edinburgh’s hidden gems. Nestled away, yet in the midst of the Cowgate, it is easy to miss this building – though it embodies such a tremendous wealth of history and ...

A huge array of pipe bands from across the UK, and some from as far afield as the USA and Australia, compete in a day of piping, drumming and traditional Scottish music. The event is billed as a ...

Allan Stewart (Dame May McTrot), Grant Stott (Fleshcreep), Jordan Young (Jack McTrot), Clare Gray (Pat the Cow), Gail Watson (Spirit of the Beans), Amber Sylvia Edwards (Princess Jill); Ensemble - ...