TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PICKS

▼ FIVE TELEGRAMS

Free outdoor show at Festival Square featuring a new orchestral score and projected digital artworks. Aug 3, 10.30pm

▼ LIGHT ON THE SHORE

Musicians perform at Leith Theatre to celebrate Scottish popular music. Aug 9-25

▼ SIEGFRIED

Sir Mark Elder conducts the epic 5hrs 30mins performance at the Usher Hall. Aug 8

▼ HOME

An entire house is built before the audience’s eyes at the King’s. Aug 22-26

▼ NOTES FROM THE FIELD

A solo documentary performance at Church Hill Theatre. Aug 6-18

▼ COLD BLOOD

A live, feature-length cinema-dance show at the King’s unlike anything you’ve seen before. Aug 4-6

▼ HANSEL & GRETEL

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the RSNO in the operatic fairytale. Aug 15

▼ EUROVISION YOUNG MUSICIANS

The six finalists perform a concerto movement with the BBC SSO at the Usher Hall. Aug 23

▼ NICOLA BENEDETTI

Scotland’s classical superstar plays at The Queen’s Hall with the Academy of Ancient Music. Aug 4

▼ FIREWORKS CONCERT

The festival ends with a soundtracked display of pyrotechnics set against the backdrop of the castle. Aug 27