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