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The @lyceumedinburgh delivered theatre that's still with us ✨ From House of Sisters Grimm's INALA and the audience-led A Trial – after An Enemy of the People to مسرح خشبة Khashabi Theatre's Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah and @thefleatheater's HANG TIME 📸 Andrew Perry, Jess Shurte / EIF
A beautiful and uplifting clip from Derya Turkan & Friends ✨
The Aga Khan Music Programme always brings the energy to The Hub 🔥
Watch the full video on our YouTube Channel 🔗 youtu.be/KuJWK4gyllM
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Happy Halloweekend! 🎃👻
From ghosts, villains and chickens to Gustavo Dudamel in a football shirt, we're celebrating Halloween with some costume inspiration from across the years.
Photos: 1. Rusalka 2022 © Andrew Perry, 2. Aberdeen Standard Investments Opening Event LA Phil at Tynecastle 2019 © Ryan Buchanan 3. The Crucible 2019 © Jane Hobson, 4. Hocus Pocus 2018, 5. A Masked Ball 2026 © Jess Shurte
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'To play a wrong note is insignificant. To play without passion is inexcusable!' – Beethoven
The @LAPhil brought nothing but passion to Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, conducted by the mighty @GustavoDudamel 🔥
Watch the full clip on our YouTube channel 🔗 eif.buzz/4knbNZ1
Seven performances from the 2026 Festival are coming to Sky Arts, our biggest broadcast series yet.
✨ Free to watch on Sky TV Arts
📅 2 Nov–14 Dec
🌍 + broadcasts on: Mezzo, STAGE+, JazzLive, Carnegie Hall+, UNITEL
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The icon that is Oscar Dudamel gave us an exclusive music session before his performance at The Hub. What a vibe! 🕺
Watch the full clip here: youtu.be/E9ipADwg5gM
Opera from the inaugural Festival in 1947 by @glyndebourne, to @scottishopera's The Galloping Cure in 2026. Happy International Opera Day 🎭
What have been your opera highlights?
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2. Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival
ALT The image shows a stage scene from Verdi's "Macbeth," Act IV, Scene 4, at Glyndebourne. Performers are in costume underneath a backdrop of large, flowing flags. The set design is by Caspar Neher.
ALT A dynamic stage performance showing numerous performers reaching upwards. Above them, semi-transparent images of horses with riders are suspended. The background features vibrant, colorful vertical light beams. The scene is lively and dramatic.
What a VIBE 🕺
The Aga Khan Music Programme brought The Hub to life.
In this performance, Senny Camara, Farah Kaddour and Yasamin Shahhosseini reimagine a traditional Mandinka song from Senegal.
Watch the performance here: youtube.com/watch?v=huj-ObIn… 🌟
Absolutely infectious music from Routes to Roots featuring Catriona Price, El Guapo and Orchestra Baobab🕺 Music really brings people together 🌎🎵
Watch the full session on our YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=sp6cO1-J…
'Every single stage actor in the world wants to be here' - Wagner Moura, you're making us blush 😊
Were you one of the lucky audience members that got to share this stage with the Oscar-nominated actor?
Between choral performances and chamber music, music theatre and community events, August was filled with unforgettable moments The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh ☀️
📸 1,2,3,4,5 © Tommy Ga-Ken Wan, 6 ©Julie Broadfoot, 7 © Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival
They've got rhythm 🎶
Our latest Encore is NYO USA's high-energy send-off: Gershwin's Girl Crazy Overture, packed with Jazz Age favourites including I Got Rhythm and Embraceable You, conducted by Karina Canellakis ✨
Watch the performance here youtu.be/_aW9oSuW6zc?si=YZvD… 🎥
Warning ⚠️ this video is electrifying⚡
Before they wowed us with their blistering blend of live instrumentation and electronic music, @cortoalto and his band treated us to a performance of THIEF, now available for your listening pleasure.
Full video 🔗 youtu.be/zcFHob1Uu3s
It’s just clapping. Until it isn’t. 👏
Our latest Encore performance: @colincurrieperc with Clapping Music by Steve Reich.
Watch the full performance on our YouTube channel 🎥 youtube.com/@edintfest
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From the stalls to the stage 🎶
An exclusive music session from @seanstshibe's Festival debut year, after regularly attending as an audience member.
Watch the full video on our YouTube channel 🔗 youtu.be/83z1Tm9-MpA
The King’s Theatre opened its doors after a stunning refurbishment
From thought-provoking discussions to a circus, the theatre welcomed an extraordinary range of performances
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1,3. Jess Shurte/Edinburgh International Festival
2,4. Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival
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Just for fun: name an artist (living or dead) that would be on your dream Festival programme 💛
📸 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan/Edinburgh International Festival
🥁 Drum roll, please... Encores have arrived: Live recordings captured throughout the 2026 Festival.
This clip features a passage from the 12th movement drawing on the deep roots of New Orleans parade music @jazzdotorg @wyntonmarsalis @RSNO
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