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The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music (especially classical music) and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted.
- 2023: 4–27 August (exact dates vary each year)
- 1947
- Annual
According to festival folklore, the idea for the Edinburgh International Festival was born one starry night in 1942, when our soon-to-be first director Rudolf Bing and soprano Audrey Mildmay were strolling down Princes Street after watching a performance of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Edinburgh Castle was bathed in moonlight.
About Us. The original festival. We’re the one that started it all, the igniting spark which established Edinburgh as the world’s Festival City. Our Origin Story. Founded in 1947, the International Festival was the inspired idea of Rudolf Bing, a cultural pioneer and Jewish refugee of the Nazi regime. He joined with civic and artistic ...
The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted.
2–25 AUGUST 2024. "This year the Edinburgh International Festival celebrates Rituals That Unite Us as we inaugurate new and reimagined rituals, in a programme that will bring artists and audiences closer together than ever before. We invite you to seek and gather with us this August." – Nicola Benedetti, Festival Director.
Edinburgh International Festival, international festival of the arts, with an emphasis on music and drama. It was founded in 1947 by Rudolf Bing and is held for three weeks each summer in Edinburgh. Its theatrical offerings include plays by major international theatrical companies; plays premiered.
Mar 30, 2022 · Alan Cumming, Herbie Hancock and Nicola Benedetti are among 2,000 artists who are to appear at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. It is the first full programme since 2019, with 87 ...
