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The Prague Symphony Orchestra brings an electrifying celebration of Nature to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall

Sunday Classics: Prague Symphony Orchestra with Ester Pavlů

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

3:00pm, Sunday 10 November 2019

‘A symphony must be like the world,’ said Gustav Mahler. ‘It must contain everything!’

None of the composer’s magnificent music better embodies Mahler’s famous maxim than his epic Third Symphony. This is music on a grand, cosmic scale, with an electrifying power to match, and brings together a spectacular stage-full of musicians: an enormous orchestra, choir, children’s choir and mezzo-soprano soloist. Continue reading The Prague Symphony Orchestra brings an electrifying celebration of Nature to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall

Usher Hall to welcome the world’s finest orchestras this autumn

2019 at the Usher Hall sees the return of its Sunday Classics season, a highlight in the classical music calendar every year. The venue will host orchestras from all over the world as part of the concert series, kicking off in October with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Simonov and featuring soloist Alexandra Dariescu on piano. Continue reading Usher Hall to welcome the world’s finest orchestras this autumn

Stars old and new set to take the stage at the Usher Hall this Autumn

Some of the biggest names in rock and pop music, from 80s legends to current chart-toppers, are coming to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall this Autumn.

The Autumn gig season highlights exactly why the Usher Hall is one of the best places to catch the biggest names in music, from modern popstars to veteran legends. Continue reading Stars old and new set to take the stage at the Usher Hall this Autumn

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra launches the Usher Hall’s 2019-20 Sunday Classics season

Sunday Classics: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano – Alexandra Dariescu

Conductor – Yuri Simonov

3:00pm, Sunday 13 October 2019

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Searing passions, heartbreaking romance, all-consuming energy: the mighty Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off the Usher Hall’s 2019-20 Sunday Classics concerts with a bang in an all-Russian programme of exceptional power and tenderness. Continue reading Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra launches the Usher Hall’s 2019-20 Sunday Classics season

World Fair Trade Day preparations underway

Local Leith-based musicians, Pulse of the Place were showcasing their drumming skills alongside piping legend Lou Marshall this weekend, in the run up to the World Fair Trade Gathering on 11 May, co-hosted by TV presenter Gail Porter and supermodel and broadcaster Eunice Olumide. Continue reading World Fair Trade Day preparations underway

Concert and ceilidh to celebrate World Fair Trade Day

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A major Fair Trade concert and ceilidh will be taking place at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh this May to celebrate World Fair Trade Day 2019 and Scotland as a Fair Trade Nation, showcasing a mix of local talent and international musicians; stalls selling Fair Trade crafts, artisan goods & snacks; a full fun ceilidh and messages on screen from World Fair Trade Organisations (WFTOs) from around the globe representing WTFO members. Continue reading Concert and ceilidh to celebrate World Fair Trade Day

Joan’s on the road again

When Joan Armatrading last took to the road in 2015 it was to be her last big world tour. 235 dates later that was it, done and dusted. No more endless long haul flights, no more torturous routing. (For one gig on that tour she actually had to pass through seven different countries to get there!) Continue reading Joan’s on the road again

Edinburgh’s Festivals: our ‘gift to the world’

The 71st August Festivals are here with hundreds of musicians, dancers, actors and comedians taking to the stage for the first time this weekend. This year, more than 50,000 performances of more than 5,000 shows will take place in approximately 500 venues across the Tattoo, Fringe, Book, Art and International Festivals. Continue reading Edinburgh’s Festivals: our ‘gift to the world’