The RSNO delivers an electric showcase of American classics under Kellen Gray, featuring Copland, William Grant Still, and Bernstein's iconic Symphonic Dances.
Children often hear what they cannot yet say. Marsha Swanson’s TroubleChutes brings working musicians into schools to give childhood emotion breathing room.
An antidote to tartan clichés: Soundhouse Winter Festival 2026 brings an eclectic five-day roster of jazz, indie, and trad to Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre.
Luis Schmidt arrived from Bavaria to give Edinburgh a civic orchestra. Between score hires and dukes, he is learning how arts survive a funding freeze.
Donald Shaw gathers an all-star trad ensemble at The Hub, but polite EIF restraint keeps a potentially explosive folk finale from ever fully catching fire.
