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.

In Mere Mortals, Aszure Barton turns artificial intelligence into a sleek, hypnotic ballet—yet amid the electronic fury, human warmth proves harder to find.

Veiled in black, RÓIS resurrects the ancient Irish art of keening, weaving raw grief into ethereal electronics, dark ritual, and surprising post-punk energy.

In Geoff Sobelle’s Clown Show, virtuosic physical comedy slowly gives way to a bittersweet, apocalyptic portrait of America spiralling out of control.

In a triumphant return to Edinburgh, Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic deliver a breathtaking Elgar and a unmatched Tchaikovsky Fourth.