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Edinburgh International Festival 2025

Clarinettist Mark Simpson’s packed programme and Hugh Cutting’s mixed bag at the EIF 2025

30/08/202507/08/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 – [2]: Queen’s Hall. (SRT)

Categories Concert Reviews, Edinburgh International Festival 2025, Festival 2025, Festivals, Newsletter, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson Leave a comment

Surviving EIF’s eight-hour opening Tavener choral concert proves dubiously memorable

30/08/202503/08/2025 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2025 [1]: (SRT)

The Usher Hall transforms into a sanctuary for Tavener’s *The Veil of the Temple* © Andrew Perry

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