BBC SSO at Edinburgh International Festival 2026 Events
Thu 27 Aug 2026
- 19:30Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Seize a rare chance to hear Mahler’s cantata Das klagende Lied, performed by the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, BBC SSO and soloists under Sir Donald Runnicles.
Seize a rare chance to hear Mahler’s cantata Das klagende Lied, performed by the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, BBC SSO and soloists under Sir Donald Runnicles.
Programme
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
- Das klagende Lied (original version, 1880)
Performers
- Kathleen O'Marasoprano
- Catriona Morisonmezzo-soprano
- John Findontenor
- Nicholas Brownleebaritone
- James Grossmithchorus director
- Christopher Bellchorus director
- Donald RunniclesConductor
Composers
Sun 23 Aug 2026
- 18:30Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Greek tragedy meets modern psychology in Richard Strauss’s audacious opera, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
Greek tragedy meets modern psychology in Richard Strauss’s audacious opera, conducted by Karina Canellakis.
Programme
- Elektra
Performers
- Ingela BrimbergElektra
- Vida MiknevičiūtėChrysothemis
- Karen CargillKlytämnestra
- Günther GroissböckOrest
- Karina CanellakisConductor
Composers
Thu 13 Aug 2026
- 17:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Brass players from Scotland’s top orchestras unite with The Wallace Collection and young musicians to honour trumpeter John Wallace. The programme features his Symphony for Brass Band and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Brass players from Scotland’s top orchestras unite with The Wallace Collection and young musicians to honour trumpeter John Wallace. The programme features his Symphony for Brass Band and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Programme
- 'Methilhill Scherzo' & 'Dunsire Street Rag' from Symphony
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Elgar Howarth)
- Sonata No.336
Performers
- Clark RundellConductor
- St Andrews Music Participation (StAMP)
- The Cooperation Band
- RCS Junior Conservatoire
