University of Edinburgh
About University of Edinburgh
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The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582 is the sixth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.
The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to it.
It receives approximately 47,000 applications every year, making it the third most popular university in the UK by volume of applicants.
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Upcoming Events at University of Edinburgh
Secrets of Healthy Cognitive Ageing
On this self-led walk around George Square and the local neighbourhood you will hear about the project’s unique history and its people, and learn about the secrets of healthy cognitive ageing.
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Duncan Chisholm
Dubbed ‘the new sound of traditional Scotland’, fiddle player Duncan Chisholm plays authentic Highland music accompanied by a selection of Scottish artists.
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A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Melodies
Shared Melodies opens A Great Disordered Heart’s concert series, curated by Aidan O’Rourke, with a mesmerising, stripped-back take on traditional Irish and Scottish melody.
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A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Songs
Some of the world’s most powerful Gaelic voices come together for Shared Songs – the second concert in the Aidan O’Rourke-curated series A Great Disordered Heart.
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A Great Disordered Heart: Shared Futures
The final concert in the A Great Disordered Heart series, curated by Aidan O’Rourke, presents two of the most thrilling acts in Scottish and Irish folk music today.
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Chineke! Chamber Ensemble
The Chineke! Chamber Ensemble performs two rarely heard pieces by composers Coleridge Taylor and Vaughan Williams.
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Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal
Master kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Ségal perform their own unique blend of West African troubadour songs and Baroque music.
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Elisabeth Leonskaja
Legendary Soviet pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja is one of the most widely respected pianists performing today. Don't miss her performance at the Edinburgh International Festival on 18th August!
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Goldmund Quartet
The award-winning Munich-based Goldmund Quartet makes its International Festival debut with Schubert and Haydn on 19th August.
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Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair with Mr McFall’s Chamber
Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid and pianist Harris Playfair join the genre-defying string ensemble Mr McFall’s Chamber on 19th August.
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Lonely House
Join Barrie Kosky and Katharine Mehrling in an intimate soirée and discover the songs of German composer Kurt Weill.
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Gerald Finley and Julius Drake
Gerald Finley and Julius Drake give a powerful recital of Romantic song based around verse on love, desire and loss by German poet Heinrich Heine.
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Fatma Said and Malcolm Martineau
Egyptian soprano Fatma Said makes her International Festival debut with Edinburgh-born pianist Malcolm Martineau, featuring Mozart and Spanish songs by Lorca and Falla.
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A Toast to the People: Francesca Beard and Rafeef Ziadah
Join Francesca Beard and Rafeef Ziadah for an electric night of performance poetry and spoken word in the International Festival’s Old College Quad venue!
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Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age
Alan Cumming employs his usual charm and wit through story and song in a wickedly memorable performance.
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