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Cantilena Festival on Islay
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A celebration of classical music that has been going for over 30 years, this week of concerts aims to bring together audiences and artists of diverse backgrounds in a grand Hebridean setting to enjoy works by traditional composers. Professional musicians rehearse and perform with a pool of young musicians in informal surroundings, as a way of breaking down musical barriers and making the music available to the people of Islay.
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1 Jul–6 Jul Times vary Various Venues, Isle Of Islay
Culross Festival
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A varied, classy festival set in the grounds of a historic family home – a fact which seeps into the cosy family feel of the programming, which crosses from opera to blues with a sidestep at theatre and a medieval fair.
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1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary Abbey House, Culross
East Neuk Festival
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An appreciation of classical music, excellence in writing and visual art, held in the scenic East Neuk of Fife. Visitors can expect to find musicians both local and international in attendance, including this year the Hagen Quartet, the Leipzig String Quartet and various ensembles from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, while the wordy strand includes nature writer Richard Mabey, poet Tom Pow and novelist Andrew Greig.
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27 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Various venues, East Neuk
Edinburgh International Festival
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Bringing world-class arts to the capital since 1947, the EIF sets the standard for classical concerts, opera, dance and theatre, with performers this year drawn from Australia, America, Russia, Japan, Europe and the Middle East. Already announced for 2012 are two innovative adaptations of Shakespeare: TR Warszawa’s 2007: Macbeth and Dmitry Krymov’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It). And in Britain's Olypmic summer Edinburgh’s iconic mountain, Arthur’s Seat, is to be spectacularly…
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9 Aug–2 Sep Times vary Various venues, Edinburgh
Lammermuir Festival
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Running with the tagline 'beautiful music in beautiful places', the Lammermuir Festival places as much emphasis on its historic venues as it does on the excellent programme of classic music it offers. Performers including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Dunedin Consort and rising Scottish virtuoso guitarist Sean Shibe play in locations such as Lennoxlove House, Winton House and the medieval church of St Mary in Haddington.
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14 Sep–23 Sep Times vary Various venues, East Lothian
Mendelssohn on Mull
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Don't be fooled by the name - the Inner Hebridean chamber music festival is neither restricted to the works of a certain Felix, or even to the island of Mull. Instead, events across Mull and Iona will pay homage to Mendelssohn and other great composer – and it's all completely free.
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2 Jul–7 Jul Times vary Mull & Iona (Various Venues), Mull & Iona
Music at Paxton
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Chamber music performed by local and international artists in the intimate setting of the Picture Gallery at Paxton House, on the banks of the river Tweed near Berwick. This year's programme features Alina Ibragimova, the Doric Quartet, Cedric Tiberghien, the Atos Trio and Henschel Quartet from Germany as well as Scottish based Simon Thacker and the Scottish Ensemble..
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13 Jul–22 Jul Times vary Paxton House and Country Park, Berwick upon Tweed
sound
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Innovative festival celebrating boundary-pushing new music of all kinds, from contemporary classical via jazz, electronic and experimental to indie. The 2011 festival included performances from artists as diverse as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mercury-nominated folk singer King Creosote, playful multi-genre chamber group Mr McFall's Chamber and DJ/multi-instrumentalist Frog Pocket – and that's just the Scottish contingent: artists came from around the world to join the spirit of…
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26 Oct–18 Nov Times vary Various venues
St Andrews Voices
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A new vocal festival celebrating all forms of voice-led music, including opera, cabaret, lieder, jazz, early music and folk. International guests, as well as new talent from these shores, will participate in a range of concerts around St Andrews.
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18 Oct–21 Oct Times vary Various Venues, St Andrews
St Magnus Festival
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Orkney's magical midsummer festival of classical and chamber music, with drama, dance, literature and even visual arts on the side. The 2012 festival is spiced up with a Spanish and Latin American tinge, and includes appearances from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Trondheim Soloists, the Cardinall's Musick, Coro Arakaendar de Bolivia (performing on board a ferry!) and the Aronowitz Ensemble.
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22 Jun–27 Jun Times vary Various venues, Orkney

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