Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
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Virgin Money Fireworks Concert Scottish Chamber Orchestra Garry Walker Conductor
Sunday 4 September 9.00pm Princes Street Gardens
The world’s biggest and most spectacular fireworks concert is set to wow the city and bring Edinburgh’s summer festival season to a close once again. The Edinburgh International Festival and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are delighted to welcome Virgin Money as our new partner in this popular event. Fiery music, full of passion and energy and inspired by Asia, Arabia and the east, this year’s Virgin Money Fireworks Concert brings Festival 2011 to a close with an exotic crescendo. The evocative Chinese, Russian and Arab Dances from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Glière’s rollicking Rebellion from The Red Poppy and Borodin’s Prince Igor are among the music performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and choreographed by leading international fireworks artists Pyrovision.
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Over 100,000 fireworks, tonnes of explosives and hundreds of firing sequences launched from Edinburgh’s iconic castle and intricately designed to enhance the music, combine to make this the biggest fireworks concert in the world.
Tickets Ross Theatre (seated) £27.50 Princes Street Gardens (standing) £12.50 45 minutes approximately
Around a quarter of a million people gather across the city and beyond to share in the grand Festival finale. Visit eif.co.uk/virginmoneyfireworks for up to the minute news, features and advice on how to make your evening the best possible. Due to the popularity of this event special ticket arrangements apply. Ross Theatre tickets go on sale with all other Festival tickets. An allocation of Princes Street Garden tickets will be on sale until 30 April, a second allocation will be released on 18 July and your final opportunity will be a limited number of tickets held until 10.00am on Saturday 3 September.
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