World premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival
The following works received their world premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival:
List[edit]
| Date of premiere | Work | Genre | Creator/composer | Presented/performed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1949 | The Cocktail Party | Drama | T. S. Eliot | Sherek Players |
| 29 August 1949 | The Man in the Raincoat | Drama | Peter Ustinov | Sherek Players |
| 21 August 1950 | The Queen's Comedy | Drama | James Bridie | Glasgow Citizens Theatre |
| 24 August 1950 | The Atom Doctor | Drama | Eric Linklater | Glasgow Citizens Theatre |
| 19 August 1951 | Symphony No. 2 | Symphony | William Wordsworth | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 25 August 1953 | The Confidential Clerk | Drama | T. S. Eliot | Sherek Players |
| 26 August 1954 | Practical Cats | Entertainment for children | Alan Rawsthorne | BBC Scottish Orchestra |
| 3 September 1954 | Symphony No. 4 | Symphony | William Wordsworth | The Hallé Orchestra |
| 20 August 1957 | The Hidden King | Drama | Jonathan Griffin | Stephen Mitchell |
| 25 August 1958 | The Elder Statesman | Drama | T. S. Eliot | Henry Sherek |
| 24 August 1959 | Breakspear in Gascony | Drama | Eric Linklater | The Perth Theatre Company |
| 22 August 1960 | The Wallace | Drama | Sydney Goodsir Smith | |
| 2 September 1960 | Symphony No. 2 | Symphony | William Walton | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 3 September 1960 | Symphony No. 3 | Symphony | Humphrey Searle | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 5 September 1960 | The Dream of Peter Mann | Drama | Bernard Kops | Lynoq Productions |
| 4 September 1961 | August for the People | Drama | Nigel Dennis | The English Stage Company |
| 4 September 1962 | Curtmantle | Drama | Christopher Fry | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 28 August 2003 | There Where She Loved
Rush |
Ballet | Christopher Wheeldon | San Francisco Ballet |
| 13 August 2010 | Caledonia | Musical | Alistair Beaton | National Theatre of Scotland |
| 2 September 2010 | Quimeras | Flamenco | Paco Peña | Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company |
| 26 August 2011 | Kings 2 Ends | Ballet | Jorma Elo | Scottish Ballet |
| 17 August 2012 | Gulliver's Travels | Drama | Silviu Purcărete after Jonathan Swift | Radu Stanca National Theatre |
| 22 August 2012 | Since it was the day of Preparation... | Choral | Sir James MacMillan | William Conway, Brindley Sherratt, Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals |
| 29 August 2012 | The Lady from the Sea | Opera | Craig Armstrong and Zoë Strachan, based on a play by Henrik Ibsen | Scottish Opera |
| 30 August 2012 | In the Locked Room | Opera | Huw Watkins, David Harsent | Scottish Opera |
| 30 August 2012 | Ghost Patrol | Opera | Stuart MacRae, Louise Welsh | Scottish Opera |
| 10 August 2013 | Metamorphosis | Drama | Wu Hsing-kuo, based on the novel by Franz Kafka | Contemporary Legend Theatre |
| 10 August 2013 | Leaving Planet Earth | Immersive theatre | Catrin Evans, Lewis Hetherington | Grid Iron |
| 16 August 2013 | Still it Remains (New Voices) | Dance | James Cousins | Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre |
| 16 August 2013 | The Room (New Voices) | Dance | Helen Pickett | Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre |
| 16 August 2013 | In This Storm (New Voices) | Dance | Henri Oguike | Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre |
| 16 August 2013 | Dark Full Ride (New Voices) | Dance | Martin Lawrence | Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre |
| 16 August 2013 | Foibles (New Voices) | Dance | Kristen McNally | Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre |
| 27 August 2013 | Festival City | Orchestral and electronics | Tod Machover | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian |
| 10 August 2014 | James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock | Drama | Rona Munro | National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre of Great Britain |
| 10 August 2014 | James II: Day of the Innocents | Drama | Rona Munro | National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre of Great Britain |
| 10 August 2014 | James III: The True Mirror | Drama | Rona Munro | National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre of Great Britain |
| 10 August 2014 | Inala | Dance | Mark Baldwin, Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ella Spira | Rambert Dance Company, The Royal Ballet |
| 26 August 2014 | Relict Furies for mezzo soprano and double string orchestra | Chamber music | Gareth Farr | Sarah Connolly, Scottish Ensemble, Commonwealth Strings |
| 27 August 2014 | Patrias | Flamenco music | Paco Peña | Paco Peña |
| 26 August 2015 | Nonet for two string quartets and contrabass | Chamber music | André Previn | Anne-Sophie Mutter, The Mutter Virtuosi |
| 4 August 2016 | Wind Resistance | Music, storytelling | Karine Polwart | Karine Polwart |
| 12 August 2016 | Hommage à Kurtág | Chamber music | Mark Simpson | Mark Simpson, Antoine Tamestit, Pierre-Laurent Aimard |
| 16 August 2016 | Anything That Gives Off Light | Musical | Jessica Almasy, Davey Anderson, Rachel Chavkin, Brian Ferguson, Sandy Grierson | The TEAM, National Theatre of Scotland |
| 27 August 2016 | Swans Kissing | Chamber music | Rolf Wallin | Danish String Quartet |
| 4 August 2017 | Meet Me at Dawn | Drama | Zinnie Harris | Traverse Theatre Company |
| 4 August 2017 | Flight | Drama | Oliver Emanuel based on the novel Hinterland by Caroline Brothers | Vox Motus |
| 8 August 2017 | The Divide Parts 1 & 2 | Drama | Alan Ayckbourn | The Old Vic |
| 17 August 2018 | Correspondences | Chamber music | Peder Barratt-Due | Eivind Ringstad, David Meier |
| 3 August 2019 | The Crucible | Ballet | Helen Pickett, Peter Salem | Scottish Ballet |
| 7 August 2019 | Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation | Drama | Tim Crouch | National Theatre of Scotland |
| 10 August 2019 | Quickening (2018 version) | Cantata | Sir James MacMillan | The King's Singers, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, RSNO Junior Chorus, Ed Gardner |
| 14 August 2019 | Red Dust Road | Drama | Tanika Gupta based on the book by Jackie Kay | National Theatre of Scotland, HOME |
| 17 August 2019 | Symphony No. 5 Le grand Inconnu | Symphony | Sir James MacMillan | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, The Sixteen, Genesis Sixteen, Harry Christophers |
| 7 August 2021 | Medicine | Drama | Enda Walsh | Landmark Productions |
| 7 August 2021 | PIVOT | Orchestral | Anna Clyne | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska |
| 17 August 2021 | Blush | Orchestral | Ayanna Witter-Johnson | Chineke! Orchestra, William Eddins |
| 6 August 2022 | Burn | Dance-Theatre | Alan Cumming, Steven Hoggett | Alan Cumming, National Theatre of Scotland |
| 14 August 2022 | Coppélia | Ballet | Morgann Runacre-Temple, Jessica Wright | Scottish Ballet |
| 16 August 2022 | A Wee Journey | Dance, music | Farah Saleh, Oğuz Kaplangı | Farah Saleh, Oğuz Kaplangı |
| 18 August 2022 | Muster Station: Leith | Immersive Theatre | Nicola McCartney, Tawona Sitholé, Uma Nada-Rajah, Ben Harrison | Grid Iron |
| 18 August 2022 | Sun Poem | Orchestral | Daniel Kidane | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle |
| 23 August 2022 | For Zoe | Orchestral | Sir James MacMillan | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård |
See also[edit]
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1947–1956
- Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966
- Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1967–1976
- Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1947–1956
- Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966
- Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1967–1976
- Drama at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1947–1956
- Drama at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966
- Drama at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1967–1976
- Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947–1956
- Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1957–1966
- Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1967–1976
- Visual Arts at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947–1976