Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra | Edinburgh International Festival
London Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Shostakovich Experience the power of two show-stopping symphonies, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), with insight from Sir Antonio Pappano and Nicola Benedetti. Nicola Benedetti and Sir Antonio Pappano co-present this concert, introducing two monumental symphonies by composers reckoning with mortality and the world around them. Known for […]
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Vincenzo Latronico & Ayşegül Savaş | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Vincenzo Latronico & Ayşegül Savaş: Modern Life Under the Microscope Leading lights of international fiction Vincenzo Latronico and Ayşegül Savaş join us with two very different novels, both subjecting millennial couples and their lives to the microscope. Latronico’s International Booker-shortlisted Perfection delivers a scathing satire of aspirational consumerism, while Savaş’ impeccable The Anthropologists is an intimate celebration of ordinary […]
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Beatrice Rana | Edinburgh International Festival
Holst’s The Planets The London Philharmonic Orchestra takes you on the ultimate cosmic journey. Under the baton of principal conductor Edward Gardner, the London Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the Festival for the first time in a decade with a stunning programme. The concert commences with Judith Weir’s Forest, an enchanting work with a fairytale […]
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Italy @ Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Italy’s taking over Edinburgh Fringe 2025! In celebration of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, the Italian Institute of Culture is proud to showcase the Italian artists and performances taking part in this year’s festival. Immerse yourself in captivating Italian storytelling, explore fresh musical talent, or join in the laughter with our top comedy acts—there’s something […]
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Incontro di formazione ALMA Edizioni a Edimburgo per insegnanti di italiano LS
ALMA Edizioni e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Edimburgo hanno il piacere di invitare insegnanti di italiano LS all’incontro di formazione Un PLUS per la didattica: insegnare l’italiano a stranieri tra esperienza e innovazione che si terrà venerdì 20 giugno presso l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italy House, 20-22 East London Street, Edimburgo EH7 4BQ). PROGRAMMA 13:45 […]
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Chiara Valerio on The Little I Knew
Please note, this event is now taking place in Pilrig St Paul’s / LARCH on Leith Walk. Italian author Chiara Valerio will join us and Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh at Pilrig St Paul’s / LARCH on Leith Walk. on Thursday, 19 June at 7.30pm to celebrate the English language publication of The Little […]
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ITALIA DANZA 2025 | MicroDanze in Edinburgh
On the occasion of the relocation of its premises to Italy House, the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh presents the project Italia Danza, which will be performed in the new spaces of the Institute on Thursday, 12 June at 18:00 and at 19:00. Italia Danza is a project of the Italian Ministry of Foreign […]
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The Darkest Winter by Carlo Lucarelli
Pitch-black, bestselling Italian noir, set in wartime Bologna. The brilliant Comandante De Luca investigates three brutal murders, struggling with corruption and chaos – with the threat of S.S. vengeance, and the lives of ten Italian hostages on the line… Acclaimed Italian crime writer Carlo Lucarelli will present his historical thriller The Darkest Winter (Open Borders […]
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Translating Alasdair Gray: Prof Enrico Terrinoni in conversation with Dr Rodge Glass
We are delighted to announce a forthcoming event ‘Translating Alasdair Gray’ an in-conversation with Professor Enrico Terrinoni (translator of Gray’s work in Italian) and Dr. Rodge Glass (Gray’s biographer) on Friday, 23rd May at 12:00 pm at The Alasdair Gray Archive in Glasgow (The Whisky Bond, 2 Dawson Rd, Glasgow, G4 9SS). Enrico Terrinoni […]
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Sciascia Today – Sciascia Oggi
Leonardo Sciascia (1921-89) was one of Italy’s greatest 20th century writers. A native of Sicily, he was novelist, playwright, essayist and deviser of a quasi-historical genre which allowed him to investigate events from earlier ages. He was also journalist, polemicist, politician and forthright anti-mafia activist. The conference Sciascia Today will re-examine his life and work. […]
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