Alexei Ogrintchouk, a young oboist blazing a trail around the world, makes his Festival debut.

Four great musicians come together to bring Festival audiences music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel.

The esteemed Arditti Quartet embarks on a musical journey from Beethoven through seminal works by Webern and Schoenberg to contemporary masterpieces by Ligeti and Dutilleux.

The concert includes Beethoven's towering achievement Grosse Fuge, Webern's delightful Bagatelles opus 9 and Schoenberg's String Quartet No 2, the quartet being joined by soprano Barbara Hannigan.

Mezzo soprano Bernarda Fink and pianist Anthony Spiri perform Dvorák's Biblical Songs and Gypsy Songs alongside a selection of songs by Schubert.

Perenial Festival favourite Christian Zacharias is completely at home showing the full range of his virtuosity in this programme of works by Haydn, Brahams and Scarlatti.

A concert of rarely performed songs by Haydn performed by the exquisite voices of Collegium Vocale Gent accompanied by rising star Kristian Bezuidenhout.

Chopin played one of his last ever concerts in a house on Queen Street in Edinburgh in 1848. Here virtuoso pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja recreates that special occasion.

Christopher Maltman is renowned for the intensity, character and emotion of his singing. The Hebrides Ensemble is fast becoming a Festival favourite.

Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI present works by Brade, del Milà, Cabezon, Guerrero and Samuel Scheidt.

Scotland's own internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Milne sings songs inspired by Scotland with Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Francis George Scott.

A great opportunity to experience two wonderful singers performing with renowned pianist Helmut Deutsch.

James MacMillan's cantata for choir and strings has become one of the composer's most loved works, for which the Ensemble is joined by chamber choir Tenebrae.