THE Orchestre de Paris will be part of the Edinburgh International Festival programme this year.
It will perform at the Usher Hall as part of the 2019 International Festival.
The orchestra will give two concerts conducted by Daniel Harding, its music director, as part of an International Festival residency in August 2019.
Tickets will go on sale in March along with the Festival’s full 2019 programme.
Harding has been music director of the Orchestre de Paris since 2016.
The residency programme includes Beethoven’s Symphony No.6, Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, and the French composer Hector Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, which sees the orchestra joined by French soloist Antoine Tamestit on viola.
The announcement was made during a visit to Paris by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to promote the cultural links between Scotland and France.
Fergus Linehan, director of the EIF, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Daniel Harding and the Orchestre de Paris back to the International Festival this August.
"The Festival’s relationship with France is strong and longstanding, with leading French artists such as Pierre Boulez and Juliette Binoche, and ensembles including Opera de Lyon and Théâtre du Soleil, having performed here in the past. The Orchestre de Paris last visited the International Festival in 1985, and we look forward to sharing their return with audiences from Scotland and all over the world."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "This is the perfect example of the strong cultural links that exist between Scotland and France which I will be looking to build on during my visit to Paris this week."
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THE Scottish rock bands Goodbye Mr Macknenzie is to tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their first album “Good Deeds and Dirty Rags”.
The band will play the whole album on the tour.
The tour will take in Glasgow's Garage on 22 May, Aberdeen's The Lemon Tree on 23 May, and Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh on 25 May.
The band last played together on the stage of The Garage in Glasgow in 1995.
The band said in a statement: “The band is very happy to announce we are reforming to perform our Good Deeds and Dirty Rags UK chart album in its entirety.
"This album was a very important part of our lives and we’re looking forward to doing it justice on stage again’’
Good Deeds and Dirty Rags, entered the UK charts at No.16.
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CREATIVE Scotland, the national arts funder, is to have four new board members.
The board members are appointed by the Scottish Government and are "responsible for steering the strategic direction of Creative Scotland, overseeing its effective governance, financial accountability and its delivery of value as a public body."
Robert Wilson, chair of Creative Scotland, said: "Being a board member at Creative Scotland is a high profile position in Scottish public life and one where there is an opportunity to make a significant and positive difference to Scotland’s creative life, society and economy.
"As such, I encourage applications from individuals who feel they have both the knowledge, experience and the dynamism to help shape Creative Scotland’s work and to contribute to a successful future for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland."
Successful candidates will take up their position later this year, for a four-year period.
The posts are not paid, although expenses are.
www.creativescotland.com
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