World premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival

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The following works received their world premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival:

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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
28 August 2003 There Where She Loved

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Ballet Christopher Wheeldon San Francisco Ballet
13 August 2010 Caledonia Musical Alistair Beaton National Theatre of Scotland
02 September 2010 Quimeras Flamenco Paco Peña Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company
26 August 2011 Kings 2 Ends Ballet Jorma Elo Scottish Ballet
22 August 2012 Since it was the day of Preparation... Choral Sir James MacMillan William Conway, Brindley Sherratt, Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals
27 August 2013 Festival City Orchestral and electronics Tod Machover Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
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
04 August 2017 Meet Me at Dawn Drama Zinnie Harris Traverse Theatre Company
04 August 2017 Flight Drama Oliver Emanuel based on the novel Hinterland by Caroline Brothers Vox Motus
08 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
03 August 2019 The Crucible Ballet Helen Pickett, Peter Salem Scottish Ballet
07 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

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