Thursday, August 28, 2025

London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's Fifth
What a welcome back to Edinburgh. The Fringe Festival is in full swing for the entire month of August; it is the largest arts and music festival in the world. Seriously. There are many hundreds of events. It is also the largest book festival in the world; many authors giving talks and signing books. Half-a-million visitors come to Edinburgh in August for the festival.

We have reservations at several events, including for the London Symphony Orchestra. They are one of the top ten orchestras in the world. Lucky us, the evening we attended at Usher Hall (see photo) they played perhaps the most recognizable music in the world, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony:  dit-dit-dit-daaah. Absolutely wonderful.