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Wed 28 Mar 2007

Jonathan Mills, Festival Director, today announced the programme of his first Edinburgh International Festival which runs from Friday 10 August to Sunday 2 September.

In announcing the programme he paid this tribute, “I would like to voice publicly my enormous thanks to the many loyal sponsors and donors who continue to support the Festival. We offer a very special welcome to the new companies, trusts and individuals which have joined them this year in this important role in sustaining and developing the Festival. This commitment helps to make it possible to put on a Festival of world class quality while maintaining affordable ticket prices, to allow a diverse audience both local and international to enjoy the many events the Festival has to offer.”

New both to the Festival and to supporting the arts LogicaCMG this year sponsors conductor Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the flagship orchestra of a huge country wide project which has seen some of the poorest children in Venezuela become international musicians.

Award winning technology company Lumison has joined as an in kind sponsor in a three year deal to provide dedicated server and managed hosted services for the Festival’s online activities.

Other new sponsors of the Festival this year are Arup, British Energy Group plc, Oracle, Sopra Newell & Budge, Thomas & Adamson and Turcan Connell.

Joining the already essential and valuable group of in kind supporters this year are ALCO Consulting - ICT strategic partner, City Inn Westminster and Malmaison Edinburgh.

Continued support from Scottish and Newcastle sees it sponsor the Festival’s Opening Concert for the 16th consecutive year, in 2007 a performance of Bernstein’s Candide.

Lloyds TSB Scotland sponsors Orpheus - the Journey, following the development of the Orpheus myth from the 17th century in Jordi Savall’s production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo through Trisha Brown’s interpretation in Canto/Pianto and to American Repertory Theatre’s modern take in Orpheus X.

Bank of Scotland’s support continues with the morning Bank of Scotland Queen’s Hall Series, its support of Bank of Scotland Connecting to Music, the Festival’s year round flagship education programme and the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert.

Other main sponsors include First ScotRail, Hire-A-Phone, IBM, The List, Mactaggart & Mickel Ltd, Renault, and Standard Life.

Income from individual supporters in the form of memberships and donations has reached record levels already in 2007.

The Edinburgh International Festival is one of the most exciting places on earth to experience the arts, it is also one of the most prestigious with world class artists travelling from around the world to present their work to a local and international audience. Sponsors and donors contribute to opera, theatre, dance, orchestral and chamber concerts in Edinburgh’s finest venues sure in the knowledge that quality and excellence, as well as diversity and enjoyment are keystones of the Edinburgh International Festival experience.