Experience Opportunity

Emerging Talent Call Out 2025

As part of Edinburgh International Festival 2025, we are continuing Rising Stars; our Emerging Talent initiative, which provides early career classical musicians with professional development opportunities. Building on our work in 2023 and 2024, we are seeking diverse emerging talent to receive tailored mentorship, make industry connections, and enjoy an International Festival performance platform.

We have three new opportunities:

  • Rising Stars of Woodwind
  • Rising Stars – Classical Jam
  • Rising Stars of Voice

These are paid, professional opportunities. We can offer a fee of £700 per performance, and accommodation and contributions to travel costs are also provided.  

Requirements

All applicants must be aged 18 or over and have the right to work in the UK.

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