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| Record ticket sales as Edinburgh International Festival opens | Record ticket sales as Edinburgh International Festival opens |
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| The Edinburgh International Festival is set to break ticket sales records when it opens on Friday. | The Edinburgh International Festival is set to break ticket sales records when it opens on Friday. |
| More than 50 concerts starring some of the world's finest musicians will be staged at venues across the city. | More than 50 concerts starring some of the world's finest musicians will be staged at venues across the city. |
| They include the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Oliver Knussen and starring pianist Kirill Gerstein, at the Usher Hall. | They include the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Oliver Knussen and starring pianist Kirill Gerstein, at the Usher Hall. |
| More than 13,000 tickets have been sold for the opening weekend of the festival which runs until Sunday 31 August. | |
| It will conclude with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert - the largest in the world - with more than 400,000 fireworks fired from Edinburgh Castle. | It will conclude with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert - the largest in the world - with more than 400,000 fireworks fired from Edinburgh Castle. |
| Festival director Jonathan Mills said "We have prepared for months to welcome the 2,400 artists coming from all corners of the globe to Edinburgh. | Festival director Jonathan Mills said "We have prepared for months to welcome the 2,400 artists coming from all corners of the globe to Edinburgh. |
| "It is terrific to see it all coming together, and to see first glimpses of world premieres which will thrill audiences from Edinburgh, Scotland and the world." | "It is terrific to see it all coming together, and to see first glimpses of world premieres which will thrill audiences from Edinburgh, Scotland and the world." |