
Dementia Friendly Concert
Edinburgh International Festival 2025


The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Doors open at 2.30pm for a 3pm start. The concert lasts approximately one hour.
New to the International Festival this year, a concert designed especially for people living with dementia, their caregivers, family and friends. This relaxed performance by musicians from Scottish Chamber Orchestra enables those who have dementia to enjoy familiar repertoire in a relaxing and flexible environment.
Designed to be engaging and enjoyable, audience members will have the chance to move around the auditorium, arrive early and take breaks to accommodate their needs.
The programme includes works by Johann Strauss and a selection of Scottish tunes.
Presented in association with Alzheimer Scotland
A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.
To help create a relaxed environment:
- This performance will have a reduced audience capacity
- The auditorium will open at 2.30pm, giving people time to settle into the space before the performance begins
- House lights will remain on low throughout the performance
- One of the musicians will introduce each piece of music before it is played
- Audiences can speak or make noise throughout the concert
- Audiences can move around, leave and return to the auditorium as much as they like
- A quiet area will be available close to the auditorium, should audience members wish to take a break from the performance
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