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Usher Hall

Venue Details

Phone: 0131 228 1155

Address:

Website: usherhall.co.uk

Extra details about Usher Hall

Lothian Road
EH1 2EA
Edinburgh

The main entrance of the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in the evening. The building is illuminated by light beams in the dark.

The Usher Hall is Scotland's only five-star concert hall hosting a range of concerts from rock, pop, classical, jazz, world and folk music. The venue has hosted concerts and events since it opened way back in 1914! A beautiful Edwardian building with a modern twist, which is well loved by performers and audiences all over the world due to its magnificent acoustics.

Access Details

Wheelchair accommodation is available in the Stalls and Grand Circle (the latter accessible by lift). Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders are located across from the Royal Lyceum Theatre on Grindlay Street, and across from the Traverse Theatre on Cambridge Street.

Assistance dogs are welcome.

There is a loop system in place for hearing aid users. Turn your hearing aid to the T position to pick up sound directly from the stage.

Only small handbags, backpacks and briefcases will be permitted and must be kept with you at all times. Random bag searches may be carried out. There is no cloakroom facility.


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View of the stage in the Usher Hall with the darkened auditorium in the background. The orchestra is playing with conductor Emmanuel Krivine at the helm.
The auditorium in the Usher Hall as seen from stage right, at a sold out concert.
The main entrance of the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in the evening. The building is illuminated by light beams in the dark.

Seating Plans

Coming up at Usher Hall:

  1. Violinist Aylen Pritchin stands holding his instrument, looking to the left with a smile on his face, against a dark background with bright red and green shapes.

    Prokofiev & Brahms

    December 2024

    Prokofiev’s darkly lyrical Violin Concerto No 2 is the ideal musical match for the exceptional violinist Aylen Pritchin and conductor Maxim.
  2. A cartoon drawing of a champagne bottle with the cork popping out alongside confetti, with a chandelier hanging above, set against a dark green and bright red background.

    New Year Gala

    January 2025

    Celebrate the New Year in style with musical glitz and glamour – from both sides of the Atlantic.
  3. Conductor Andrew Manze with his baton raised, and baritone Roderick Williams singing, against a dark background with bright yellow, green, and pink shapes.

    Fauré Requiem

    February 2025

    Fauré’s hushed prayer for the departed, from outstanding British baritone Roderick Williams, conductor Andrew Manze and the SCO Chorus.
  4. Violinist Pekka Kuusisto standing and playing his violin against a dark background with bright green, blue, and pink shapes.

    Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

    March 2025

    Outstanding Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto directs and plays one of the best-loved masterpieces in the Romantic violin repertoire.
  5. Pianist Yeol Eum Son standing with her arms crossed elegantly, lightly smiling at the camera, against a dark green background with a lighter green circle.

    Yeol Eum Son plays Beethoven

    May 2025

    Yeol Eum Son makes a welcome return with Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, in a concert that reaches its climax with Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass.
  6. Violinist Nicola Benedetti, leaning on one arm with her head resting on the other hand, smiling at the camera against a dark background with light pink and green shapes.

    Benedetti plays Brahms

    May 2025

    Nicola Benedetti joins charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an end-of-Season celebration full of romance and adventure.