Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 31st Aug, 2015. The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert is the spectacular annual event which brings Edinburgh’s summer festival season to a close. On Monday 31 August at , the event closed the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival with over 4 tonnes of explosives and 400,000 fireworks choreographed to live orchestral music will light up the sky against the iconic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, in what is the largest annual fireworks concert in the world. Credit: Andrew O'Brien/Alamy Live News
The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert is the spectacular annual event which brings Edinburgh’s summer festival season to a close. On Monday 31 August at , the event closed the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival with over 4 tonnes of explosives and 400,000 fireworks choreographed to live orchestral music will light up the sky against the iconic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, in what is the largest annual fireworks concert in the world. Around 250,000 people gather annually in Princes Street and at vantage points around Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians to share in the spectacle. This year the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Edinburgh’s own Garry Walker, will perform classic favourites on a dance theme.
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