This year's classical programme at the Edinburgh International Festival once again has something to suit just about every taste, whether that's early music, romantic symphonies or music with the ink not long dry on the score from one of Britain's greatest composers.

Gőtterdämmerung
Marking the culmination of four years of knock-out concert performances of Wagner's Ring cycle of operas, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis give what promises to be a gloriously triumphant finale to this year's EIF in a mere six and a half hours.
Gőtterdämmerung, Usher Hall, Sun 25 Aug, 4pm.

Los Angeles Philharmonic 2
John Adams' third piano concerto – Must The Devil Have All the Good Tunes? – is given its European premiere with phenomenal Chinese pianist Yuja Wang in the solo role. With elements of funk, gospel, swing, jazz plus a whole kitchen sink of percussion and a honky-tonk piano, the piece has wowed audiences since being first heard in LA in March and then on tour in Seoul and Tokyo.
Los Angeles Philharmonic 2, Usher Hall, Sun 4 Aug, 7.30pm.

Dunedin Consort
EIF turns to the home team to bring the excellent Queen's Hall morning recital series to a close. Dunedin Consort give a rare chance to hear Bach in quasi operatic mode, as they perform two of his most joyful secular cantatas, Geschwinde, ihr wirbeinden Winde and Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert.
Dunedin Consort, Queen's Hall, Sat 24 Aug, 11am.

Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic 2

The Sixteen
Meltingly beautiful choral gems of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including Lotti's Crucifixus for 8 voices and Scarlatti's Stabat Mater in 10 parts, make up the renowned vocal ensemble's morning offering of music from Italy and Portugal. Completely gorgeous stuff, seamlessly sung.
The Sixteen, Queen's Hall, Thu 15 Aug, 11am.

Eugene Onegin
One of only two fully staged operas in the EIF this year, Tchaikovsky's best loved opera, Eugene Onegin, brings Komische Oper Berlin and their brilliant Artistic Director Barrie Kosky back to Edinburgh following on from the success of their previous visit (with Magic Flute) in 2015. A heart-breaking love story with rising star Asmik Grigorian (except 16 Aug) in the central role of Tatyana.
Eugene Onegin, Festival Theatre, Thu 15, Fri 16, Sat 17 Aug, 7.15pm.

Sir James MacMillan at 60 / Scottish Chamber Orchestra
A special one-off series of five performances marking and celebrating the 60th birthday of extraordinary Scottish composer, Sir James MacMillan, whose music touches hearts and minds wherever in the world it is heard. His latest major piece, Symphony No 5, receives its world premiere from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, who combine forces with The Sixteen and youth chorus Genesis Sixteen under the baton of long-time MacMillan collaborator Harry Christophers. Entitled Le grand inconnu, the symphony is a meditation on the mystery of the Holy Spirit.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Usher Hall, Sat 17 Aug, 8pm.

Eugene Onegin / credit: Iko Freese

Breaking the Waves
A moral story of extremes with the concept of goodness and what it is to be good at its centre, this new opera from American composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek is based on a film by Danish director Lars von Trier. In it, a young Scottish Highland bride and her new husband suffer a devastating blow when he has a completely debilitating accident. How they approach dealing with the consequences is somewhat unusual….
Breaking the Waves, King's Theatre, Wed 21, Fri 23, Sat 24 Aug, 7.15pm.

National Youth Orchestra of the USA
Everyone's favourite American mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato, joins the cream of the USA's young instrumental talent with equally favourite Italian/English conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano, for the shimmering sultriness of Berlioz's magical Les nuits d'ete. Putting the orchestra further through its paces is Prokofiev's Symphony No 5, a piece that the composer himself described as one that 'sings the praises of a free and happy man.'
National Youth Orchestra of the USA, Usher Hall, Fri 9 Aug, 8pm.

Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
No Edinburgh Festival season would be complete without the Fireworks Concert to wrap it all up in a blaze of colour. This year's programme is a particularly dramatic one, giving lots of scope for heavenward pyrotechnics lighting up the capital's skies.
Virgin Money Fireworks Concert, Ross Theatre Bandstand, Mon 26 Aug, 9pm.