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Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1967–1976 lists the major artists who appeared during the third decade of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Orchestras and groups from Scotland, Britain, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Israel, the Soviet Union and the US and Australia were all invited to perform.

The Scottish National Orchestra, now known as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra and BBC Scottish Orchestra were present, joined by the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, London Sinfonietta and others.

European, American and Australian orchestras included the Berlin Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, State Orchestra of the USSR, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Each orchestra or group came with celebrated conductors and soloists, many of whom are still famous today as their recordings remain the standard by which contemporary musicians are judged.

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