The Edinburgh International Festival has appointed two new heads of artistic management and music programming.
Paul Sharp and Nick Zekulin will cover for director Nicola Benedetti, who is on maternity leave.
Zekulin (pic) is general manager of the Hebrides Ensemble and former chief of National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.
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