The family foundation of pianist Carol Colburn Hogel has donated £500,000 to allow the Edinburgh International Festival to clear some of its mounting debt. “Grants from the Dunard Fund, financed by the family business, have run from concerts by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to exhibitions at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. This year alone it will give away about £1.5 million. It has also built a reputation as a donor that responds quickly, without layers of red tape.”