The 41st Perth Festival of the Arts in Scotland will take place from 17th to 27th May 2012. Tickets will go on sale on 26th March.

Click on 2012 Shows tab above for detailed Programme

We are looking forward to welcoming some very talented artists to the Festival including -

2012 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

17&19 May "The Barber of Seville" English Touring Opera

18 May "Eugene Onegin" English Touring Opera

18 May Jools Holland & his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

19 May Rosanna Young Music on a Saturday Morning

19 May Festival Ceilidh with Skipinnish

20 May Berlin Symphony Orchestra with Kit Armstrong

22 May Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson

23 May "John Peels Shed" by John Osbourne

24 May "A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier"

25 May A Night of Jazz with Carol Kidd

25 May Peter Schaufuss Ballet "Swan Lake"

26 May Sublime early choral music with Stile Antico

26 May An Audience with Tim Brooke-Taylor

27 May The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Nigel Kennedy & Andrew Litton

More shows will be announced in the coming months.

Friends Why not become a Friend of the Festival and get Priority Booking 9 days before the Box Office opens? Click on the Friends Tab above

Concessions - Registered Disabled, Registered Unemployed, Students, Young Scotcard Holders and Children under 16 - £2 off published ticket prices excluding Nigel Kennedy, Berlin Symphony Orchestra and English Touring Opera.

Disabled Facilities - All the Festival’s venues can accommodate disabled persons. If you require a wheelchair space, please let the Box Office know when you are booking your tickets. Perth Theatre and St. John’s Kirk are both fitted with induction loop systems to assist the hard of hearing.

Perth City Status Bid The Festival is delighted to support the campaign to restore Perth's City Status. Help Restore Perth’s City Status! Give your backing to the bid to restore Perth’s place as one of Scotland’s cities” Click here www.pkc.gov.uk/ citystatussupport 

Perth Festival dates in 2013 - 16th to 26th May

News

2012 Festival - Nigel Kennedy, Jools Holland, Carol Kidd, Tim Brooke- Taylor & more

Monday 2nd January 2012

2012 Festival - Nigel Kennedy, Jools Holland, Carol Kidd, Tim Brooke- Taylor & more

Perth Festival of the Arts has hosted a number of big name artists in recent years including Van Morrison, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bryn Terfel and Nicola Benedetti. The 2012 Festival programme is no exception. World-class violinist Nigel Kennedy will play the Brahms Violin Concerto at Perth Concert Hall on Sunday 27th May with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton.

Buy Festival Book "Forty Years On - The Story of Perth’s Festival of the Arts" £6

Saturday 23rd July 2011

Buy Festival Book "Forty Years On - The Story of Perth’s Festival of the Arts" £6

Festival has published a book about its history written by respected music critic Conrad Wilson. This is a fascinating personal account of the Festival and contains a marvellous series of photos of personalities and events over the years. The Festival would like to acknowledge the Jimmie Cairncross Charitable Trust who has generously supported the publication of the book.

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