Perth Festival of the Arts

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Website: www.perthfestival.co.uk

A diverse festival offering music, comedy, theatre, dance and visual arts. In its 41st year it welcomes performances from high profile touring companies such as English Touring Opera (this year bringing their version of The Barber of Seville to the festival), the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Peter Schaufuss Ballet, as well as more intimate affairs such as John Osborne's one-man show and 2011 Edinburgh Fringe hit John Peel's Shed, or a night of jazz with Glaswegian native Carol Kidd, and big stars like Jools Holland and Nigel Kennedy plying their varied musical trades.

Perth Festival of the Arts

Perth Festival of the Arts

Founded in 1972, Perth Festival of the Arts has, over the years, played host to many international artists. The programme has diversified to not only include great music from classical to rock, and comedy, but also visual arts and dance. 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. For over twenty-five years, he has been acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos and is, without doubt, one of the most important violinists Britain has ever produced.

Year of Creative Scotland

There are fantastic events and exhibitions happening all over the country during the Year of Creative Scotland. Look out for exciting new initiatives to complement a fantastic and enhanced, year-round cultural programme that shows off our creativity at its best – contemporary, international and reflecting the joy that a vibrant cultural life brings to our communities.

Find out all that this special year has to offer at Year of Creative Scotland

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