Dunkeld Cathedral Summer Music Festival 2026

The Dunkeld Cathedral Summer Music Festival is confirmed to run from May to August this year with concerts:

• Every Wednesday lunchtime @ 12:00 throughout the festival, starting May 6th till August 26th
• Additional Sunday afternoon concerts @ 15:00 throughout July and August, beginning Sunday July 5th with our finale concert on Sunday August 30th

Concerts last one hour.

Any variations to these timings are shown in the concert listing below.

Note there are some extra concerts in May and June.

Make your way to town and enjoy music in the wonderful acoustic of Dunkeld Cathedral.

Concerts:

May

‍6: Morrison’s Academy Pupils Summer Concert

13: Melville Wind Quintet – A concert of Classical Music influenced by Folk & Traditional

‍20: Perth Barbershop Singers

23: A Concert for Helen – Colleen Nicoll soprano, Claire Telford violin& Andrew Johnston piano

‍24: Trio from Glasgow University @ 15:00

27: Breadalbane Academy – Senior and Junior Musicians on Tour

31: Harp Recital @ 15:00 by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

‍June

‍3: Dunkeld and District Strathspey & Reel Society

10: Kevin Ayesh piano

‍13: Hannah Leggatt-McPhee soprano & Jack Wood piano

‍17: Pete Clark & Muriel Johnstone fiddle & piano duo

‍19: Plaidsong : Nicky Small and Syd House – Songs from Scotland’s History & Landscape

‍24: Teresa Barros Pereira Romão harp

‍27: Voces Thules @ 15:00. A vocal and instrumental ensemble from Iceland: Eggert Pálsson, Einar Jóhannesson, Eiríkur Hreinn Helgason, Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson & Sigurður Halldórsson.

28: Organ Recital by David Hamilton @ 15:00 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

‍July

‍1: Karys Watt fiddle& David Macfarlane guitar

‍5: Chansons – Perth’s Chamber Choir

12: Alastair Savage one of Scotland’s leading fiddle players

15: Apollo’s Melody flute & harp

‍19: Trio 56 – Rachel Flynn flute & voice, Susie Hallas clarinet & recorder and Anne MacLeod oboe & piano

‍22: Robin Colvill concert pianist

‍26: Andrew Mann clarinet & Gordon Murch piano: Their clarinet recitals are one of the festival highlights!

29: Kathy Chow pianist

‍August

‍2: James Lind classical guitar

‍5: Cat Evison & Catherine Baker sax & piano

‍9: Caledonian Winds wind ensemble

‍12: Sax’n Keys: Kenny Thompson sax & Gordon Murch piano. A concert of summertime jazz

16: Opus 8

19: Dunkeld Cathedral Choir & Friends

23: Mujie Yan piano and Josiah Duhlstine cello playing Beethoven’s delightful duet from his Magic Flute Variations, “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, Martinů: Slovak Variations and Brahms’ fabulous Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano26Pianorama – Elena Smirnova and Kathy Chow piano duo

30: Colleen Nicoll soprano& Andrew Johnston piano