Join us for our 50th edition!
3–11 July 2026
York Early Music Festival
Join us for our 50th edition!
3–11 July 2026
York Early Music Festival
Following on from the success of the 2025 festival, we invite you to join us in our celebration of the 50th edition of the York Early Music Festival
Highlights include
Fri 3
I Fagiolini
directed by Robert Hollingworth
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Sat 4
The Sixteen
directed by Harry Christophers
Choral Pilgrimage ‘26
Mon 6
Dowland Day
Thomas Dunford lute; Rose Consort of Viols Lachrimae; Imago Mundi ‘Tears into Light’
Tues 7
B’Rock Orchestra & Vocal Consort
directed by Andreas Küppers
Da Pacem
Fri 10
Solomon’s Knot
directed by Jonathan Sells
Bruhns' St Mark Passion
Sat 11
York International
Young Artists Competition
Priority Booking for the 2026 Festival opens for
NCEM Patrons on Wednesday 18 February 2026
Friends of the Festival on Friday 20 February 2026
With General Sale opening on Monday 23 February 2026
To be first in the queue to book the best seats and receive a discount on your Festival tickets, become a NCEM Patron or a Friend of the Festival
Gesualdo Six
18 & 19 /01/2026
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