York Early Music Festival
Established in 1977 the York Early Music Festival is designed to celebrate York’s myriad of medieval churches, guildhalls and historic houses through historically informed music making of the highest international standard.
When
☀️Summer festival
Next event:
Fri, 4 July 2025
About
The York Early Music Festival was established in 1977 in order to celebrate music from the medieval to the baroque presented within an array of historic venues across the city of York. Supported by the Arts Council of England and the City of York, the festival is administered by the National Centre for Early Music.
The festival weaves together three distinct themes: the music of Renaissance composer Orlando Gibbons, the brilliance of the Baroque, and the concept that lends this year’s title—a reflection on humanity’s fall from grace, from Heaven to Hell. The line-up features outstanding artists, including The Sixteen, The Tallis Scholars, the Academy of Ancient Music, Helen Charlston and Toby Carr, Sollazzo, and, from France, Le Consort, led by Théotime Langlois de Swarte, performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. This annual festival takes place in York’s magnificent historic venues, including York Minster and the Medieval Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, as well as the city’s many beautiful churches.
Events
My Days
Fretwork
- Fri, 4 July 2025
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
6:30pm
£35 / £40
York Early Music Festival
The Four Seasons
Dr Hannah French
- Sat, 5 July 2025
- Bedern Hall, York
- 10:30am
- £12.50
- York Early Music Festival
The First Spanish Guitar
Pablo Zapico
- Sat, 5 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 5:15pm
- £22 / £20 / £10 u35
- York Early Music Festival
Glorious Creatures
The Tallis Scholars
- Sat, 5 July 2025
- York Minster
- 7:30pm
- £40.00 / £30 / £15.00
- York Early Music Festival
Purcell and Telemann
Minster Minstrels
- Sun, 6 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 11:00am
- £12.50
- York Early Music Festival
BBC Radio 3 Early Music Show
Dr Hannah French
- Sun, 6 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 4:45pm
- Free event
- York Early Music Festival
The Four Seasons
Le Consort
- Sun, 6 July 2025
- Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
- 7:30pm
- £40 / £35
- York Early Music Festival
Concertos on the Edge
Ensemble Hesperi
- Mon, 7 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 1:00pm
- £12.50
- York Early Music Festival
The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: York
The Sixteen Choir
- Mon, 7 July 2025
- York Minster, York
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
- York Early Music Festival
Summer Nights
- Mon, 7 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 10:00pm
- £22 / £20
- York Early Music Festival
Bach Sacred and Secular
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
- Tue, 8 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 1:00pm
- £24 / £22
- York Early Music Festival
The Silver Swan
Rose Consort of Viols
- Wed, 9 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 1:00pm
- £24.00 / £22.00
- York Early Music Festival
Heaven & Hell
Helen Charlston and Toby Carr
- Wed, 9 July 2025
- Merchant Adventurers Hall, York
- 6:30pm
- £45
- York Early Music Festival
Phantasma
Ensemble Bastion
- Thu, 10 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 1:00pm
- £22 / £20
- York Early Music Festival
The Angels are Singing
Sollazzo
- Thu, 10 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 7:00pm
- £28 / £26
- York Early Music Festival
Erbarme Dich!
Ayres Extemporae
- Fri, 11 July 2025
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 1:00pm
- £22 / £20
- York Early Music Festival
Concerto Heaven
Academy of Ancient Music
- Fri, 11 July 2025
- Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
- 7:00pm
- £40 / £35
- York Early Music Festival
Location
National Centre for Early Music, York
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