Incredible line-up announced for this summer’s landmark 60th HACS Harrogate Music Festival
A stellar line-up has been announced for this summer’s landmark 60th HACS Harrogate Music Festival which launches shortly.
The full line-up for the HACS Harrogate Music Festival 2026, which runs from June 6 to July 5, will bring a dazzling array of talent to this arts capital of the north.
Genre-defying cellist Abel Selaocoe, who has taken the world by storm his BBC Proms debut in 2021, will kick it off alongside his Bantu Ensemble with a special concert at Ashville College on June 6.
The BBC Philharmonic will return to the Royal Hall on what promises to be a memorable afternoon on July 5, when their concert – which will be recorded for BBC Radio 3 – brings the curtain down on this year’s Music Festival.
Legendary cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who made his Harrogate debut at the Royal Hall as a 19-year-old way back in 1970, will be back in town for a very special evening at the Wesley Centre on June 16, to celebrate the launch of his no holds barred autobiography Bows and Arrows.
The boundary-pushing Aurora Orchestra, renowned for their innovative, memorised concerts, will perform at the Royal Hall on June 24 in what is thought to be their first time in the North of England.
Meanwhile, Davóne Tines, who has changed the face of modern opera, is to appear at the Wesley Centre on June 12.
Also making a welcome return will be the hugely popular Young Musicians Series.
Information and tickets at: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com