One of Britain’s brightest music stars is heading to the always exceptional Northern Aldborough Festival held in a picturesque village just 11 miles from Harrogate.

Hailed by The Times as “the UK’s favourite clarinettist”, it’s now almost ten years since the last appearance in Aldborough of Emma Johnson MBE.

Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of 17, she has gone on to become one of the UK's biggest selling classical artists and has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras.

For this special concert by Emma Johnson at this year's Northern Aldborough Festival on June 19 featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms and Shostakovich, she will be joined by pianist Andrew West, who received the inaugural Gerald Moore Award for accompanists, and cellist Thomas Carroll, who has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Hailed by The Times as “the UK’s favourite clarinettist”, it’s now almost ten years since the last appearance of Emma Johnson MBE at Northern Aldborough Festival. (Picture contributed)

placeholder image — Hailed by The Times as “the UK’s favourite clarinettist”, it’s now almost ten years since the last appearance of Emma Johnson MBE at Northern Aldborough Festival. (Picture contributed)

Set in the intimate and lovely surroundings of St Andrew’s Church, the concert promises a rare opportunity to experience world-class musicianship up close in the heart of rural North Yorkshire.

Robert Ogden, Festival Director, who formerly ran his family’s flagship jewellery store in Harrogate, said: “We’re proud to bring the kind of world-leading acts normally seen on cosmopolitan stages to our village church.

"Nothing beats the truly uplifting and transformative experience this level of artistry offers.”

Following the performance, audiences are invited to continue the evening at the festival’s popular late-night venue, The Shed, with live entertainment, food and drinks.

Born in 1994 and now in its 32nd year, the Northern Aldborough Festival puts the small village at the epicentre of classical music for ten days, from June 18-27.

This year’s line-up also features The Orchestra of Opera North, pianist Lucy Parham with the actor Joanna David, Wild Arts opera company performing Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, pianist Sarah Beth Briggs, the Clark Tracey quartet and more.

The festival also includes the much-anticipated annual hunt for the UK’s best vocal talent with the live semi-final and grand-final of its New Voices Singing Competition.

With limited seating available for this intimate performance, early booking is strongly advised.

To book tickets, visit: https://aldboroughfestival.co.uk