Classical Review: York Early Music Festival

One of today's most internationally famous vocal groups, Stile Antico, was launched by their success in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, such is the status of the biennial event that returns this year linked to the York Early Music Festival.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2017, 08:20 BST
Updated 18th Jul 2017, 08:30 BST
ENSEMBLE: Fieri Consort will be appearing at the Early Music Festival.ENSEMBLE: Fieri Consort will be appearing at the Early Music Festival.
ENSEMBLE: Fieri Consort will be appearing at the Early Music Festival.

Ten groups will be taking part, arriving from Belgium, Spain, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands, offering a wide diversity of shape and size from the three Dutch instrumentalists of The Counterparts, to the eight vocalists in the UK entry, Fieri Consort, a much experienced ensemble now in their fifth year together.

Very much in pole position is the French group, Les Contre-Sujets, who have this year been enjoying a European Union funded York residency as part of the ‘Emerging Ensembles’ project. Also highly rated are their compatriots, Le Palais des Songes, arriving in the middle of a busy concert year.

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More often it has been the unexpected who have taken the first prize and the recording contract that goes with it, and those who have heard the 
London-based, Ensemble Moliere, expect them to be the eventual winners.

To become acquainted with the acoustics of Saint Margaret’s Church, you can catch up with all the competitors in two full day concerts when they will perform programmes of their own varied choice (July 13 and 14).

Book seats now for the final on July 15, as this is usually a sold out event.

Tickets from 01904 658338 or www.tickets.ncem.co.uk

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