Sunday 6 July 4.45pm
Tickets are free but please book in advance.
Venue: NCEM

4.45pm We welcome to the NCEM stage the 2025 York Early Music Lifetime Achievement Award Winner singer and broadcaster Catherine Bott, introduced by Artistic Adviser Lindsay Kemp.

The York Early Music Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award honours major figures who have made a significant difference in the world of early music.

The previous winners have been:
Kuijken brothers (2006)
Dame Emma Kirkby (2008)
James Bowman (2010)
Jordi Savall (2012)
Andrew Parrott (2014)
Anthony Rooley (2016)
Trevor Pinnock (2018)
Catherine Mackintosh (2020/22)
Crispian Steele-Perkins (2023)

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be followed by a live hour long broadcast of the popular Early Music Show – featuring selected guests from the Festival. Presented by Hannah French.