Saturday 11 July 10am – c. 5pm | NCEM, St Margaret’s Church
Tickets: Unreserved seating £30 | Under 35s £10

The 2026 Competition will be presented by Steven Devine and judged by Paul Agnew (Les Arts Florissants); Anna Danilevskaia (Sollazzo Ensemble); Kati Debretzeni (English Baroque Soloists) Veerle Declerk (Concertgebouw, Bruges) and Philip Hobbs (Linn Records).

Ensembles joining us this year are: Lyons Mouth, Lagrime, Il Parrasio, Quarterino, Tra Noi, La Mandorle, I Mastricelli, Nari Baroque and Ossian’s Dream.

The winners of the Competition will be announced at the end of the afternoon and will receive a professional CD recording contract from Linn Records, a cheque for £1,000 and opportunities to work with the NCEM and BBC Radio 3. In addition, we offer prizes supported by the Friends of York Early Music Festival, Cambridge Early Music Festival and the European Union Baroque Orchestra Development Trust.

Friends of the Festival are invited to vote for their favourite ensemble – if you are not already a member of the Friends, and would like to be please visit
ncem.co.uk/friends-of-yemf

For any access requirements please email the Box Office on boxoffice@ncem.co.uk or leave a note on your booking.
Please note there is a £1.50 administration fee per transaction.