Performances

Experience the emotional and healing qualities of music in this extraordinary performance by Maya Youssef, the ‘queen of the quanun’.

Come along for a unique experience mixing magic, mentalism and fMRI research, and discover how University of York scientists are writing the next chapter of fMRI-based research.

In this four-part podcast, Supriya Nagarajan celebrates the hidden women of Ramayana, weaving together storytelling and music, and inviting you to read between the lines of a world-famous epic.

Come along to see University of York Choir with Eamonn Dougan and a star-studded lineup of soloists perform one of Dvořák’s best-known sacred works in the historic setting of York Minster.

Join guitarist, composer and ukulele virtuoso Richard Durrant and enjoy his trademark blend of original guitar music, British flavoured folk, Bachs played on the uke and plenty of tales from the road.

Learn about ABBA’s 2022 hologram concert tour and discover how digitisation may change our ideas of life, death and after-life.

In this four-part podcast, Supriya Nagarajan celebrates the hidden women of Ramayana, weaving together storytelling and music, and inviting you to read between the lines of a world-famous epic.

Come along for a new piece of testimonial theatre created from the real-life experiences of 33 women living, working and studying in York, followed by a Q&A.

Yorkshire-based soprano Louise Alp returns to St Helen’s with an exciting new programme featuring a collection of folk songs as well as works by Samuel Barber, Felix Mendelssohn and Vaughan Williams.

Enjoy screenings of University of York student work, plus talks and workshops by leading professionals in the UK film and television industry.

In this four-part podcast, Supriya Nagarajan celebrates the hidden women of Ramayana, weaving together storytelling and music, and inviting you to read between the lines of a world-famous epic.

Come along for an evening with Alison Rayner’s widely celebrated, multi award-winning quintet and be moved by their ‘songs without words’, performed in their signature vibrant and communicative style.

Created to celebrate 200 years since Clara Wieck Schumann’s birth in 1819, 'I, Clara' tells her extraordinary life story in her own words, interspersed with live performances of music.

Enjoy screenings of University of York student work, plus talks and workshops by leading professionals in the UK film and television industry.

Comprising a popular mix of standards and new compositions, this is the perfect way to spend a summer’s evening.

Join us for a magical evening of classical music in York Minster, a fitting setting for three magnificent pieces composed by Mozart and performed by York Musical Society.

Join us for an unusual and entertaining performance celebrating Pipe and Tabor, the essential instrument for medieval professional musicians to accompany dancers.

Enjoy screenings of University of York student work, plus talks and workshops by leading professionals in the UK film and television industry.

In this four-part podcast, Supriya Nagarajan celebrates the hidden women of Ramayana, weaving together storytelling and music, and inviting you to read between the lines of a world-famous epic.

Join acclaimed author Michael Morpurgo for a magical performance combining live music, poetry and storytelling in celebration of the natural world.

Herschel scholar Sarah Waltz guides us through works by William Herschel and composers he may have played and admired during his time in the North of England.

Enjoy an entertaining performance by acclaimed Yorkshire folk duo O’Hooley and Tidow, who gave us the closing theme to the popular TV series ‘Gentleman Jack’.

International guitar star Galina Vale returns to the Festival to present an exhilarating programme of classical and Flamenco music.

Join us for an exciting open-mic night hosted by renowned local musician, Will Dreyfus, to mark the end of the York Festival of Ideas on 24 June.