SOME OF the biggest names in music and books headline this July for the 50th Harrogate Festival.
The festival welcomes back lead living legend Alfred Brendel, who first appeared at the festival in 1974.
The guest curator is Julian Lloyd Webber, who began his career at the festivals as a young musician. As well as a special “Evening With”, he will be developing the young musicians series.
Artist in residence, Saleem Ashkar, will show how the power of classical music is bridging divides between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel with the Polyphony Foundation.
There will be pop-up performances from the Harrogate Festival Orchestra, with free events across the town, featuring music created in Harrogate from the composers Finzi and Farrar.
Visit harrogaterinternationalfestivals.com or call 01423 562303 for further information.
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