EMMA JOHNSON - CLARINET
Saturday 17th October 2026
7.30pm
St. Michael's Parish Church
Emma Johnson, internationally acclaimed clarinettist will play a wide range of well-known pieces for the instrument, accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Drott.
Programme:
Finzi - Five Bagatelles
Schumann - Three Romances Op 94
Verdi/Bassi - Rigoletto Fantasy
Beethoven - Variations on La Ci Darem La Mano
Emma Johnson - Three Perspectives
Bechet - Petite Fleur
Morton - Black Bottom Stomp
Ellington/Johnson Medley
Described by The Times as "Britain's favourite clarinettist", Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist. Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of seventeen she has gone on to become one of the UK's biggest selling classical artists and is known for the diverse range of the repertoire she plays. She was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 1996.
Programme:
Finzi - Five Bagatelles
Schumann - Three Romances Op 94
Verdi/Bassi - Rigoletto Fantasy
Beethoven - Variations on La Ci Darem La Mano
Emma Johnson - Three Perspectives
Bechet - Petite Fleur
Morton - Black Bottom Stomp
Ellington/Johnson Medley
Described by The Times as "Britain's favourite clarinettist", Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist. Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of seventeen she has gone on to become one of the UK's biggest selling classical artists and is known for the diverse range of the repertoire she plays. She was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 1996.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE This event is also available with our season ticket for the 8 winter 2026-27 concerts (see Membership tab).
