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Emma has uploaded a new blog about those musicians of nature, birds. She is looking forward to giving the first concert performance of Patrick Hawes’ evocative new concerto inspired by …

Happy New year! 2017 began with a bang as Emma was privileged to perform the Will Todd Concerto for Emma with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Those musicians really understand Todd’s …

Emma is excited to be performing Lost Lanes Shadow Groves by James Francis Brown – a beautiful new piece conjuring up light and dark, idyllic and haunting scenes of English countryside. …

Clarinet Goes to Town is basically me letting my hair down with some of my favourite musical friends. Hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had …

Emma and her colleagues, Paul Clarvis (percussion) and John Lenehan (keyboard), play on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune live from the Southbank on Thursday October 6th. They will feature some …

English Fantasy entered the classical recording charts in August at no.3 and has had great feedback: “winning ways from Emma Johnson again” http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2016/Aug/English_fantasy_NI6328.htm Emma was honoured to have a three …

Emma’s new recording English Fantasy has been released on Nimbus on August 12. Already it has been chosen as Album of the Week by Classic FM. John Suchet wrote “The …

Highlights, Summer 2016: Classic FM celebrates Emma’s birthday, she was named Person of Today by Debrett’s and her new album English Fantasy will be out in August.

This year has gotten off to a wonderful start: the unveiling of a portrait at Pembroke College Cambridge, a charity concert for CLIC Sargent with HRH Prince Charles, and appearances on BBC Radio 3 and 4 as well as Classic FM. Emma is happy to share the news that she’s been back in the studio – with her jazz trio!