Ben Johnson: ‘We mustn't lose our authenticity’

Florence Lockheart
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Tenor and new director of the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Johnson tells Florence Lockheart about how he balances performances across 15 venues and why he’s decided to book only performers whose brilliance he has heard for himself

'The people I’ve brought to Cambridge Summer Music Festival are people that I feel have that authenticity. I haven't booked an artist whose work I don't know.' Ben Johnson is looking forward to his first festival in the role of director
'The people I’ve brought to Cambridge Summer Music Festival are people that I feel have that authenticity. I haven't booked an artist whose work I don't know.' Ben Johnson is looking forward to his first festival in the role of director

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