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Welcome to Britten Pears Arts, the pioneering music, heritage and arts charity on the Suffolk coast and home of the Aldeburgh Festival.

Explore this year’s Aldeburgh Festival. Find out more about us or get in touch.

Aldeburgh Festival: Tickets still available

Nicolas Altstaedt and Friends

Tuesday 16 June
Main with short brown hair, wearing a black jacket with a decorated wall in the background.

Steven Osborne: What Does Music Mean?

Tuesday 16 June

Name a seat

and be a part of the story of Snape Maltings.

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Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout: Bach Sonatas

Tuesday 16 June

Britten Sinfonia I: Cello Symphony

Wednesday 17 June

Explore summer

Group of musicians onstage playing instruments wearing black jackets, red trousers and trainers.
Black woman with long dark hair wearing a dark brown jacket and stylish long silver earrings.
Singers onstage performing in front of an orchestra.
Man with sunglasses wearing a dark shirt and sunglasses, playing guitar and smiling.
String Quartet of two men and two women playing string instruments on a wooden stage.

Summer at Snape

Join us for a celebration of music and visual art this summer.

31 July – 30 August 2026

Summer at Snape

Summer Shopping Day

Celebrate the arrival of summer with a farmers’ market, tastings in the Food Hall, live music and special guests.

Saturday 4 July, Snape Maltings

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About us

The Snape Maltings site.

Snape Maltings

The Red House, a 17th century farmhouse in a lush, green garden.

The Red House, Aldeburgh

Our story

Find out more about the pioneering music, heritage and art charity, Britten Pears Arts.

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London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano

Friday 28 August

Kristian Bezuidenhout: Schubert

Monday 22 June

Find out what we do

Music and family events

Visual art

A footpath on the Snape Maltings site

Creative health

Music for young people, families and schools

Artist development

Music for adults living with long-term health conditions

I want my music to be of use to people, to please them... to enhance their lives

Benjamin Britten

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