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Created especially for Blythburgh Church at dusk, this flow of music spans millennia and links two of the earliest female composers with classics of the choral repertoire.
Blythburgh Church
The Henschel Quartet marks the 30th anniversary of its first Aldeburgh appearance, celebrating with two Beethoven quartets alongside Freda Swain’s “Norfolk” Quartet.
Orford Church
Intimate conversations from the salons of Paris: the ensemble's second concert evokes the bustling elegance of the French Baroque.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Judith Weir, Master of the King’s Music and one of the 2024 Aldeburgh Festival’s featured composers, joins Roger Wright, Chief Executive of Britten Pears Arts, in conversation ahead of the first performance of her new work Planet.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
Ryan Wigglesworth leads his orchestra in two major works of Mozart and two first performances: Judith Weir’s Planet and his own solo-piano piece Glasmelodien.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
For this special Festival Walk in ancient woodland, Daniel Pioro adds a musical element which invites deep listening and connection with the natural music of the forest.
Departing from Snape Maltings
Alumni of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme reunite to work on English and French song, with the expert guidance of tutors Gweneth Ann Rand and Simon Lepper.
A programme based on Tallis’ famous 40-part motet, Unsuk Chin’s response to it, and the dramatic serenity of John Tavener’s powerful choral works – perfectly suited to the soaring spaces of Ely Cathedral.
Ely Cathedral
Combining new and familiar works, the award-winning Leonkoro Quartet plays Haydn, Schubert and Judith Weir.
Music and dance combine in this unique programme: Gustav Holst’s remarkable opera, Imogen Holst’s entrancing Suite, and Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto.
Britten was beguiled by Erich Kästner’s tale of a young boy’s heroics, and this screening of the critically acclaimed 1931 film version takes place in Aldeburgh’s century-old cinema.
Aldeburgh Cinema
The second of Rand’s three Messiaen recitals combines love songs for his first wife with the Trois Mélodies which memorialised his mother, and incorporates vibrant projected artwork by Rachel Jones and Cynthia Igbokwe.
Two world-class artists play a direct recreation of a seminal moment in Aldeburgh Festival history: the June 1961 recital which saw the world premiere of Britten’s Cello Sonata, along with works by Schubert, Schumann and Debussy.
A spellbinding late-night event from the creative minds of Daniel Pioro and special guest harpsichordist David Gordon, in which they intersperse Bach’s second Partita with free-spirited improvisations and sonic meditations.
Featured musician Alban Gerhardt plays his chosen pairing of suites by Britten and Bach, two glorious works for solo cello in the simple beauty of Orford Church.