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Ahead of the evening performance, hear two experts in conversation about the renowned Noh play Sumidagawa.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
Sumidagawa, one of the most renowned Noh plays, performed in the Concert Hall by acclaimed Japanese artists – truly an exciting prospect.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Embark on a journey through 140 years of maritime history, starting at the World War II Bawdsey Battery and passing three Martello towers.
Departing from Moot Hall, Aldeburgh
Join Daniel Pioro in conversation, discussing Britten’s Violin Concerto and his collaborations across this year’s Festival.
Britten’s Violin Concerto played by Daniel Pioro, the “heavenly” Mahler symphony which Britten so loved, and Judith Weir’s Forest with its fairytale character.
A dawn gathering on Aldeburgh Beach, with music to greet the sunrise and breakfast served by George Pell from outstanding Aldeburgh restaurant The Suffolk.
The Scallop, Aldeburgh Beach
As the final act of his Festival residency, Daniel Pioro has conceived an event like no other: he will meet, greet and play to a small number of lucky audience members, one at a time, in a secret Aldeburgh seaside location.
Secret location, Aldeburgh
A captivating sequence of piano works which embraces diverse musical influences from around the world, featuring Unsuk Chin and Judith Weir.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Trio Bohémo, Britten Pears Young Artist Programme alumni praised for “precision, dedication and a spark of magic”, makes its Festival debut with four attractive and contrasting works.
Cellist Alban Gerhardt discusses Unsuk Chin’s concerto, which was written for him, and talks about his involvement in the Aldeburgh Festival.
A pairing of epic works: Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto, one of the most important concertos of the 21st century, and Bruckner’s majestic Seventh Symphony.
A fascinating exploration of Aldeburgh, taking in the town as Britten and Pears both found and shaped it, in the engaging expert company of Dr Christopher Hilton.
Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
This concert marks the start of Kathryn Stott’s final tour as a professional performer. It features a Graham Fitkin first performance in a programme of musical favourites from across her distinguished career.
Chamber music of the highest order: the first ever performance of Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet by this distinguished group of artists, plus Mendelssohn’s first cello sonata and Brahms’ second trio.
A stand-out cast celebrates the 60th anniversary of Britten’s Curlew River with this new production in the magnificent setting of Blythburgh Church, the “cathedral of the marshes”.
Blythburgh Church
Falling between Thursday’s Solstice and Saturday’s full moon, we present a starry late-night Britten Studio performance of Schoenberg’s extraordinary tale of Pierrot, “drunk on moonlight”.