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Aldeburgh Festival
13 – 29 June 2025
We continue the new Festival tradition of gathering on the east coast to greet the rising sun of the summer solstice. Musical and culinary surprises await!
Aldeburgh Beach
Soon after the sun has risen on Solstice Saturday, join us for a gentle and uplifting yoga session outdoors on the lawn at The Red House.
The Red House, Aldeburgh
Showcasing the brilliance of each wind instrument in pop-ups of Berio's Sequenzas indoors and outdoors at The Red House.
New and old combine in this special programme with the masterful Allan Clayton: stirring Bach, heart-rending Zelenka, and contemporary music by Caroline Shaw and Tom Coult.
Blythburgh Church
An insightful discussion of tonight’s violin concerto between composer Helen Grime and soloist Leila Josefowicz.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
Featured artist Leila Josefowicz plays Helen Grime’s Violin Concerto, and the sensational Anu Komsi sings Strauss’ Four Last Songs, “drenched in a sense of what was and never will be again”.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Pioneering soprano Juliet Fraser explores the timeless vocalisation that is the lament, a “ritual of letting go”, combining ancient and new music and words.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
We honour the birthday of Peter Pears, one of the Festival’s founders, with a day of celebrations, pop-up music around the house and gardens, and the occasional surprise.
A special recital marking the legendary baritone’s centenary, created and performed by two of today’s leading song exponents.
A fascinating discussion between composer Brian Elias, the soloist in his horn concerto Ben Goldscheider, and star conductor Sakari Oramo.
Sakari Oramo directs scintillating forces in a divine setting by Britten of W.H. Auden’s poetry; its war-torn angst is dissolved in the triumphant resolution of Sibelius’ grand Fifth Symphony.
As the sun sets on the solstice weekend, the Mercury-nominated artist brings a special performance to the magical setting of the forested amphitheatre at Thorington.
Thorington Theatre
Leading artists Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu bring insight and inspiration to their coaching of two emerging song duos.
After last Thursday’s documentary screening, this recital continues the celebration of the centenary of Pierre Boulez, a towering figure of the last century, with some of today’s most innovative artists in their newly formed ensemble, Les Marteaux.
Wonderful French and German song performed by two song duos, all recent alumni of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme.
Aldeburgh Church
The Heath and Fibonacci quartets present a beautiful combination of Britten and Beethoven alongside the unique opportunity to hear Helen Grime’s two distinctive string quartets side by side.
