Loading...
Aldeburgh Festival
13 – 29 June 2025
Marking Boulez’s centenary and in advance of the Monday 23 June performance of his “Le Marteau sans maître”, a screening of a fascinating 1968 documentary about the work featuring Boulez himself, plus an appreciation of director Barrie Gavin (1935–2024).
Aldeburgh Cinema
With their “luminous beauty of sound”, the Dorics return to the Aldeburgh Festival for a combination of early and late Beethoven with Fantasias by Purcell.
Aldeburgh Church
Edward Gardner and Allan Clayton join forces for Turnage’s Refugee – devastating poetry set to extraordinary music – alongside the Nielsen symphony that evokes “the elemental will to live”.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Centenary celebrations of Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio with this splendid wind quintet, whose inventive programme also contains a new commission and Salonen’s memorial to Berio himself.
Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
In the finest Aldeburgh Festival tradition, this recital features six first performances of exciting new works by Young Artist composers, alongside music by their composition tutors Helen Grime, Colin Matthews, and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
A fascinating insight into the exceptional musicianship and research that makes up Gabrieli’s unrivalled production of King Arthur, with artistic director Paul McCreesh.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
Expect horn sections, jazz chords, psychedelic melodies, and soulful singing with performances from House of EL, Bonuru and Ralph Taylor in an unforgettable night of jazz and soul at The Pumphouse.
The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh
Early music gets no better than this: the wonderful Gabrieli Consort & Players’ acclaimed interpretation of Purcell’s dramatic masterpiece about the conflict between King Arthur’s Britons and the heathen Saxon invaders.
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
Featuring live music and puppetry, Puffling Percy is an uplifting tale for children aged 4 – 11 about overcoming fear and finding true friendship.
Back by popular demand is our ceilidh night at The Pumphouse. Come and dance with friends, family, and new acquaintances to lively folk tunes.
An insightful discussion of tonight’s violin concerto between composer Helen Grime and soloist Leila Josefowicz.
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”.
