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Aldeburgh Festival
13 – 29 June 2025
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 of the lament in a “ritual of letting go”.
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.
The Red House, Aldeburgh
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.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
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.
A special chamber-music recital that combines a world premiere with classics by Schumann and Beethoven, in the company of one of the world’s finest exponents of the French horn.
Library, The Red House, Aldeburgh
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.
The composer and hurdy-gurdy player Stevie Wishart gives a live performance of her new work, commissioned to accompany Julian Perry’s major exhibition, The Foliate Bosses.
Building 7, Snape Maltings
Reviving a Festival tradition, audiences, artists and staff alike are invited to come together at The Suffolk’s rooftop bar to have a drink, mingle and celebrate our Festival community.
The Suffolk, Aldeburgh
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.
A fascinating illustrated discussion of the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, his close association with the Aldeburgh Festival, and his mentoring of today’s celebrated baritone Benjamin Appl.
A one-off Festival treat: two of the world’s foremost artists, soprano Anu Komsi and violinist Sakari Oramo, perform Kurtág’s seminal work.
