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Aldeburgh Festival
13 – 29 June 2025
The enchanting folk band Wise Woman invites you to immerse yourself in the world of myths and legends in this Family Folk Singing experience for all ages.
The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh
Brass players of all ages and abilities: bring your instruments to come and play Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Duke Ellington’s C Jam Blues on Aldeburgh Beach with Onyx Brass.
Aldeburgh Beach South Lookout, Aldeburgh
A talk on the fascinating topic of Michelangelo’s Sonnets, dedicated to the man he loved and accompanied by a series of passionate drawings.
Library, The Red House, Aldeburgh
Recorder players of all ages and abilities: come and take part in this workshop, led by Rebecca Austen-Brown.
Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
Join Suffolk-based author Julia Blackburn as we tread in the footprints of the ancients at Bawsdey with a reading from her book Time Song, and hear a comical tale from her book Threads.
The Aldeburgh Bookshop, Aldeburgh
Don’t miss this enchanting evening of Wise Woman’s dynamic folk-pop and Finn Collinson’s cutting-edge English folk music.
Two leading artists on the world stage, Allan Clayton and Antonio Pappano, share insights and conversation on the topic of tonight’s programme and their craft as chamber musicians.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Chamber music with two of the world’s greatest artists: Allan Clayton and Antonio Pappano join forces for Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets – plus, with LSO principals, we hear Vaughan Williams’ seminal song cycle and Elgar’s rhapsodic Piano Quintet.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Celebrate the end of the Big Day Out at The Pumphouse Silent Disco. With three channels to choose from – cheesy hits, classic favourites, and club anthems – you’ll always find the perfect beat.
The launch of the new album from Onyx Brass, “the classiest brass ensemble in Britain”, featuring first performances of Britten and Imogen Holst among a varied and colourful programme of music from the last 100 years.
With her “unparalleled ability to blend the personal with the political”, leading author Ali Smith takes as her topic for this year’s Hesse Lecture the Festival theme: dissolved in sound.
A stunning climax to this year’s Festival: the world premiere of Colin Matthews’ orchestration of Debussy’s Images plus Berlioz’s epic masterpiece Symphonie Fantastique.
