Friday Lunchtime Concerts

On the twelve Fridays leading up to Easter, join us for the Friday Lunchtime Concerts series.These chamber-music recitals offer musical delight and respite from the winter winds in the shape of performances by brilliant young ensembles from the UK and abroad.

Most of them take place in Aldeburgh’s historic Jubilee Hall, while the series also incorporates dates at Snape Maltings and Orford Church.

The ensembles are all members of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and the concerts are part of their residencies in Snape and Aldeburgh.

This spring sees two Chamber Music Plus concerts in addition to the usual recitals. These see several ensembles sharing the fruits of their coaching from world-class tutors.

This spring’s series begins on Friday 31 January.

Three young women wearing pink and black, posing on pillars

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Three women from Trio Brontë wearing black, standing together with their instruments and smiling.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Trio Brontë I

Much-loved works by Schubert and Mendelssohn alongside beautiful Lili Boulanger and a ‘new classic of chamber music’ by Wolfgang Rihm.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Three women from Trio Brontë standing together outside, holding their instrument cases and smiling.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Trio Brontë II

Praised for ‘hypnotic lyricism, causing listeners to forget where they were for a moment’, Trio Brontë returns with an enticing programme of buoyant Schubert and the impressive trio of the German composer Enno Poppe.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Man and two women from Quantum Clarinet Trio wearing black and looking away from the camera.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Quantum Clarinet Trio I

An eclectic programme that combines Pärt with Beethoven from an ensemble that also specialises in rediscovered treasures.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Quantum Clarinet Trio, two women and a man dressed in black and blue, smiling at the camera with trees and grass behind them.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Quantum Clarinet Trio II

A beguilingly constructed programme of trios including Schnyder’s A Friday Night in August alongside Glinka’s Pathétique.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Four young women from Fiora Quartet standing together dressed in purple and holding their instruments.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Fiora Quartet I

Three string quartets that combine passion, intimacy, and spaciousness in the hands of the exciting Fiora Quartet.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Fiora Quartet II

An expansive piece by the celebrated American composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery is paired with Ravel’s Quartet and Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Three women from De Beauvoir Trio standing wearing pink and black, standing posed around a wooden structure.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

De Beauvoir Piano Trio

We welcome back this popular trio for classic chamber works by Mozart and Beethoven alongside Lili Boulanger’s ‘Of a spring morning’.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Fibonacci Quartet in black and white, standing side-on and looking at the camera holding up their bows.
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Fibonacci Quartet

One of Europe’s leading young string quartets presents a distinctive pairing of Schulhoff and Beethoven.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Four musicians standing side by side holding instruments with a concrete building and windows behind them
Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Chamber Music Plus I

A varied programme of chamber music performed by outstanding emerging ensembles coached by renowned international artists.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Chamber Music Plus II

A second selection of repertoire from this year's Chamber Music Plus ensembles, coached by renowned international artists.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Trio Farben I

Reflective music for flute, viola, and harp by Bax and Ravel is combined with Saariaho’s New Gates and a recent work by Imogen Davey.

Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

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Friday Lunchtime Concert:

Trio Farben II

The last of our 2025 Friday Lunchtime Concerts, at Orford Church, presents a compelling combination of Mathias, Takemitsu, and a first performance of Darius Paymai.

Orford Church

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