Explore the history of the Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts books.
The Aldeburgh Festival has been a pilgrimage for lovers of classical music and culture since 1948. Every June it brings together new commissions, world-premieres and international stars on the stretch of Suffolk Coast which so bewitched its founders, the composer Benjamin Britten and his partner singer Peter Pears.
1955
Designed by Benham and Company, Drawing and wood-engravings by John O’Connor
1986
Photograph by Angus McBean, Peter Pears as Albert Herring in the 1947 Glyndebourne production
1993
Looking towards Snape Maltings, Slaughden, Aldeburgh, Suffolk by John Piper
2001
Designed by Silk Pearce. Photograph taken at Liverpool Street Station by Peter Silk
2002
(Background) NPA Satellite Mapping: False colour satellite image of Suffolk. Designed by Silk Pearce
2008
Aldeburgh Music webcams, taken on 27-10-05 at 07.59. Designed by Silk Pearce
2013
Britten in the sea at Aldeburgh, June 1952. © 1952 Royal Opera House / Roger Wood. Designed by Silk Pearce
2014
Orford Ness, 1914 by Anya Gallaccio. Courtesy of the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery London, and courtesy of the National Trust. Designed by Silk Pearce
2024
Designed by Marcus Roth