Aldeburgh Festival

List of News Articles

  1. Composing Myself: Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. Her powerful and striking sound-world is deeply inspired by…

  2. Something in the Water: Aldeburgh Festival moments that made it famous

    Towering silent sentinels afloat on the Alde. Projections on a nuclear power station. Night walks and alfresco piano recitals at dawn. Aldeburgh…
  3. boats on the pond for the original performance of Music on the Meare

    The Aldeburgh Festival Spirit

    What makes a festival so magical? How can we enrich our musical life with a touch of this special formula? Britten Pears Arts' CEO, Roger Wright,…

  4. An official history of the Aldeburgh Festival

    Dr Nicholas Clark, Librarian at The Red House, looks back on the history of the Aldeburgh Festival...

  5. Archive Treasures: The first Aldeburgh Festival Executive Committee minute book

    Britten, Pears and writer and producer Eric Crozier first discussed the idea of holding a festival in Aldeburgh in Summer 1947 while touring abroad…