Aldeburgh Festival
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 founder, the composer Benjamin Britten.
The 76th Aldeburgh Festival will take place 13 – 29 June 2025.
List of News Articles
Benjamin Britten, Curlew River and Sumidagawa
“I shall never forget the impact made on me by the Japanese theatre”. This was Benjamin Britten, broadcasting to Japan in 1958, two years after his…
Rachel Jones at the Aldeburgh Festival
We explore the work of Aldeburgh Festival featured British artist, Rachel Jones, and her collaboration with Gweneth Ann Rand for a specially curated…
In Conversation with Composer Unsuk Chin
75th Aldeburgh Festival featured composer Unsuk Chin shares her thoughts and experiences in a special interview for Britten Pears Arts.
75th Aldeburgh Festival
07 – 23 June 2024
Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts: Book covers
Explore the history of the Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts books. The
Letters to a Young Poet
Hannah Lack tells the recently-uncovered full story of Rainer Maria Rilke’s influential letters, soon to be brought to life at the
73rd Aldeburgh Festival
03 – 26 June 2022
Benjamin Britten’s String Quartets
The 2023 Aldeburgh Festival offers a rare chance to hear all three of Britten’s numbered String Quartets, played across three concerts. This essay by…
Charles Byrne – the ‘Irish Giant’
Wendy Moore explores the history of Charles Byrne – the ‘Irish Giant’ – and the surgeon John Hunter
Pavel Kolesnikov's Magic Box
Camille De Rijck talks to Aldeburgh Festival featured musician Pavel Kolesnikov about his fascination with American…
Aldeburgh Festival Podcast
This weekly podcast gets up close with some of the artists taking part in the Festival. If you want to know more about the Aldeburgh Festival, this…
The Story of HerStory
East Suffolk Skylarks is a fun and friendly singing group for people…