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Archive Treasures: 70th birthday presents by Hockney and Holst
The 33rd Aldeburgh Festival in 1980 marked the 70th birthday of Peter Pears. His birthday fell on the last day of the festival and a whole day of…
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…
Britten Pears Young Artists | Community Course
As a musician, community work might be an extension of your artistic output, or a core part of your career. Britten Pears Young Artists take part in a…
Returning to Snape Maltings: Barbara Hepworth’s The Family of Man
The Family of Man is a set of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth, with a deeply ingrained history at Snape Maltings. A total of nine distinct figures…
IN REVERSE
IN REVERSE is a new duo created by Madison Willing and Athena Varosio. Madison and Athena are two independent composers who have joined forces to form…
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…
A Day at Snape Maltings
From morning until night, there’s more than you thought to a day at one of Suffolk’s best-loved destinations...
ThinkTank: Music in Later Life
Music has power to improve quality of life and wellbeing in later life. It encourages connection, reduces isolation and loneliness, improves mood,…