The Aldeburgh Festival Book
Your guide to the Aldeburgh Festival.
The Aldeburgh Festival Book is your ideal companion to the Festival, designed to inform and enrich your whole experience this month.
Inside you’ll find extensive programme notes, a rich collection of essays that respond to the strands within the programme, and all the information you’ll need to enjoy the Festival.
£10 – Aldeburgh Festival Book
£15 – Aldeburgh Festival Book, Tote Bag & Pencil
We do not make any profits from the Book. Any additional donations you would like to make would be warmly welcomed.
Preview original essays from the Festival Book
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Pavel Kolesnikov's Magic Box
Camille De Rijck talks to Aldeburgh Festival featured musician Pavel Kolesnikov about his fascination with American…![]()
Charles Byrne – the ‘Irish Giant’
Wendy Moore explores the history of Charles Byrne – the ‘Irish Giant’ – and the surgeon John Hunter![]()
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…
