An inspired recital of chamber and vocal works performed by an outstanding ensemble: Birtwistle, Britten and Shostakovich, plus a new commission.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Departure is a music and dance performance by movement artist Masumi Saito and composer/musician An-Ting that explores themes of death, ritual, and the spirit.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
A big question, and some very thoughtful answers in a fascinating talk by pianist Steven Osborne.
Sheer 18th-century elegance: Bach’s intricate and absorbing sonatas for violin and harpsichord performed by a thrilling duo.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
To commemorate 250 years since the birth of John Constable, this Festival Walk – guided by art historian Dr John-Paul Stonard – visits the places that inspired this great landscape painter.
Moot Hall, Aldeburgh
Explore the five-acre gardens surrounding the former home of Britten and Pears including mixed herbaceous borders, kitchen garden and contemporary planting.
The Red House, Aldeburgh
Spectacular sounds on the splendid organ at Orford Church as leading British organist Jonathan Scott gives a recital including Mozart, Vivaldi, Britten and Liszt.
Orford Church
Voices of youth, voices of resistance. Young Musicians of today respond to Henze’s Voices (1973).
A fascinating assemblage of voices from across the world: the London Sinfonietta performs vital music for our time.
Ahead of Britten Sinfonia’s evening performance, listen to a discussion between cellist Laura van der Heijden and conductor Gemma New.
Riveting conversations with the past, and a powerful symphony by Britten: an absorbing and revelatory programme from the Britten Sinfonia.
A “marvellous shimmer”: a morning of mesmeric piano music by Feldman and Crumb, performed by the brilliant Steven Osborne.
The outstanding musical partnership of Sophie Bevan and Ryan Wigglesworth performs a deeply-felt programme of songs by Mussorgsky, Britten and Wigglesworth himself.
Listen to a talk by the performers from tonight’s powerful programme of music inspired by mythological tales and stories.
An evening of obsession, abandonment and absolute fury – with occasional moments of calm. Tales from mythology are set to music from three centuries in this powerful programme.
“Rare beauty”: expect the unexpected as Olivia Chaney meets Henry Purcell for a late-night gig.
