Hear from conductor Ryan Bancroft ahead of the evening concert from the striking Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and mesmerising soprano, Sarah Connolly.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
An intriguing programme of orchestral works: Ryan Bancroft conducts the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Sarah Connolly.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
A vibrant fusion of banjo, timbila, and global rhythm from Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango, with support from rising Suffolk indie-folk artist Samuel Taylor.
The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh
An invigorating programme of Hungarian and German chamber music performed by a superb line-up of musicians.
Love and marriage, music and poetry: centuries of song from Baroque to jazz, from one of the country’s leading tenors.
A riotous, sharp-witted night of songs, standup and storytelling as Clare Summerskill hilariously unpacks the divine mystery of why lesbians exist.
Listen to Festival Featured Artist, Ryan Wigglesworth and violist Lawrence Power ahead of an exciting orchestral evening including world premieres.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
An evening of orchestral brilliance: lyrical Brahms and a brand new concerto from Wigglesworth for the incomparable violist Lawrence Power
Bold and joyous, our final night at the Pumphouse sees Britten Pears Young Artists let their hair down in a night of cabaret led by star tenor Nicky Spence. Sensational local drag artist Ginni Tonix closes the evening in dazzling style.
Fire and finesse from Brahms and Beethoven, along with a touching new quartet by Brett Dean: played with characteristic insight and panache by the magnificent Belcea Quartet.
Our annual Hesse Lecture returns on the final day of the Festival.
Early Britten, elegant Brahms and Wigglesworth’s touching dialogue with Bach in our final Festival concert.
