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Britten Weekend

Our Britten Weekend this year marks 80 years since the end of Second World War and the liberation of Auschwitz. We reflect and remember this poignant moment in history with a selection of events at The Red House and Snape Maltings.

Friday 7 November – Sunday 9 November 2025.

To continue this theme, on the following weekend, the Britten Pears Chamber Choir explore a moving programme of experiences of Nazi oppression in Europe during the 20th century with two concerts.

5 events on this page of 9 total

Sansara Choir, men and women wearing coloured clothing sitting on steps in a church and smiling.
Britten Weekend:

Traces of the White Rose

The vibrant and thoughtful SANSARA choir tells the powerful story of five students and a professor who stood up to Nazism and paid with their lives.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend:

Study Morning

To mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Auschwitz, Dr Lucy Walker and Dr Simon Callaghan reflect on art born from atrocity.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend:

Stories as Brittle as Glass

Tenor Liam Bonthrone and pianist Benjamin Mead perform song cycles by Britten and Cheryl Frances-Hoad, exploring the profound and often uplifting resilience of humanity in times of war.

Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

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Britten Weekend:

English Chamber Orchestra and Raphael Wallfisch

Join this renowned orchestra for an unforgettable evening featuring the celebrated cellist Raphael Wallfisch and conductor Łukasz Borowicz.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

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Britten Weekend:

Red House Recital

A special programme from cellist Raphael Wallfisch and pianist Dr Simon Callaghan, including Frank Bridge’s Cello Sonata and Britten’s Elegy for Solo Cello.

Library, The Red House, Aldeburgh

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