https://simplecast.com The Aldeburgh Festival has been a pilgrimage for lovers of classical music and culture since 1948. Its brings together new commissions, world-premiers and international stars on the stretch of Suffolk Coast which so bewitched its founder, the composer Benjamin Britten. It runs for a fortnight each June. This podcast gets up close with some of the artists taking part in this year's Festival, in a mix of quick fire questions and in-depth discussions, hosted by BCC Radio Three DJ Tom McKinney and Dr Lucy Walker. If you want to know more about the Aldeburgh Festival, this podcast is a great place to start. 2023 BPA en Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:54:12 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:45 +0000 https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ae7ea922-f11d-4b9e-a34d-5e9c41d63f85/d09d5758-e3c5-40d4-a5e4-fb52319a2377/3000x3000/aldeburgh-festival-2023-podcasts.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com episodic The Aldeburgh Festival has been a pilgrimage for lovers of classical music and culture since 1948. Its brings together new commissions, world-premiers and international stars on the stretch of Suffolk Coast which so bewitched its founder, the composer Benjamin Britten. It runs for a fortnight each June. This podcast gets up close with some of the artists taking part in this year's Festival, in a mix of quick fire questions and in-depth discussions, hosted by BCC Radio Three DJ Tom McKinney and Dr Lucy Walker. If you want to know more about the Aldeburgh Festival, this podcast is a great place to start. Britten Pears Arts false https://feeds.simplecast.com/pDOGfHfP visual art, benjamin britten, art, aldeburgh, classical composers, suffolk, aldeburgh festival, britten, classical, classical music, suffolk coast, festival, composers, music festivals, female composers, new music, snape maltings, composer interviews Britten Pears Arts nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org 994f8ff5-ada9-4d89-95bb-2a7dde3b915a Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:54:12 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Ligeti Quartet) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-episode-the-music-of-ligeti-Ne8k6t_p Bonus episode: The music of Ligeti Ligeti Quartet 00:38:31 The Ligeti Quartet has curated Ligeti Day in this year’s Aldeburgh Festival to mark the centenary of the great composer’s birth. Highlights include a concert including 15 world premieres by composers including Ligeti’s son Lukas. In this specially created bonus edition of the Aldeburgh Festival podcast, the quartet members explore these new works and the music of Ligeti himself in advance of Ligeti Day on Friday 23 June. The Ligeti Quartet has curated Ligeti Day in this year’s Aldeburgh Festival to mark the centenary of the great composer’s birth. Highlights include a concert including 15 world premieres by composers including Ligeti’s son Lukas. In this specially created bonus edition of the Aldeburgh Festival podcast, the quartet members explore these new works and the music of Ligeti himself in advance of Ligeti Day on Friday 23 June. ligeti, aldeburgh festival, classical music, suffolk false full 8 68caba9d-cb1e-47d6-a70f-e01b7d3f3b06 Mon, 5 Jun 2023 14:26:50 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Bushra El-Turk, Juliet Fraser, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Samson Tsoy, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Bill Barclay, tom mckinney, Alison Wilding, John Wilson, Rumon Gamba, Clifton Harrison, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Roderick Williams, Cassandra Miller, Amy Mallett) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/letters-to-a-young-artist-7xFBAMHM Letters to a Young Artist Bushra El-Turk, Juliet Fraser, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Samson Tsoy, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Bill Barclay, tom mckinney, Alison Wilding, John Wilson, Rumon Gamba, Clifton Harrison, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Roderick Williams, Cassandra Miller, Amy Mallett 00:27:00 In the final episode of the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival podcast, our guests offer their advice to a young person starting out in their career, and we hear about some of their hopes and dreams for the future. Presented by Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah In the final episode of the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival podcast, our guests offer their advice to a young person starting out in their career, and we hear about some of their hopes and dreams for the future. Presented by Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah aldeburgh, snape, classical, benjamin britten, aldeburgh festival, snape maltings, music festival, classical music festival, classical music, roddy williams, suffolk false full 7 86b237a4-f27f-446c-92dc-30a8b780e282 Thu, 1 Jun 2023 08:46:20 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Samson Tsoy, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Clifton Harrison, Cassandra Miller, Amy Mallett, Alexandra Meier, Bill Barclay, Bushra El-Turk, Rumon Gamba, John Wilson, Roderick Williams) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/benjamin-pears-and-a-small-corner-of-england-o273bPDD Britten, Pears and a small corner of England Samson Tsoy, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Clifton Harrison, Cassandra Miller, Amy Mallett, Alexandra Meier, Bill Barclay, Bushra El-Turk, Rumon Gamba, John Wilson, Roderick Williams 00:23:47 The stars of the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival discuss the living legacy of two of its founders, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. How has their music, their relationship, and their determination to make music useful for the community informed their own musical lives? And why were they so affected by this quiet stretch of Suffolk coast? Presented by Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafa The stars of the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival discuss the living legacy of two of its founders, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. How has their music, their relationship, and their determination to make music useful for the community informed their own musical lives? And why were they so affected by this quiet stretch of Suffolk coast? Presented by Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafa aldeburgh, snape, peter pears, classical, benjamin britten, aldeburgh festival, britten pears arts, snape maltings, music festival, classical music festival, classical music, suffolk false full 6 e18865cf-f723-4fbe-8e2f-b3ad50dce597 Tue, 30 May 2023 11:51:56 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (tom mckinney, Roderick Williams, John Wilson, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Clifton Harrison, Samson Tsoy, Simone Lamsma, Alexandra Meier, Bill Barclay, Cassandra Miller, Juliet Fraser, Amy Mallett, Rumon Gamba, Rommi Smith, Anna Thorvaldsdottir) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/the-making-of-a-performance-Z3U4SSvj The Making of a Performance tom mckinney, Roderick Williams, John Wilson, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Clifton Harrison, Samson Tsoy, Simone Lamsma, Alexandra Meier, Bill Barclay, Cassandra Miller, Juliet Fraser, Amy Mallett, Rumon Gamba, Rommi Smith, Anna Thorvaldsdottir 00:17:55 In this episode you’ll hear directly from the stars themselves about what to expect from their Aldeburgh Festival performances. We’ll also get a window into how they are preparing. For some, the journey to the 2023 Festival began several years ago… Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah In this episode you’ll hear directly from the stars themselves about what to expect from their Aldeburgh Festival performances. We’ll also get a window into how they are preparing. For some, the journey to the 2023 Festival began several years ago… Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah suffolk coast, aldeburgh, roderick williams, radio 3, aldeburgh festival, tom mckinney, classical music festival, classical music, suffolk false full 5 8c627b02-6596-417e-80e9-0c2742e622e8 Thu, 25 May 2023 14:57:53 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Alison Wilding, Samson Tsoy, Amy Mallett, Roderick Williams, Alexandra Meier, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Bill Barclay, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Juliet Fraser, Cassandra Miller, John Wilson, Clifton Harrison, Bushra El-Turk, Rumon Gamba, Anna Thorvaldsdottir) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/creative-spaces-stargazing-0cD2fZzH Creative Spaces & Stargazing Alison Wilding, Samson Tsoy, Amy Mallett, Roderick Williams, Alexandra Meier, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Bill Barclay, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Juliet Fraser, Cassandra Miller, John Wilson, Clifton Harrison, Bushra El-Turk, Rumon Gamba, Anna Thorvaldsdottir 00:26:55 Over the next few weeks we are counting down to the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival with the help of some of its star performers, artists, composers and conductors. In this episode we ask our guests about the importance of their surroundings – the sights and sounds of their creative spaces, the bleak beauty of Aldeburgh, and a thread through this year’s Festival: the enormity of the cosmos. Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah Over the next few weeks we are counting down to the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival with the help of some of its star performers, artists, composers and conductors. In this episode we ask our guests about the importance of their surroundings – the sights and sounds of their creative spaces, the bleak beauty of Aldeburgh, and a thread through this year’s Festival: the enormity of the cosmos. Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah music, suffolk coast, snape, benjamin britten, aldeburgh festival, creative spaces, snape maltings, music festival, composer, classical music, musicians, suffolk false full 4 815ac4b3-ad0e-4719-b1ef-50a1f9f075c2 Tue, 23 May 2023 09:32:05 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Tom McKinney, Rumon Gamba, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Roderick Williams, Alexandra Meier, Amy Mallett, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Clifton Harrison, Bill Barclay, Bushra El-Turk, John Wilson, Cassandra Miller, Juliet Fraser, Anna Thorvaldsdottir) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/a-musical-gathering-nG856vm2 A Musical Gathering Tom McKinney, Rumon Gamba, George Xiaoyuan Fu, Roderick Williams, Alexandra Meier, Amy Mallett, Rommi Smith, Simone Lamsma, Clifton Harrison, Bill Barclay, Bushra El-Turk, John Wilson, Cassandra Miller, Juliet Fraser, Anna Thorvaldsdottir 00:27:12 Over the next few weeks we are counting down to the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival with the help of some of its star performers, artists, composers and conductors. What are they looking forward to, how are they preparing, and what does the Aldeburgh Festival mean to them? Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah Over the next few weeks we are counting down to the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival with the help of some of its star performers, artists, composers and conductors. What are they looking forward to, how are they preparing, and what does the Aldeburgh Festival mean to them? Presented by BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney Edited by Matt Jolly Original theme music by Aldeburgh Young Musician, Laila Arafah snape, peter pears, benjamin britten, aldeburgh festival, creative spaces, snape maltings, music festival, murmuration, composers, conductor, classical music festival, music theatre, composer, classical music, female composer, suffolk false full 3 b91569eb-7eff-4b9c-923f-c3013593070e Tue, 9 May 2023 15:39:19 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Cassandra Miller, Dr Lucy Walker) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/cassandra-miller-pi9lzy5K Cassandra Miller Cassandra Miller, Dr Lucy Walker 00:29:09 Cassandra Miller is one of the busiest composers working today, and her approach to creativity is highly individual. Her work is often meditative, mesmeric even, and as she describes in this podcast, her intention is to create a "slow, entrancing world". She often bases her work on musical source – a recording, or a particular score – that has caught her attention and these influences range in style and form: from operatic singing, to Georgian folksongs, to Kurt Cobain. In this podcast, we explore this approach – known as "transcription" – as well as her fascinating career, and her many collaborations with extraordinary performing artists.  We’re very grateful to the Bozzini Quartet, Juliet Fraser, Another Timbre label and Faber Music for allowing us permission to use the musical excerpts here. Cassandra Miller is one of the busiest composers working today, and her approach to creativity is highly individual. Her work is often meditative, mesmeric even, and as she describes in this podcast, her intention is to create a "slow, entrancing world". She often bases her work on musical source – a recording, or a particular score – that has caught her attention and these influences range in style and form: from operatic singing, to Georgian folksongs, to Kurt Cobain. In this podcast, we explore this approach – known as "transcription" – as well as her fascinating career, and her many collaborations with extraordinary performing artists.  We’re very grateful to the Bozzini Quartet, Juliet Fraser, Another Timbre label and Faber Music for allowing us permission to use the musical excerpts here. female composers, aldeburgh festival, classical music false full 2 e4de0374-9ab9-45ee-b0f2-4715b0e7e90e Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 nwaters@brittenpearsarts.org (Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Dr Lucy Walker) https://brittenpearsarts.simplecast.com/episodes/anna-thorvaldsdottir-sJ179cb3 Anna Thorvaldsdottir Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Dr Lucy Walker 00:22:52 Anna Thorvaldsdottir is one of the most extraordinary composers working today. She was born near Reykjavik in Iceland, and her orchestral pieces often evoke and explore the massive and dramatic landscapes of her home country. In this conversation, Anna talks about her love of orchestral sound – her ‘sonic landscapes’ – and her fruitful collaborations with contemporary ensembles. During the podcast we hear clips from her brilliant orchestral work Catamorphosis (Iceland Symphony, conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, forthcoming on Sono Luminus) and a chamber piece, originally performed with a light installation, In the Light of Air (International Contemporary Ensemble, Sono Luminus). With grateful thanks to Wise Classical and Sono Luminus for their permission to use these extracts. You can hear and see a movement from In the Light of Air with light installation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pid-bOD1ux0 Anna Thorvaldsdottir is one of the most extraordinary composers working today. She was born near Reykjavik in Iceland, and her orchestral pieces often evoke and explore the massive and dramatic landscapes of her home country. In this conversation, Anna talks about her love of orchestral sound – her ‘sonic landscapes’ – and her fruitful collaborations with contemporary ensembles. During the podcast we hear clips from her brilliant orchestral work Catamorphosis (Iceland Symphony, conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, forthcoming on Sono Luminus) and a chamber piece, originally performed with a light installation, In the Light of Air (International Contemporary Ensemble, Sono Luminus). With grateful thanks to Wise Classical and Sono Luminus for their permission to use these extracts. You can hear and see a movement from In the Light of Air with light installation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pid-bOD1ux0 aldeburgh festival, iceland, composers false full 1