Page 21 - Aldeburgh Festival 2022 FINAL COVERAGE BOOK

15 December 2021

Line-up revealed for an extended Aldeburgh

Festival running from 3-26 June 2022

Jon Jacob

With 2021 heading towards its inexorable demise, news of events scheduled
for 2022 hits my inbox and brings a smile to my face. I could do with some
cheering up. I don’t want to be all doom and gloom about, wearing my heart
on my sleeve (again), but it really can’t be overstated just how positive an
impact a well-timed festival announcement can have, especially if that festival
just happens to be situated in the most gorgeous (and arguably) perfect part
of the UK.

The Aldeburgh Festival returns next year for its 73rd, spotlighting 50 years of
Britten and Pears’ talent development scheme – The Britten-Pears Young
Artist Programme, premiering 41 new works, and celebrating what would
have been the 70th birthday of the late great much-loved composer and
conductor Oliver Knussen.

Artists performing include Nicola Benedetti, composer and clarinettist Mark
Simpson, pianist Clare Hammond, cellist Laura van der Heijden, chamber
music from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Ensemble, The Hermes Experiment,
and Piatti and Solem Quartets.