Page 8 - Aldeburgh Festival 2022 FINAL COVERAGE BOOK

• Daily Express, 2 November, article on the best UK seaside towns, which includes a mention of
the Aldeburgh Festival as one of the town’s annual highlights
• East Anglian Daily Times, 20 November, article on Aldeburgh, which includes a mention of the
Aldeburgh Festival
• Mondaq, 17 January, article on permit-free festivals, which includes the Aldeburgh Festival
• East Anglian Daily Times, 23 January, article on ‘the most beautiful places to live in Suffolk -
according to estate agents’, which includes a mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• East Anglian Daily Times, 25 January, article on 7 famous people buried in Suffolk, which
includes a mention for Benjamin Britten and the Aldeburgh Festival
• Great British Life, 14 February, article on the best places to stay on the Suffolk coast, which
includes a mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• The Times, 7 April, article on everything you need to know about moving to Aldeburgh, which
includes a passing mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• Suffolk Live, 8 April, article on exploring the Suffolk coast, which includes a mention of the
Aldeburgh Festival
• BBC News, 3 May, news story announcing Benjamin Britten to be honoured with statue in
Lowestoft, which includes a mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• The Times, 6 May, Richard Morrison’s arts column – ‘72 Upper Ground — this monstrosity
must not be allowed to sully the South Bank’ – which includes the new statue of composer
Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft with a mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• Classical Music, 25 May, news story announcing Lowestoft to get Benjamin Britten statue,
which includes a mention for Snape Maltings and the Aldeburgh Festival
• BBC News, 1 June, news story announcing Snape Maltings Concert Hall gets listed status
upgrade, which includes a mention for Britten Pears Arts and the Aldeburgh Festival (also
appeared in 254 outlets, including: The Guardian, The Independent, ITV News, Daily Mail &
East Anglian Daily Times, 1 June)
• Which?, 1 June, mention of live music on Aldeburgh beach as part of the Aldeburgh Festival in
their picks of the ‘7 of the UK’s least crowded beach towns to visit this Jubilee weekend’
• Classic FM, 16 June, article on 15 LGBTQ+ composers in classical music history that you
probably already know, which includes Benjamin Britten with a mention for the Aldeburgh
Festival
• The Spectator, 25 June, book review by Peter Parker for Frances Gibb’s ‘A Time and a Place:
George Crabbe, Aldeburgh and Suffolk’, which includes a mention for the Aldeburgh Festival
• 4 bars rest, 28 June, news story on composer Gavin Higgins continues to champion brass band
music at the world premiere of his latest major work at the Aldeburgh Festival
• Seen and Heard International, 4 August, review by Michael Cookson for ‘Music at Paxton’ –
Summer Festival of Chamber Music, which includes a mention for the premiere of Turnage’s
Songs of Sleep and Regret at the Aldeburgh Festival
News stories on Nicola Benedetti cancellation
• BBC News, 7 June, news story announcing Nicola Benedetti cancels Aldeburgh shows due to
tendonitis
• The Strad, 8 June, news story announcing Nicola Benedetti cancels Aldeburgh Festival
performances due to tendonitis (also appeared 11 other outlets, including The National and
Slipped Disc, 7 June)
• The Violin Channel, 14 June, news story announcing Nicola Benedetti cancels Aldeburgh
Festival performances due to tendonitis
Social Media Highlights

Twitter
• Robert Hugill (Planet Hugill, 7k followers), 13 August, tweet previewing the Aldeburgh
Festival – 2 RT’s, 2 likes
• Opera Magazine (45.6k followers), 15 December, tweet previewing Tom Coult’s Violet at the
Aldeburgh Festival – 3 RT’s, 10 likes