Page 5 - Media Coverage Book - 75th Aldeburgh Festival 2024

• Arcana, 06 June, interview with Unsuk Chin and Alban Gerhardt ahead of the

performance of Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto at the Aldeburgh Festival on the 20
June
• Opera Now, 06 June, interview with Gweneth Ann Rand ahead of her performances

of Messiaen Song Cycles at the Aldeburgh Festival

• Presto Music, 10 June, interview with Claire Both on her album ‘Expressionist Music’
including mention of her performance of ‘Kings Herald’s Saga’ at the Aldeburgh
Festival

• The Telegraph, 10 June, article by Roger Wright on the 1961 and 1948 recreations at
the Aldeburgh Festival on the 14 and 15 June

• The Arts Desk, 11 June, first person piece by the Henschel Quartet including mention
of their performance at the Aldeburgh Festival on the 11 June

• The Guardian, 13 June, interview with Roger Wright on the Aldeburgh Festival
• Classical Music, 14 June, daily newsletter featuring The Guardian’s interview with

Britten Pears Arts’ Roger Wright
• Thoroughly Good, 18 June, article ‘Aldeburgh Festival at 75: Timeless Programming,

Everlasting Appeal’
• Reaction, 26 June, article ‘The Aldeburgh Festival turns 75 and remains a glory of the

British musical year’
• Planet Hugill, 29 June, interview with Claire Booth including on recording ‘Pierrott

Lunaire’ including mention of Claire Booth’s performance at the Aldeburgh Festival
• BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, interview with Roger Wright on his career at Britten

Pears Arts and the 75th Aldeburgh Festival
• Classical Music, Summer 2024, ‘Final Thoughts’ interview with Roger Wright on his

work at Britten Pears Arts and the Aldeburgh Festival
• New York Times, 11 July, article ‘At 75, the Aldeburgh Festival Is Bigger Than Benjamin

Britten’
• The Big Issue, 01 August, article on Britten Pears Arts’ recreations of the 1961 cello

and piano recital and the 1948 season opener concert at the Aldeburgh Festival

Listings

• The Times, 25 March, pick for the Aldeburgh Festival in article ‘The 15 best classical,

jazz and Latin festivals to book’
• Telegraph, 30 March, pick for the BBC SSO performance at the Aldeburgh Festival in

article ‘The 10 best classical and jazz concerts to book tickets for in spring 2024’