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

A Musical Gathering

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.

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A Musical Gathering

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