BBC SSO at Aldeburgh Festival 2026 Events
Fri 12 Jun 2026
- 19:30Snape Maltings Concert Hall
A mysterious princess, a remote castle, and a tense love triangle shape Debussy’s dark, dreamlike fairytale opera. Pelléas et Mélisande blends shadowy symbols with shimmering music. Rory Kinnear directs, with Ryan Wigglesworth leading a stellar cast.
A mysterious princess, a remote castle, and a tense love triangle shape Debussy’s dark, dreamlike fairytale opera. Pelléas et Mélisande blends shadowy symbols with shimmering music. Rory Kinnear directs, with Ryan Wigglesworth leading a stellar cast.
Programme
- Pelléas et Mélisande(155 mins)
Performers
- Jacques ImbrailoPelléas - baritone
- Sophie BevanMélisande - soprano
- Gordon BintnerGolaud - baritone
- Sarah ConnollyGeneviève – mezzo-soprano
- John TomlinsonArkel – bass
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
- Rory KinnearDirector
- Vicki MortimerDesigner
- Paule ConstableLighting designer
Composers
Sun 14 Jun 2026
- 19:30Snape Maltings Concert Hall
An orchestral journey of bold originality: Ogonek’s joyful, light-filled dances, Ravel’s jazz-inspired brilliance, and Wigglesworth’s time-bending concerto. Steven Osborne shines across playful Ravel and introspective Wigglesworth.
An orchestral journey of bold originality: Ogonek’s joyful, light-filled dances, Ravel’s jazz-inspired brilliance, and Wigglesworth’s time-bending concerto. Steven Osborne shines across playful Ravel and introspective Wigglesworth.
Programme
- All These Lighted Things (three little dances for orchestra)(15 mins)
- Piano Concerto in G major(23 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto(22 mins)
- La valse(12 mins)
Performers
- Steven OsbornePiano
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Mon 15 Jun 2026
- 11:00Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Britten at his most joyful: the upbeat Welcome Ode and the sparkling Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a lively tour of every instrument. A spirited celebration, complete with fresh narration by Rory Kinnear.
Britten at his most joyful: the upbeat Welcome Ode and the sparkling Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a lively tour of every instrument. A spirited celebration, complete with fresh narration by Rory Kinnear.
Programme
- Welcome Ode, for young people’s chorus and orchestra, Op.95(9 mins)
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(17 mins)
Performers
- Rory KinnearNarrator
- Ryan WigglesworthConductor
Composers
