MUSIC FESTIVALS 2020
UK
Aldeburgh Festival
12-28 June
Steven Osborne plays the Britten Concerto and Imogen Cooper appears in recital. Just two piano-related events that take part at the 73rd Festival founded by Benjamin Britten in Suffolk.
Bath Festival
15-24 May
There’s always a distinguished pianist or two appearing at venues including the handsome Assembly Rooms as well as the grander space of Bath Abbey. See the website for more details.
BBC Proms
17 July-12 September
The world’s largest music festival, based at the Royal Albert Hall but now venturing ever farther afield to venues around the UK as well as spin-offs around the world. Full details will be announced in April.
Brighton Festival
2-24 May
Taking place in venues across the Sussex coast, the festival plays host to Isata Kanneh-Mason plus recitals by Paul Lewis, Florian Mitrea and more.
Buxton International Festival
3-19 July
The 2020 programme covers the full spectrum of composers, from JC Bach to Kabalevsky, with performances by Kathryn Stott, Martin Roscoe, Freddy Kempf and more.
Cambridge Summer Music
10-25 July
www.cambridgesummermusic.co.uk
The 2020 programme covers the full spectrum of the greatest classical composers, from Bach to Shostakovich, with performances by pianists Martin Roscoe, Leon McCawley and more.
Cheltenham Music Festival
3-12 July
There’s sure to be plenty to keep West-Country pianophiles happy at this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival. Details to appear soon.
East Neuk Festival
1-5 July
Llyr Williams appears twice (with Pictures at an Exhibition and Beethoven’s mighty ‘Hammerklavier’) and the graceful Yeol Eum Son – who appeared on our issue 102 cover – offers up more Beethoven in the form of his Diabelli Variations.
Edinburgh International Festival
7-31 August
As we go to press, the programme has yet to be announced. But there are bound to
