2022 Buxton International Festival Highlights
Programme highlights for the 2022 Buxton International Festival 7-24 July.
MoreProgramme highlights for the 2022 Buxton International Festival 7-24 July.
MoreJohn Phillips talks to acclaimed author and naturalist Mark Cocker about a selection of nature-themed events that are taking place during the 2021 Festival.
John Andrews, Artistic Director of Red Squirrel Opera and Conductor of The Dancing Master at the 2021 Buxton International Festival, writes about Malcolm Arnold’s life, career and creative legacy.
“And what is more dull than a discreet diary? One might as well have a discreet soul.” For those, like me, with a penchant for early twentieth century history, you’ll know that books on this period are usually littered with the pithy phrases of one man. Sir Henry ‘Chips’ Channon was an MP who never
Renowned pianist Kathryn Stott tells us how she plans to whisk you away at her recital this summer.
Vicky Dawson, Book Festival Director, gives us a glimpse into Sarah Aspinall’s book about her flamboyant mother, Diamonds at the Lost and Found.
Peter Moore, author, historian and interviewer for the Buxton International Festival, writes about how quickly digital events have become a part of our everyday lives. At nine o’clock one Wednesday morning in July 2019, I walked out on the stage of the Pavilion Arts Centre in Buxton. The little audience that we had managed to
It is with great pleasure that we are able to hold a number of intimate events within the magnificent Assembly Rooms at the newly-restored Buxton Crescent Hotel this year.
This year BIF is recruiting volunteers to help bring the magic of live performance back to Buxton. Jean Ball, our Venue Operations Manager, has been discussing the experience with her stewards.
Planning a Festival in Hotel Quarantine – Buxton International Festival CEO, Michael Williams writes about his experience of organising the 2021 Festival during lockdown.
As the Peak District National Park celebrates its 70th birthday this week, the value of this protected landscape has arguably never been greater nor more appreciated.