After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music's increasingly uncertain future. 'You know, had Britten and Pears pitched up on Dragons' Den with their idea for turning a disused malting house into a concert hall, they'd have been turned away," says Roger Wright. "There was no business plan!" But what began with Benjamin Britten's straightforward idea of transforming a former industrial building ...
'I've always been a glass half full person': Aldeburgh festival's outgoing CEO Roger Wright
The Guardian - 13 Jun 2024 13:49
After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music's increasingly uncertain future. 'You know, had Britten and Pears pitched up on Dragons' Den with their idea for turning a disused malting house into a concert hall, they'd have been turned away," says Roger Wright. "There was no business plan!" But what began with Benjamin Britten's straightforward idea of transforming a former industrial building ...
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