St George's Bristol Brochure (Jan-July 2016) by St George's Bristol

WORLD CLASS MUSIC

January — July 2016 Box Office: 0845 40 24 001 stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

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Introduction 40 years on and St George’s is a very different place. No longer a church, its ecclesiastical fixtures have gradually been replaced by those needed for a modern concert hall — a transformation that will be complete with our Building a Sound Future capital project. Many things have changed, but the one thing that has remained consistent down the years is the commitment to presenting the best artists and music around. The big names of the classical music world still abound, but today they are joined by the stars of jazz, folk, Americana, world music, not to mention the writers and thinkers who populate our spoken word programme. The new season offers a wealth of concerts and festivals, not least our new The Art of Flight which takes off in multiple directions with homages to the great fugal writing of the past as well as new commissions inspired by Bristol’s celebrated aeronautical history. There are two big concerts with the OAE to look forward to, while Aurora is carving new pathways through classical orchestral music. We’re also honoured to be presenting the High Sheriff’s 2016 Concert. Filmic 2016 looks at technology in sound and vision, from the breath-driven atmospherics of Colin Stetson to the role of the theremin in Hitchcock and Tim Burton Films to the digital mapping of film and music in ‘Places of Worship’, with a special January pre-launch concert featuring the moody French cinema synth-sounds of Nouvelle Vague-offshoot, Bristol. There’s the return of Bristol Folk Festival and Slapstick Festival, four of the greatest double bassists on the planet drop by during the season — and there are enough West African koras to start a korestra! Enjoy... Suzanne Rolt

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

A detailed view of our Apollo Sculpture

In 1976 St George’s held its first ever concert, a lunchtime performance given by the Academy of the BBC Orchestra.

Apollo A soundwave sculpture to record and celebrate individual and corporate donors to our Building a Sound Future appeal. As the largest capital development in the history of St George’s progresses into its final development phase and our much anticipated extension transfers from an architect’s model into reality, our focus is on securing the final tranche of funding ahead of construction works commencing in spring 2016. We will remain open throughout this period. To get us there we are calling on you, our generous supporters and regular audiences, to become directly involved. We have commissioned a new sculpture to record each and every major donor to the appeal, to hang as the permanent centre piece of our new extension. Named Apollo, after the Greek god of music, this unique sound wave sculpture is inspired by Philip Glass’ Etude No 2 which he performed here in 2013, and designed by Bristol based internationally-acclaimed artist Luke Jerram.

‘As a trustee, I know how important it is that we raise this money. By joining the Apollo Club I am helping to give St George’s Bristol a sound future’ BEN HEALD

Our Apollo sculpture is made up of 100 handblown glass roundels, each one representing a £5,000 donation to our appeal. Donations are welcome from individuals, companies and groups who may wish to contribute together to name a roundel after their choir or orchestra, or any group that would like to be directly associated with the transformed St George’s. Payment can be made in instalments until the project completion date of Autumn 2017. All confirmed donors will become members of our Apollo Club, with benefits including an annual reception to acknowledge and celebrate this investment in our sound future. If you are able to sponsor a roundel, individually or as part of a group, you will always have the delight of looking up when you arrive at St George’s and remembering how you secured this hall for future generations. With the production costs of the sculpture already raised, 100% of funds raised from roundel sponsorship goes directly to our appeal. For further details and payment terms please contact Simon Farley, Head of Fundraising & Development on 0117 929 4929 (Ext.205), visit our appeal website: buildingasoundfuture.co.uk and look out for the short promotional film kindly produced by Icon Films in support of the appeal which we are screening before selected concerts throughout the season.

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Join the Friends

Join the Friends of St George’s Bristol At St George’s we are fortunate to have a wonderfully supportive network of Friends. Through their generous support the Friends of St George’s help us deliver our world class artistic programme, provide inspirational music making opportunities for children and young people in and around Bristol, and care for our beautiful Grade II* listed building. Our Friends all share one thing in common, their passion for music and we offer a range of great benefits designed to help them make the most of the St George’s Experience. For full details of the membership benefits available please check our website, pick up a leaflet, or call our box office on 0845 40 24 001.

‘I love going to St George's for concerts. Being a Friend of St George's makes you feel more part of the place as well as allowing you priority booking, which is so useful. Extra events provided for Friends are also very worthwhile. I have got to know so many people through St George's.’ CHARLES KINSEY

‘St George’s sits at the heart of our most musical experiences. It’s become a home from home, a place to meet friends and enjoy the most extraordinary range of world-class music.’ JUDITH AND TIM LOCKWOOD JONES

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Beyond the Barline Talks ART THAT NEVER STANDS STILL — T HE BEETHOVEN REVOLUTION

‘Art demands of us that we shall never stand still’, claimed Beethoven, and much of his music was born out of that personal credo. Even now, some of his late works continue to unsettle the listener with their quest for a 'new path'. Jonathan James and David Bednall return with a six-part series to follow that path and to see where it led for the composer and classical music as a whole, focusing on his innovations in each genre. With Beethoven, revolution was almost always in the air. Thursday 28 January Late piano sonatas — the restless genius behind sonatas no 28 — 32, with Jonathan James Thursday 4 February Late string quartets — ways into understanding Op 131 and Op 132, with Jonathan James

Beyond the Barline Talks

AMERICAN PIONEERS IN CLASSICAL AND JAZZ How did twentieth century America define its national language in music in response to — and sometimes completely heedless of — the European dominance of previous centuries? Jonathan James and David Bednall celebrate some of the pioneers that led the way in shaping the American musical voice, including through the vital sounds of jazz. Thursday 7 April Charles Ives and early American Modernists, with Jonathan James Thursday 14 April American opera, including Bernstein and Copland, with David Bednall Thursday 28 April New landscapes: Copland and Adams, with Jonathan James Thursday 5 May Classical jazz. Gershwin and Bernstein's orchestral works, with Jonathan James Thursday 12 May American choral works, with David Bednall Thursday 26 May Miles Davis and his Kind of Blue, with Jonathan James

Thursday 18 February Missa Solemnis — Beethoven's choral masterpiece, with David Bednall Thursday 25 February Fidelio — Beethoven's only opera, with David Bednall Thursday 3 March Revolutionary symphonies — how symphonies 3 and 9 laid down the gauntlet, with Jonathan James Thursday 10 March Piano concertos 4 and 5 — re-envisioning the role of soloist and orchestra, with Jonathan James

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Lunchtime Concerts

ur high quality, accessible daytime concerts are perfect if you like your classical music in smaller bites. This season violinist Krysia Osostowicz and pianist Daniel Tong bring a new and exciting dimension to Beethoven’s ten sonatas for violin and piano, by inviting ten leading composers to each write a short companion piece to one of the Beethoven sonatas. These new pieces, performed alongside the works they were inspired by, create musical ‘conversations’ between living composers and the great master himself, and shed new light on what Beethoven’s music means to us today. Beethoven Plus is generously funded by Arts Council England, the PRS Music Foundation, the RVW Trust, the Holst Foundation, the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Radcliffe Trust.

Thursday 28 January Alice Neary cello Daniel Tong piano Friday 29 January Young Artists Showcase (Free Admission) Thursday 4 February Beethoven Plus Ⅰ Thursday 18 February Duo Kapsetakis Thursday 25 February Onyx Brass Ensemble Thursday 3 March Beethoven Plus Ⅱ Thursday 10 March Andres Carciente piano Thursday 7 April Beethoven Plus Ⅲ Thursday 14 April Clare Hammond piano Thursday 28 April Rautio Piano Trio Ⅰ Thursday 5 May Beethoven Plus Ⅳ Thursday 12 May Pomegranate Piano Trio Thursday 19 May Lara Melda piano Thursday 26 May Rautio Piano Trio Ⅱ Thursday 2 June Yukiko Shinohara with AJSW String Quartet Thursday 9 June Beethoven Plus Ⅴ

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MARK PADMORE & PAUL LEWIS Mark Padmore tenor Paul Lewis piano

‘Singer and pianist are perfectly matched in temperament and musicality, and every note has been lovingly considered… exquisitely thoughtful and reﬁned…’ THE TELEGRAPH

An Evening of Songs by Schumann, Brahms, Schubert & Wolf The supreme artistry and mutual understanding of Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis make them an ideal duo for this beautifullycrafted journey through some of the great moments of German lieder. Exploring the universal themes of love, loneliness and mortality, the music and imagery of these songs conjures high drama and deep desolation as they roam from warmth and exuberance to elegiac introspection. The full listing of songs is available on our website. paulewispiano.co.uk markpadmore.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Friday 8 January 7.30pm Tickets £32, £27, £22, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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‘…his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter’ WASHINGTON POST

HENRY ROLLINS In describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. ‘Rollins is many things,’ says the Washington Post, ‘diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humourist, even motivational speaker… his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter.’ Entertainment Weekly’s list includes ‘Punk Rock icon. Spoken word poet. Actor. Author. DJ. Is there anything this guy can’t do?’ TV Guide has more concisely called him a ‘Renaissance Man’ but if Henry Rollins could be reduced to a single word, that word would undoubtedly be ‘workaholic’. When he’s not travelling, Rollins prefers to keep a relentless schedule full of work, with gigs as an actor, author, DJ, voiceover artist and TV show host.

BRISTOL PRECONSERVATOIRE CONCERT A colourful evening of chamber music and jazz from some of the region’s finest young musicians, all students of the Bristol PreConservatoire. The programme includes string ensemble works by Bach, Schubert, Dvorak and Ravel, pieces by Bozza for woodwind quartet, a variety of a cappella works from Mendelssohn to the Beatles, and classic ballades from the jazz quintet. bristol-preconservatoire.com

ST GEORGE'S 1823 LECTURE St George’s Bristol and the British Museum share a special connection in that both buildings were designed by the same architect: Sir Robert Smirke. To mark this historic link, we begin what we hope will become an annual lecture series. For this inaugural talk we are delighted to welcome the British Museum’s Deputy Director, Jonathan Williams. The British Museum was founded in 1753 to be a new kind of institution — where the public could come and find out about the world for free. But what is the purpose of the British Museum now in the 21st century? Jonathan talks about its history, present, and looks ahead to the future. britishmuseum.org Promoted by St George’s Bristol

‘St George's Bristol, a building which we think of as a twin sister.’ NEIL MACGREGOR

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Sunday 10 January 7.30pm

Wednesday 13 January 7.30pm

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Friday 15 January 6.30pm Tickets £5 (plus fees)

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RAISE THE ROOF! Attention all singers! Spend a day learning hit songs of the Rat Pack made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Led by David Ogden with City of Bristol Choir and a live band, the day culminates in a grand (but very informal) performance by the day’s ‘cast’ as always.

MINIBEATS SPRING INTO STRINGS! Put your hands together for fabulous fiddles, mellow cello and voilà, viola, as we celebrate the wonderful instruments of the string family! Featuring some of the super string players of the Bristol Ensemble, alongside presenter Laura Tanner.

Singing Sessions 11am — 1pm and 2pm — 4pm, including performance at 3.15pm.

Recommend Age 3 — 5 (10.15am) & 5 — 8 (12pm)

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Each show lasts approx 45 mins with a chance to try out instruments afterwards.

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Saturday 16 January 11am Tickets Singers: £12, £5 U18s (plus fees) 3.15pm Audience: £3 (plus fees), Free U18s

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Sunday 17 January 10.15am & 12pm Tickets £6 (plus fees), Family Ticket available

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THE MAKING OF ‘THE HUNT’ FILMING REVELATIONS FROM THE LANDMARK BBC1 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH SERIES with Alastair Fothergill executive producer  Huw Cordey series producer

MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE… IN 50 MINUTES with Jonathan James The seventeenth century saw the arrival of outlandish wigs, curvaceous architecture and some of the most lavish paintings in the history of art. How was this reflected in the music? Starting with early Italian masters such as Scarlatti and Corelli, we tread an exciting path through an era of extraordinary invention in instrumental music and opera, culminating in masterpieces by Handel and Bach. jonathanjamesmusic.com

The Hunt is a series with real-life, edge-of-theseat drama. But it’s not about killing. It’s a landmark production about the sophisticated relationships between predators and prey. And The Hunt’s state-of-the-art technology has revealed more about some of these relationships than even the scientists knew. Hear about filming breakthroughs, personal dramas, scientific discoveries and aerial revelations, and be shown special clips from behind the scenes. Characters appearing on screen include Arctic Wolves, aerobatic Caracals, and giant Blue Whales. This is guaranteed to be an eye-opening presentation. Running time 75 minutes without interval. Proceeds from this event go to The Avon Wildlife Trust.

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Monday 18 January 6.30pm

Wednesday 20 January 7pm

Tickets £5 (plus fees)

Tickets £15, £5 U16s (plus fees)

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THREE CANE WHALE PLUS MAARJA NUUT This multi-instrumental trio return to their favourite venue in a special launch concert for third album Palimpsest, recorded at Real World Studios. Expect a stage full of unusual instruments and music of delicate beauty and sweeping grandeur. The show is opened by the Estonian fiddler and singer Maarja Nuut whose solo performances (as seen at WOMAD) combine traditional dance tunes with live electronics. Together with cellist James Gow, Maarja also joins Three Cane Whale for a few numbers. threecanewhale.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

CELLOPHONY with Sasha Sitkovetsky violin Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 1 Vivaldi (arr. Richard Birchall) The Four Seasons The sight (and sound) of eight cellists is one we won’t forget after last year’s staggering concert, Cellophony’s St George’s debut. If you missed it, fear not, because we are delighted to welcome the musicians back for a second helping, this time with guest violinist Sasha Sitkovetsky. He joins the ensemble for a performance of Vivaldi’s most famous work, revised for violin and eight cellos; a scintillating take on the masterpiece. Firstly, Bach meets Brazil in VillasLobos’ extrovert, vivacious and darkly romantic work for an octet of cellos. cellophony.net Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Earlybird OΩer Tickets just £12 (plus fees) if you book by 31 December 2015 Thursday 21 January 8pm

Friday 22 January 8.30pm

Tickets £15, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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St George’s Bristol is delighted to be partnering with the Slapstick Festival, presenting eight unique comedy events over the festival weekend (23 — 25 January) See slapstick.org.uk for full programme details.

IT’S SHAUN THE SHEEP! …with the movie’s writers and directors ‘in conversation’ with Marcus Brigstocke Aardman’s latest movie has been a huge box office success and attracted rave reviews from all over the world. Shaun’s fame is such that the TV series is broadcast in over 170 territories worldwide and the recent Shaun in the City trails in London and Bristol have introduced the nation’s favourite sheep to a whole new audience both young and old. What is it that makes Shaun such a universally loved character and what’s next for the mischievous lamb? Satirist, writer and comedian Marcus Brigstocke hosts this special event with Shaun the Sheep writers and directors Richard Starzak and Mark Burton. With film extracts and audience Q&A. Running time 75 minutes without interval. slapstick.org.uk

Saturday 23 January 12.30pm Tickets £10, £7.50, £6 U12s, £5 Restricted View (plus fees)

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WAY OUT WEST: MARCUS MEETS THE GOODIES

WAY OUT WEST: PASSIONATE ABOUT BUSTER

BARRY CRYER & RONNIE GOLDEN: PAST MASTERS

Satirist and comedian Marcus Brigstocke (God Collar, The Brig Society) meets the UK’s finest comedy trio who reunite at Slapstick Festival for a rare public screening of their western comedy classic Bun Fight at the OK Tea Rooms (1975, 28mins).

with Rick Wakeman & Ian Lavender

Live music and classic comedy from this exceptional pair as they close the twelfth edition of Bristol’s Slapstick Festival.

From 1970 to 1982, television audiences in their millions roared with laughter at weekly editions of the visually inventive and stunt-led episodes of The Goodies which made Tim, Bill and Graeme household names. Here Marcus meets the classic comedy team as they discuss their legacy in comedy, their comic influences, western comedies and much more. With a chance for Q&As, this is a unique opportunity to see these legendary performers together on stage discussing their love of silent comedy. Running time 80 minutes without interval.

Continuing Slapstick Festival’s celebration of silent comedy westerns, prog rock legend, keyboard virtuoso and ‘grumpy old man’ Rick Wakeman and ‘stupid boy’ Private Pike (AKA actor Ian Lavender) discuss their mutual passion for silent comedy master performer Buster Keaton. This is followed by a superb double bill of Keaton’s finest films in his homage to the great west, Go West (1925, 68mins) and The Paleface (1922, 20mins), with live score performed by The European Silent Screen Virtuosi featuring Guenter A. Buchwald, Frank Bockius and Romano Todesco plus special guest performers Adrian Utley and Roger Huckle. They perform the world premiere of a new score composed by Guenter for this occasion.

Expect comedy songs and gags galore from the well-loved duo, just back from the Edinburgh Fringe proving they are still alive and old is cool. Barry will have an aviary of new parrot jokes and Ronnie will be cleaning up after them. Running time 75 minutes without interval. ‘Two of comedy’s most fabled masters’ FESTIVAL TIMES

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Saturday 23 January 5pm

Saturday 23 January 8pm

Sunday 24 January 8pm

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ANDA UNION Inner-Mongolian ensemble Anda Union aim to rediscover the cultural traditions of Ghengis Khan — who unified rival Mongolian tribes — by combining throat-singing, folksong, instrumental music and dance in a bold and colourful spectacle linking past and present. Although their repertoire was partly designed to re-engage young Mongols with their own endangered culture, Anda Union have huge international appeal and a previous performance at St George’s a few years ago proved a

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT MONTEVERDI — T HE 'OTHER' VESPERS Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Choir of the Enlightenment Robert Howarth director Programme to include Monteverdi Nisi Dominus; Lauda Jerusalem; Magnificat Cavalli Ave Maris Stella, Sonata à 6 oae.co.uk

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Wednesday 27 January 7pm

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massive hit. The nine-strong troupe play a variety of instruments including horse-head lutes and fiddles, mouth-harp, three-holed flute and percussion, with ‘music-of-thespheres’ vocals throughout. andaunion.com

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Tuesday 26 January 8pm Tickets £17, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment returns with a programme featuring music from the earliest part of their repertoire — the Baroque geniuses that are Monteverdi and Cavalli, composers who each made a huge mark on the history of music. Monteverdi’s vespers and madrigals are revolutionary in harmony and style and straddle the divide between the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Cavalli, however, was at the time a rising star in the genre of public opera. Robert Howarth’s recent recording of Monteverdi’s Vespers with the OAE was widely acclaimed and this is a superb opportunity to hear him direct the OAE as he delves in further riches of this era in the wonderful acoustic of St George's.

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ALICE NEARY CELLO & DANIEL TONG PIANO

BRISTOL PLUS JIMMY GALVIN & DJ QUEEN BEE

Janáček Pohadka (A Fairy Tale) Dvořák Silent Woods Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor Op 38

The latest project by composer and record producer Marc Collin, the founder of cult French film & lounge-music specialists Nouvelle Vague, is Bristol: a cinematicsounding homage to the ‘Bristol Sound’, the Nineties trip-hop style associated with Portishead, Massive Attack and Tricky. In Collin’s hands, familiar tunes and beats receive a Sixties makeover that is both intensely filmic and sleekly sensual, with the musicians and guest singers reinterpreting material by Portishead, Neneh Cherry and others alongside new tunes in a similar vein. To celebrate the big occasion of Bristol appearing in the city’s grandest venue, we’ve created a special Bristol-themed party, with an opening solo piano set by local legend Jimmy Galvin, and a DJ aftershow in the bar from Queen Bee.

Distinguished chamber musicians Alice Neary and Daniel Tong return to our lunchtime series with a sumptuous programme featuring Janáček’s endearing musical realisation of a princely Russian fairy tale, ‘Pohadka’, and Brahms’ equally enchanting first Cello Sonata. This concert is given in conjunction with the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival 2016 wyevalleyfestival.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE Musicians from Churchill Academy & Sixth Form, Bristol Cathedral Choir School We are delighted to once again welcome top young performers from these two outstandingly musical schools. This annual showcase event includes prize-winners of the 2016 Churchill Young Musician of the Year competition, supported by Churchill Music!, alongside performances from some of the talented young musicians of Bristol Cathedral Choir School. Promoted by St George’s Bristol

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Thursday 28 January 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees) Free 8 — 25s

Thursday 28 January 8pm Tickets £20, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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Friday 29 January 1pm Tickets Free Admission

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January / February

TOM EVESON GALA CONCERT 2016

PAUL LEWIS PIANO LISZT DANTE

Bristol Pre-Conservatoire Nathan James singer (Tom Eveson Bursary Recipient) QEH/Red Maids’ Choir Red Maids’ Wind Band Bristol Ensemble Preludes Choir (St George’s Prize for Music Recipients)

Brahms Four Ballades Op 10 Schubert Piano Sonata No 9 in B D575 (1817) Brahms Three Intermezzi Op 117 Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

Programme to include: Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes Bozza Pieces for Wind Ensemble Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe Bernstein West Side Story (Medley) An annual Gala Concert celebrating the life of Bristol musician Tom Eveson and showcasing the talents of Bristol’s musical youth. Hosted by Christopher Northam, this year’s performance features prize winners of both the inaugural ‘Tom Eveson Bursary’ and ‘St George’s Prize for Music’, alongside outstanding ensembles from Bristol PreConservatoire, Red Maids’ School and QEH School This concert is suitable for audiences of all ages. Sunday 31 January 4pm Tickets £10, £5 U18s (plus fees)

We’re bringing out the titans of the piano repertoire this season — we launched in September with the mighty Liszt B Minor Sonata and now the ever-brilliant Paul Lewis returns with another tour de force, Liszt’s Dante Sonata. This is a piece that evokes The Divine Comedy in a single movement, describing the wild journey of the soul into hell before offering a final, tantalising glimpse of Paradise. It crowns a programme of some of the most intensely personal of Brahms’s piano music, the three tender Intermezzi he described as ‘lullabies to my sorrows’, and an early sonata by the then genius-in-the-bud, Schubert. ‘One of the greatest pianists of our time.’ THE HERALD

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Tuesday 2 February 7.30pm Tickets £32, £26, £20, £14, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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‘Music¬making of physical, visceral directness’

THE GUARDIAN

BEETHOVEN PLUS

AURORA ORCHESTRA THE MUSICAL MEMORY PALACE

Krysia Osostowicz violin & Daniel Tong piano

Ed Cooke grand memory master Nicholas Collon conductor Aurora Orchestra

Beethoven Sonata in D Op 12 No 1 Jonathan Dove Ludwig Games Beethoven Sonata in A Op 30 No 2 Philip Ashworth Air Beethoven Plus is an innovative new project created by Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong. In this the first of a series of five monthly lunchtime concerts, Beethoven’s Sonata Op 12 No 1 is the inspiration for Jonathan Dove’s Ludwig Games, and Philip Ashworth has created Air as a companion piece to Beethoven’s Op 30 No 2. beethovenplus.com danieltong.com See p.6 for further details on Beethoven Plus. Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Mozart Symphony No 40 in G minor K550 Aurora returns to St George’s Bristol for a concert that invites audiences to take a journey in musical memory in the company of Ed Cooke, Grand Memory Master and founder of memrise.com, who can memorise the order of a deck of cards in less than a minute. Cooke applies the playful, imaginative and often hilarious ‘memory palace’ techniques which he uses to improve memory retention to Mozart’s 40th Symphony, illuminating the genius and drama of Mozart’s writing and inviting audience members to astonish themselves with the power of their own memories. Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra provide scintillating musical illustration, culminating in a memorised performance of the complete symphony. In an age in which memory is increasingly externalised in an online cloud, this concert promises to rediscover the joys of memorisation, as well as offering a thrilling new way of engaging with symphonic music. 80 minutes without interval. auroraorchestra.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol. Supported by The Carr-Gregory Trust.

Thursday 4 February 1pm

Friday 5 February 7pm

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February HALF TERM

WILD WORDS THE UGLY SWANLING HALF TERM

CLASSIC BUSKERS Michael Copley flutes and panpipes Ian Moore piano accordion with Neil Henry magician Join the bird-catcher Papageno as he goes on a magical musical journey through fire and water, meeting snakes, bears, wolves, flying boys, the King of the Sun and a very wicked Queen. This ‘Magic Flute’ is created and performed by The Classic Buskers and magician Neil Henry, and is based (somewhat loosely) on Mozart’s timeless masterpiece of the same name, only this time comprising magic in the form of real tricks and illusions, with lots of flutes (and panpipes), and the extra dimension of piano accordion! Be amused, bemused, entertained and actively involved in this very original musical treat for all the family! Recommended Age 6+ 60 minutes without interval.

Michael Loader storyteller Ali Francis Black violin Martin Soloman harp & accordion Disaster! — follow the adventures of a young swan after losing its home... Aah! Enemies! — meet the characters that ignore and wish the young swan harm... Boo! Fight! — join in, act out and dance through the swan’s struggle for freedom in our pre-show Playshop to be performed in the show on stage... Ooo! Happy Ever After...? Find out how our story will end, will it be a ‘swan song’ or, like a phoenix, will our cygnet rise from the ashes of doom and despair... Hmm? A story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, Swan Lake and the many tales and legends that 'swan around' the world. With live swanthemed music by Tchaikovsky and Saint Saëns. Recommended Age 6+ 50 minutes without interval. Promoted by St George's Bristol in association with Bristol Storyfest and Somerset Storyfest

Playshop / 2.15-3.15pm

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Drama, dance and maskmaking! Tickets £2 (adult supervision required)

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Sunday 7 February 3pm

Tuesday 9 February 3.30pm

Tickets £8, £6 U18s, Family Ticket available (plus fees)

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BRANDON HILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Ewa Strusińska conductor Ileana Ruhemann flute Justine Watts guest leader

GOING BEYOND 2016 AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK AGAIN Sarah Outen is welcomed to the stage for the fifth instalment of the annual ‘Going Beyond’ adventure talk series. In 2009, at just 24 years old, Sarah became the first woman and youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean, raising £30,000 for charity. In 2011, she embarked on her ‘London2London: Via the world’ journey that will see her complete a 25,000 - mile journey across Europe, Asia, North America — and both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans — by rowing boat, bike and kayak. And four years on, she is still going. Hear Sarah’s inspiring story of a journey beset by surprise and challenging conditions, where endurance prevails. In support of the Youth Adventure Trust. youthadventuretrust.org.uk

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Malcolm Arnold Concerto for flute and strings Shostakovich Symphony No 1 in F minor The natural exuberance of conductor Ewa Strusińska should stand her in good stead on her return to St George’s to direct a programme replete with con brio. Strusińska, Principal Conductor of the Szczecin Phiharmonic in her native Poland, is joined by BBC Concert Orchestra Principal Flautist Illeana Ruhemann for the skittering and energetic Concerto for Flute and Strings by Malcolm Arnold. RimskyKorsakov’s orchestral showpiece, Capriccio Espagnol, gets the evening off to a glittering start, whilst a youthful work by another twentieth-century Russian master concludes the evening. Shostakovich’s Symphony No 1, an immediate success at its premiere, was written as a graduation piece. The vigour and colour of the nationalist tradition is abundant in the symphony, but so too is that telling conjunction of wit and tragedy that came to characterise the mature Shostakovich. ‘Her cupped hands drew cushioned warmth from the strings…’ THE TIMES

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February

DUO KAPSETAKIS Stephanie Kapsetaki & Marianna Kapsetaki pianos

DAN TEPFER GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Prize-winning pianist Dan Tepfer was born in Paris to an American family and grew up bi-lingual, which he credits with instilling his unusually bi-partisan approach to music, moving between jazz and the classical repertoire with great ease. He also has a degree in Astrophysics from Edinburgh University, and trained as an opera conductor. Tonight Tepfer presents his acclaimed solo suite based on J S Bach’s Goldberg Variations, where the original movements are followed by improvisations to form a second set of variations. This very rare date in a short UK tour follows the success of a Wigmore Hall concert for the London Jazz Festival. ‘Riveting, inspired...’ THE NEW YORK TIMES

‘Elegant, thoughtful and thrilling’ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

RYLEY WALKER & DANNY THOMPSON Singer-songwriter Ryley Walker plays guitar (a Guild D-35) like Bert Jansch and sings like Tim Buckley. Still only in his mid-twenties, he’s going to be a major figure, as the rave reviews for his second album, Primrose Green attest. For this unmissable date, Walker is joined by the revered double-bassist Danny Thompson, who of course played with both Bert Jansch (in Pentangle) and Tim Buckley, as well as with Nick Drake, John Martyn and many more, helping to create the lyrical, folk-jazz style that so influenced Ryley close to half a century later. The music should suit the richly reflective reverb of St George’s to perfection. ‘Stoned, summery somnambulance…’ THE GUARDIAN ON PRIMROSE GREEN ALBUM

Chopin Ballade No 2 Op 38 Rachmaninov Prelude Op 3 No 2; Moments musicaux Op 16 No 6 Liszt Transcendental Etudes: No 11 Harmonies du Soir; No 8 Wilde Jagd; No 10 Allegro agitato molto Dvořák Slavonic Dance Op 46 No 8 Furiant Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite Op 71a Trepak G.Rossini (arr. Gottschalk) William Tell Overture Pablo Ziegler Milonguetta Born in Crete in 1991, the Kapsetakis twins share a remarkable talent and passion for music, and have already won a host of major awards in their native Greece. For their St George’s debut they perform a delightful programme of works for solo piano, piano duet and two pianos, giving a taste of their young musical brilliance both individually and as a duo. kapsetakisduo.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

ryleywalker.com therealdannythompson.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

dantepfer.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Sunday 14 February 8pm

Wednesday 17 February 8pm

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Thursday 18 February 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

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SECKOU KEITA 22 STRINGS, PLUS GWYNETH GLYN

The beguiling sound of the kora, a harp-lute from West Africa, is played with great rhythmic intensity by Seckou Keita, a griot from Senegal who is also a master of the djembe drum. While the kora usually has 21 strings, Keita has followed an ancient tradition by adding another, which explains the name of his latest album, 22 Strings (a runaway success, and currently the biggest hit in world music), and the title of this entrancing solo show. Last seen here in a thrilling collaboration with the Welsh harpist Catrin Finch, Keita has now become an international star, with 5-star reviews and magazine cover-features for 22 Strings helping to make him one of the most in-demand acts in African music. The show is opened by singer-songwriter Gwyneth Glyn, formerly a member of Coca Rosa and Children’s Poet Laureate for Wales. seckoukeita.com A Theatr Mwldan | Seckou Keita | Sasolo Ltd Co-Production Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 18 February 8pm Tickets £16 , £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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February

ANDY KIRKPATRICK’S COLD MOUNTAIN

ONYX BRASS ENSEMBLE

A unique story teller and comedian, described as being the ‘The Ranulph Fiennes of British Climbing’ by the Today Programme, Andy Kirkpatrick has climbed in some of the most inhospitable places on earth, from Greenland to Alaska, Patagonia to Antarctica. In this new tour we begin where his last finished, arriving in Antarctica with the task of guiding a group of BASE jumpers to the top of one of the ‘hardest mountains in the world’. Cold Mountain takes you on an adventure that is at the very boundary of the possible; physically, mentally and emotionally — a climb that laid bare the realities of modern adrenaline sports, as well as friendship. Andy also reflects back on a lifetime spent climbing on many such cold mountains — the climbers, the climbs and the lessons he learnt there. Cold Mountain, like all of Andy’s shows, is hard to pin down; a mix of comedy, pathos and brutal honesty about a life on the edge in every sense.

Monteverdi (arr. Horn) Ritornello from ‘Vespers’ (1612) Couperin (arr. Hughes) Suite Bach (arr. Powell) Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland Bach (arr. Miller) Chromatic Fugue Tim Jackson Anything But Trish Clowes The Mighty Pencil (World Premiere) Guy Barker Onyx Noir (World Premiere) Various A Broadway selection

‘Makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton’ METRO

Classical meets Jazz in this sparkling programme of chamber music for brass ensemble, performed with panache by Onyx Brass. ‘Easily the classiest brass ensemble in Britain’ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

‘Some of the most thrilling chamber brass-playing of its kind’ GRAMOPHONE

onyxbrass.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

andykirkpatrick.com

Monday 22 February 7.30pm

Thursday 25 February 1pm

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23 stgeorgesbristol.co.uk February Folk legend Martin Carthy is a must-see attraction in any of his many musical settings but this duo with squeezebox virtuoso John Kirkpatrick has a particularly long back-story: they played together on the 1976 album ‘Plain Capers: Morris Dance Tunes from the Cotswolds’ as well as collaborating in Steeleye Span and Brass Monkey. Martin sings and plays guitar; John covers melodeon, concertina and button accordion. The songs and tunes span the centuries.

MARTIN CARTHY & JOHN KIRKPATRICK

watersoncarthy.com johnkirkpatrick.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 25 February 8pm Tickets £18, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) KORA NIGHTS II FINANCIAL TIMES

‘The kora sparkles like a sky full of stars’

BALLAKE SISSOKO & VINCENT SEGAL MUSIQUE DU NUIT

If paradise has a sound it must be something like this. The complementary tonal colours of Sissoko’s kora and Segal’s cello combine — like Africa entwined with Europe — to produce an utterly transfixing blend. Five years ago, Sissoko (from Mali, and a veteran of previous partnerships with Taj Mahal and Ludovico Einaudi) and Segal (from France, and a regular guest with Sting and Elvis Costello) produced the classic duo album Chamber Music. Now they present its follow-up: Musique de Nuit. Recorded partly on the rooftop of Sissoko’s house in Bamako, this is conversational music that evokes late nights under African skies, and the search for peace and beauty amidst war. sixdegreesrecords.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Wednesday 2 March 8pm Tickets £20, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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BEETHOVEN PLUS Krysia Osostowicz violin & Daniel Tong piano Beethoven Sonata in E flat Op 12 No 2 Peter Ash A Major Chase Beethoven Sonata in A minor Op 47 (Kreutzer) Matthew Taylor Tarantella Furiosa Beethoven Plus is an innovative new project created by Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong. In this the second of five monthly lunchtime concerts, Beethoven’s Violin Sonata Op 12 No 2 has inspired composer Peter Ash to create A Major Chase, and Matthew Taylor’s new piece Tarantella Furiosa is a modern reflection on Beethoven’s fiery Kreutzer Sonata.

March

The Art of Flight Melodies that chase each other from side of the page to the next ... seductive rhythms that flip upside down and inside out ... mathematical sequences that open up to a world of wonder … our new series is inspired by fugue! With Bach as its starting point, the art of flight, soars off into the skies and space, building programmes around fugue and adding these to music and events that celebrate Bristol’s status as home of the British Aviation Industry and the 150th anniversary year of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

See p.6 for further details on Beethoven Plus. beethovenplus.com danieltong.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Dream to Fly 3D / Discover the mystery of flight in this immersive 3D show at Bristol’s amazing new 3D Planetarium. Recommended age: 16+ / Strictly no under 6s (due to 3D content) Every Thursday in March / 8.15pm Tickets available at wegottickets.com or via 0117 915 1000

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25 stgeorgesbristol.co.uk March THE ART OF FLIGHT

A year long programme, highlights include: Weekend of Flight — new commissions from composers Graham Fitkin and Liz Lane performed at St George’s and at Filton (28 — 30 November 2016) Screenings of Dream To Fly at the 3D-planetarium of At-Bristol

Children’s and family concerts Exhibition of art by David Bent Concerts at venues around Bristol, including Colston Hall and Bristol Cathedral

'Bristol Scout’ artwork courtesy of David Bent davidbentstudio.com

ANGELA HEWITT PLAYS THE ART OF FUGUE J S Bach The Art of Fugue Where else to begin The Art of Flight than with the astonishing piece that inspired the entire series — Bach’s The Art of Fugue. A complex musical puzzle of infinite beauty and elegance, it is the definitive exploration of the art of fugal writing and has inspired generations of composers and musicians ever since. When it comes to a performance of The Art of Fugue, there is one performer who stands out as a musician able to journey through its labyrinthine corridors with exceptional skill and to convey its sense of intimacy and perfection: Angela Hewitt. ‘You sit entranced… it would have been more accurate to say I was floating just below the ceiling’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

angelahewitt.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Concerts at St George’s include: Angela Hewitt — Friday 4 March, 7.30pm Mikhail Kazakevich — Friday 15 April, 7.30pm Brodsky Quartet — Friday 7 October, 7.30pm (on sale in June) Exultate Singers — Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm (on sale in June) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

Friday 4 March 7.30pm Tickets £30, £25, £20, £14, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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March Alice Trocellie

BRISTOL METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA PERFORMS MAHLER William Goodchild conductor Hannah Sawle soprano Delius Brigg Fair Richard Strauss Sechs Lieder Op 68 Mahler Symphony No 4 in G Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra is joined by soprano Hannah Sawle, for a concert of delightful early twentieth century music, opening with Delius’ orchestral variations based on an English folk song. Both Richard Strauss’ Six Songs, with text by the German romantic poet Clemens Brentano and Mahler’s 4th Symphony, composed at the turn of the century, represent the beauty of the German Lied. The symphony has a particular lightness of orchestral texture and is full of warmth and good humour. The soprano voice joins the orchestra in the last movement for the setting of a poem from ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ describing a child’s idea of paradise.

BRISTOL UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT William Whiting conductor (orchestra) Samuel Leggett conductor (choir) Bristol University Music Society is very pleased to be returning to St George’s for its annual concert combining the Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Both ensembles enjoy performing regularly to bring a high quality of a wide-ranging repertoire to their audiences. As one of the largest and most active Union societies, Bristol University Music Society sets out to create a warm and welcoming environment for a variety of musical activities to thrive. This year’s programme features Schubert’s Mass No 1 and a performance by the winner of the University’s concerto competition. bumsonline.org.uk

‘Exquisite and electrifying performances…’ BRISTOL POST

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Saturday 5 March 7.30pm Tickets £15 (£14), £12 (£11), £8 (£6), £5 U16s (plus fees)

Monday 7 March 7.30pm Tickets £10 (£5), £3 BUMS Members (plus fees)

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27 stgeorgesbristol.co.uk March FILMIC

COLIN STETSON Experimental saxophone soundsculptor Colin Stetson works in the touring bands of Arcade Fire and Bon Iver and his recordings for other artists include three albums by Tom Waits. His music has been used on the soundtracks to 12 Years a Slave, Rust and Bone, Blue Caprice and The Rover. Stetson’s solo performances on reeds and electronics use remarkable technical ability and breath-control to create unique soundscapes where the musical notes combine with the architecture of the acoustic environment to produce shimmering patterns of great beauty. colinstetson.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

‘It’s like being inside an enormous brass tunnel full of windy byways and slamming valves, at once exhilarating and frightening’ Tuesday 8 March 8pm

PITCHFORK

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QEH SPRING CONCERT QEH School returns for its annual Spring Concert, featuring the Senior Orchestra, Wind Band, School Choir and a variety of chamber ensembles and choirs. Always an entertaining evening and one not to be missed. qehschool.co.uk

Wednesday 9 March 7pm Tickets £5 (£3) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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ANDRES CARCIENTE PIANO J S Bach Aria Variata BWV 989 Gonzalo Castellanos-Yumar 2 Preludes — Egloga; Estro Beethoven Sonata Op 57 'Appassionata'

March Venezuelan pianist Andrew Carciente made his debut as a young soloist with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and since then has become a truly international performing artist. His concert takes us from one of Bach’s more flamboyant and youthful early works to one of Beethoven’s greatest and most tempestuous piano sonatas, via an introduction to fellow Venezuelan composer Gonzalo Castellanos-Yumar, whose Preludes date from the early 1960s.

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TORD GUSTAVSEN HYMNS AND VISIONS

Thursday 10 March 1pm

For his latest ECM album and its accompanying tour, the famed Norwegian pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen departs from his usual instrumental trio or quartet formation to work with the Afghan-German vocalist Simin Tander, regular drummer Jarle Vespestad and sound-designer Daniel Wold on a new repertoire mixing traditional Norwegian hymns with Sufi poetry. The new songs use interpretations of hymns whose lyrics have been translated into Pashto, together with settings of Sufi poetry (in English translation) and instrumental music where the sensual jazzminimalism of Gustavsen’s customary piano style is developed further through the subtle use of electronics. tordg.no Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 10 March 8pm Tickets £20, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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BRISTOL FILM FESTIVAL

Buttercups

BRISTOL CONCERT ORCHESTRA / YOU-CHIUNG LIN Stefan Hofkes conductor You-Chiung Lin piano

MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES GOES A CAPELLA with The Buzztones & The Buttercups Celebrate the opening night of the inaugural Bristol Film Festival at St George’s with an evening of pitch-perfect a cappella! Let your hosts guide you on a journey through some of the world’s most popular film themes, using the Academy Award for Best Original Song as a starting point. All the music is specially adapted, arranged and performed by acclaimed a cappella groups — The Buttercups (all-female) and The Buzztones (allmale) — with more guests to be announced. Experience the songs of the silver screen as never before. bristolfilmfestival.com

Debussy Prélude à l’Après-Midi d’un Faune Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Shostakovich Jazz Suite: Waltz No 2 & Tea for Two Prélude à l’Après-Midi d’un Faune, often thought to be the beginning of modern music, evokes a faun playing his pan-pipes alone in the woods, becoming aroused by passing nymphs and naiads and then succumbing to a deep, visionfilled sleep. Taiwanese-born pianist You-Chiung Lin takes centre-stage tonight to delight us with Rachmaninov’s daringly chromatic and jazzy fourth piano concerto. The symphonic poem Scheherazade is based on One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Arabic tales, and combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful orchestration and a strong interest in the East. For a light and joyful ending to the evening, a pair of tune-laden snippets from Shostakovich’s inventive Jazz Suite are lined up. bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk you-chiunglin.co.uk

Friday 11 March 7.30pm

Saturday 12 March 7.30pm

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March

SIMÓN BOLÍVAR STRING QUARTET Alejandro Carreño violin Boris Suárez violin Ismel Campos viola Aimon Mata cello Schubert Quartettsatz Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 Mendelssohn String Quartet No 2 Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Made up of principal players from the now world-famous Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, this Venezuelan String Quartet was created to explore (and share) the joys of chamber music and its repertoire with people across the country. Since its formation as part of the legendary El Sistema scheme, the players have performed around the world, taking in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and London. We are honoured to welcome the quartet for its first ever visit to Thursday 17 March Bristol and, with a programme 7.30pm featuring works by Schubert, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn, Tickets £20, £15, £10 (plus fees) we know it won’t disappoint.

ROOPA PANESAR & JYOTSNA SRIKANTH Asian Arts Agency is delighted to present an evening of Indian Classical Music with Roopa Panesar and Jyotsna Srikanth: two of the UK's most exciting artists. Roopa's unique and soulful sitar mastery leaves listeners captivated by the emotional depth of her music, while Jyotsna brings versatility and ingenuity to her soaring Carnatic violin. As Roopa performs North Indian music and Jyotsna South Indian, this evening offers a fascinating insight into two contemporaries and their approaches to Indian Classical Music, accompanied by a discussion with the artists about their music and inspiration. A rare chance to see two accomplished artists in concert, in an expression of skill and emotion destined to leave audiences breathless. Promoted by St George’s Bristol in association with Asian Arts Agency

Friday 18 March 8pm Tickets £15, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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HANDEL'S MESSIAH IN AID OF BUILDING A SOUND FUTURE Exultate Singers Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra Handel Messiah Handel’s thrilling masterpiece Messiah is surely the greatest oratorio of all time. It boasts a plethora of arias and choruses, from the beautiful I Know That My Redeemer Liveth to the magnificent and joyful Hallelujah Chorus. Messiah was premiered at a concert in which the profits were distributed amongst worthy causes, so it’s particularly fitting that tonight’s performance is given in aid of St George’s own Building a Sound Future Capital Appeal. Two of Bristol’s great ensembles, and four high profile soloists, join forces for this very special occasion — so please join us for some spine-tingling, uplifting moments as the music moves from darkness to light and we seek to hit our fundraising target! exultatesingers.org bhco.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Saturday 19 March 7.30pm Tickets £25, £20, £15 , £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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March BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & EDGAR MEYER Two of the world’s most celebrated double-bassists present a brand new duo show. Christian McBride is the undisputed don of the acoustic-bass in jazz. You could even say he was born into the role as his father and great-uncle were bassists before him in Philadelphia. Child prodigy Christian followed studies at Juilliard with a stellar jazz career performing with everyone from Freddie Hubbard to Pat Metheny as well as guesting with James Brown, Paul McCartney and The Roots and leading his own band. The MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant' winner Edgar Meyer, who is also a bassist-son of a bassist-father and a noted composer as well as an instrumentalist, combines bluegrass with the classical repertoire. His collaborators include Yo Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas and James Taylor. christianmcbride.com edgarmeyer.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol in association with Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival

Sunday 20 March 7pm Tickets £25, £20 £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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March / April

MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL ERA — IN 50 MINUTES

BLUNDELL’S SCHOOL CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

BEETHOVEN PLUS

with Jonathan James

Soloists and Ensembles of Blundell’s School & The Downs School, Bristol

Beethoven Sonata in F Op 23 Judith Bingham The Neglected Child Beethoven Sonata in A Op 24 (Spring) Huw Watkins Spring

Sonata form, the quartet, the symphony — all these forms were refined in the late 1700s in the hands of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. This talk will look at their uniqueness as well as explaining the common style that draws them together, asking what is so ‘witty’ about Haydn, what makes Mozart’s music so dramatic, and why Beethoven was such a revolutionary. jonathanjamesmusic.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

To include works by Mozart, Puccini, Shostakovich, Piazzolla and Dvorák Featuring the best and brightest soloists and chamber ensembles from the young musicians of Blundell’s School, this concert promises to be a night to remember. Blundell’s School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Tiverton, set in 90 acres of Devon countryside. The school combines strong academic achievement with outstanding extracurricular provision, including a flourishing and vibrant music department. With special guests The Downs School, Bristol, a leading independent day Preparatory School.

Krysia Osostowicz violin & Daniel Tong piano

Beethoven Plus is an innovative new project created by Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong. In this the third in a series of five monthly lunchtime concerts, Beethoven’s Sonata Op 23 is the inspiration for Judith Bingham’s new work ‘The Neglected Child’, and Huw Watkins has written ‘Spring’ as his tribute to Beethoven’s Fifth Violin Sonata. See p.6 for further details on Beethoven Plus. beethovenplus.com danieltong.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

blundells.org

Monday 21 March 6.30pm Tickets £5 (plus fees)

Wednesday 23 March 7pm Tickets £8 (£7), £5 Students (plus fees)

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April

‘Michael Crawford is one of our best loved stars’ DAILY MAIL

MICHAEL CRAWFORD CBE VISUAL COMEDY LEGEND As the accident-prone yet loveable Frank Spencer in BBC TV’s classic comedy Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em (1973 - 78), Michael Crawford captivated 16 million viewers a week and turned ‘Ooh, Betty’ into a national catchphrase. The role also earned him comparisons with Buster Keaton, due to his mastery of slapstick-style, physical comedy and his willingness to use even more daring stunts, such as dangling from a Morris Minor over a cliff edge or roller-skating underneath a moving articulated lorry. This alone makes him a worthy winner of the Aardman Slapstick Visual Comedy Award, presented annually by Slapstick Festival and Aardman Animations, and whose previous recipients include Eric Sykes CBE, The Goodies and Pierre Etaix. Michael will be presented with this prestigious award on stage during the event. Hear Michael in conversation discussing his role as Frank and his many other award-winning roles involving comedy, skill and hazard, among them Billy (based on the novel Billy Liar), Barnum, the Phantom of the Opera and most recently The Wizard of Oz. slapstick.org.uk

MINIBEATS PERCUSSION PANDEMONIUM! Shhhh, nearly time to go back to school… but never fear! MiniBeats is here, with a Sunday session featuring the noisiest and naughtiest section of the orchestra, percussion! Get ready to bang those pots and pans with Bristol Ensemble’s ‘double whammy’ Jeremy Little and Graham Bradley and presenter Laura Tanner. Recommend Age 3 — 5 (10.15am) & 5 — 8 (12pm) Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Photo Mike Lawn/Rex Shutterstock

Friday 8 April 8pm Tickets £22, £16, £8 (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

Sunday 10 April 10.15am & 12pm Tickets £6 (plus fees), Family Ticket available

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After performing in critically-acclaimed shows at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, The Barbican and The National Theatre, two-time ‘Venue Roots Artist of the Year’, Phil King returns to Bristol to launch his new studio album.

‘Superbly talented Bristolbased singer Phil King. He has a voice to die for!’ TIME OUT, LONDON

phil-king.net

Wednesday 13 April 8pm Tickets £14 (£10) (plus fees)

CLARE HAMMOND PIANO Beethoven Sonata No 8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Adès Mazurkas Op 27 Nos 1 and 3 Medtner Sonata Romantica Acclaimed by The Telegraph as a pianist of ‘amazing power and panache’, Clare Hammond performs one of Beethoven’s best-loved piano works, the magnificent and uplifting Pathetique Sonata, alongside Nikolai Medtner’s wonderfully expressive Sonata Romantica (written in 1930), and a set of modern-day Mazurkas by Thomas Ades. clarehammond.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 14 April 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

Photo: Charlene Lim

PHIL KING ALBUM LAUNCH

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April

‘… not only a sensational pianist but a major artist of high integrity.’ IN TUNE, USA-JAPAN

THE ART OF FLIGHT

MIKHAIL KAZAKEVICH PIANO Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op 35 No 1 Scriabin Selection of Preludes Op 11; Two Poems Op 32 Debussy Three Preludes ‘Volles’, ‘Le vent dans la plaine’, ‘Minstrels’ Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues (selection) No series on fugue and flight would be complete without a nod to some of the greatest fugal keyboard writing of the 20 th century — Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues. Intensely personal and uncompromisingly honest, this is music in which Shostakovich bears his soul. Powerhouse playing is needed and, for this, we turn to the Russian virtuoso pianist Mikhail Kazakevich. A Romantic opener from Mendelssohn and a foray through the keys of some of Scriabin’s Preludes lead into some brilliantly atmospheric pieces by Debussy which dance around the idea of flight, from the feather-light movement of the sails of little boats in a harbour to the playful breeze that blows over the plains. Promoted by St George’s Bristol

BRISTOL PHOENIX CHOIR & ORCHESTRA MOZART REQUIEM Paul Walton conductor Elinor Cooper soprano Emily Topham alto Nils Greenhow tenor Dan Robson bass C.P.E. Bach Magnificat Mozart Requiem Bristol Phoenix Choir has been part of Bristol’s classical music scene for over fifty years and has grown in numbers and reputation, having recently collaborated with Fine Arts Brass in a thrilling performance including William Walton’s Coronation Te Deum and the Gloria by John Rutter. The choir is delighted to return to St George’s to perform two great choral works from the Classical period, contrasting Mozart’s beloved Requiem with the energetic and skilful blending of Baroque and Classical styles of CPE Bach’s Magnificat in what promises to be an evening of uplifting music. bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk

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Friday 15 April 7.30pm Tickets £20, £15, £10, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

Under-16s go free if accompanied by an adult. Limited availability Saturday 16 April 7.30pm Tickets £15 (£14), £12.50 (£11.50), £10 (£9) (plus fees)

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FILMIC

BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE

THEREMIN! LYDIA KAVINA & THE LOCHRIAN ENSEMBLE

For one performance only in Bristol, catch the future stars of stage, radio and screen! This is your chance to enjoy some of Britain’s finest acting talent as they launch their professional careers. Each year the world-renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School takes a showcase of monologues, duologues, songs and musical theatre to a London West End theatre, packed with agents, casting directors and leading industry professionals. It is a potpourri of comedy, tragedy, classical and modern extracts performed by the graduating actors. This exclusive sneak preview will be seen later in the week at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly.

Lydia Kavina, who as a child in Moscow played for Lev Theremin — the inventor of the mysterious instrument which bears his name, and a cousin of Lydia’s grandfather — is the world’s foremost thereminist. A regular collaborator with Danny Elfman, Howard Shore and the film director Tim Burton, with whom she worked on Ed Wood and Mars Attacks, and with Tom Waits and Robert Wilson for ‘Alice’ and ‘The Black Rider’, Lydia most recently gave a gala theremin performance for the opening of ’The World of Tim Burton’ at the Max Ernst Museum in in Cologne. In the first part of tonight’s show — commissioned for Filmic by St George’s — Lydia will lead a short introductory lecture/demonstration on the instrument while in the second, accompanied by the Lochrian Ensemble with Christopher Northam, piano, and Imogen Triner, oboe, she will perform a special Filmic programme including Miklos Rozsa’s ‘Fantasy’ from Hitchcock’s Spellbound, Martinu’s ‘Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, Piano and String Quartet’, and music by Howard Shore for Ed Wood and by Danny Elfman for Mars Attacks.

This event is kindly supported by the Spielman Trust. All profits go towards supporting the students of the school. Some scenes may contain strong language. oldvic.ac.uk

lydiakavina.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Wednesday 20 April 7.30pm

Thursday 21 April 8pm

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EXULTATE SINGERS A SENSE OF THE DIVINE Ginastera Lamentations of Jeremiah Villa Lobos Ave Maria Juan de Araujo Los conflades de la estleya Ernst Mahle Carimbo Exultate Singers head to South America in advance of the Rio 2016 Olympics for this year’s ever-popular Sense of the Divine concert, featuring a wide variety of choral music across the ages from Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia. Beautiful sonorous 17th century polyphony combines with arrangements of lively and energetic folk songs and dances such as the samba, tango and malambo. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera is marked by a performance of his Lamentations of Jeremiah, a dramatic and passionate folkinspired work for unaccompanied choir. exultatesingers.org

April

RAUTIO PIANO TRIO Jane Gordon violin Victoria Simonsen cello Jan Rautio piano J C Bach Trio in G Op 2 No 2; Trio in C Op 15 No 1 Mendelssohn Trio No 1 in D minor Op 49 The award-winning Rautio Piano Trio presents a two-concert series contrasting Mendelssohn’s two piano trios, considered the peak of his chamber music output, with JC Bach’s two sets of exquisite keyboard trios, rarely heard in today’s concert halls. The trio returns for a second concert on Thursday 26 May (see p.47) ‘Vivacious and wonderfully assured sense of ensemble’ BBC RADIO 3

rautiopianotrio.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Promoted by St George’s Bristol in association with Exultate Singers

Saturday 23 April 7.30pm Tickets £25, £20, £15, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

Thursday 28 April 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

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April / May

BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL 2016

ristol Folk Festival at St George’s & Bristol Folk House is a firm favourite and fantastic value. Renowned for both big name headliners and new discoveries, 2016 also offers all you'd expect from stalls, sessions and workshops to Morris and May Day celebrations, as well as great local food and drink of course!

Featuring… 9Bach — Winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 'Best Album of The Year' GigSpanner & Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin — Fronted by the legendary Peter Knight formally of Steeleye Span, this will be a BFF magic moment as these established performers join with new wave award winners Phillip & Hannah TRADarrr — Cropredy Festival favourite and veritable super group The Gerry Colvin Band — The irrepressible performer formally of ColvinQuarmby Moore Moss Rutter —‘Intelligently crafted musical adventures’ Lukas Drinkwater + Tobias Ben Jacobs — ‘Inventive and thrilling ’ R2

Saturday 30 April & Sunday 1 May From Midday Tickets £55 Earlybird Weekend Ticket, £160 Family Weekend Ticket (plus fees)

Gadarene / Ange Hardy / Lukas Drinkwater + Tobias Ben Jacobs / India Electric Co / The Changing Room / Said the Maiden / Sam Kelly Trio / Company of Players / India Electric Co The Barnacle Buoys / Threepenny Bit The Great Sea Choir / Kirsty Bromley / Cooper and Toller / Susie Dobson / Edd Donovan & Wandering / Moles Full Band / Bewellian The Vogwells / Morris sides / Ceilidh bands Folkyoake / Silent Disco / Folk Competitions The Doric Stage

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May

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Matthew Truscott director Peter Whelan bassoon Antony Pay clarinet Mozart Symphony No 33 in B flat Michael Gordon New Work for Bassoon and Orchestra (World Premiere Tour) Mozart Symphony No 1 in E flat Mozart Clarinet Concerto

Tuesday 3 May 7pm Tickets £34, £28, £22, £14, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

Joy and sorrow, the struggles of human existence and moments of spiritual serenity … one of the world’s finest orchestras returns with a programme that pays homage to the music of that great genius, Mozart. From his first symphony, written at the tender age of eight, to one of his most buoyant, carefree symphonies and his final instrumental work, the poignant Clarinet Concerto, Mozart gives us music of grace, melancholic beauty and intimacy. Unmissable. oae.co.uk

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TOM ROBINSON BBC Radio 6 Music presenter, classic singersongwriter and celebrated campaigner Tom Robinson returns to the stage to present a special acoustic concert marking his first album for over 20 years: Only The Now. Famed for the protest songs and singalong anthems of his punk-era TRB days, and hits such as ‘Glad to be Gay’, ‘2 — 4 — 6 — 8 Motorway’ and ‘I Shall Be Released’, Robinson made ten albums and collaborated with a host of stars such as Peter Gabriel before concentrating on his career as a broadcaster, where for the last 13 years he’s earned a reputation for championing independent bands and music. Tonight’s show will feature stripped-back acoustic versions of songs from Only The Now plus old favourites. tomrobinson.com

Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Wednesday 4 May 8pm Tickets £22, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees) £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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BEETHOVEN PLUS Krysia Osostowicz violin & Daniel Tong piano Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op 30 No 3 Jeremy Thurlow Mehlschöberl Beethoven Sonata in G Op 30 No 1 Kurt Schwertsik On the Way to Heiligenstadt Beethoven Plus is an innovative new project created by Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong. In this the fourth in of five monthly lunchtime concerts, Beethoven’s C minor Violin Sonata is the inspiration behind Jeremy Thurlow’s Mehlschöberl, and Kurt Schwertsik’s On the Way to Heiligenstadt is his companion piece to Beethoven’s Op 47. See p.6 for further details on Beethoven Plus.

SHOW OF HANDS DUO TOUR After nearly two years of solo touring the lanes and byways, shores and tideways of England, ‘Show of Hands’ now revisit their musical roots. Making a triumphant return to the songs and sounds that inspired them, the 2016 ‘Long Way Home’ tour will feature material from the new studio album alongside their trademark, anthemic, acoustic classics. Performing as a duo once more, the original format that launched their careers over twenty years ago, don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness two master craftsmen at work. Phil and Steve are looking forward to presenting their unrivalled partnership of uncompromising song writing and dynamic musicianship in some more up-close and intimate venues.

beethovenplus.com danieltong.com

‘Still at the top of their game, Show Of Hands present an irresistible, uncompromising, rousing live show’

Promoted by St George’s Bristol

MARK RADCLIFFE

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CELESTIAL CONCERTS A CELEBRATION OF HANDEL David Ogden conductor City of Bristol Choir The Lochrian Ensemble Catherine Black leader Ruby Hughes soprano Handel Zadok the Priest Arrival of the Queen of Sheba As steals the morn upon the night Let the bright Seraphim Let their celestial concerts all unite Arias, duets and choruses from Solomon, Samson, Belshazzar, Judas Maccabaeus and L’Allegro. Described as the ‘Jupiter of music, whose hallelujahs open the heavens’ Handel has been the most influential figure in British musical life for almost 300 years. From stage to screen, from concert hall to cathedral, his music speaks powerfully and directly to all. The 100-strong choir will perform some of Handel’s most dramatic and sparkling choruses and the two soloists, both Handelian specialists, will sing some of his most sensuous and lyrical arias and duets from opera and oratorio. Come and hear some of Handel’s best-loved choral pieces but also discover many lesser-known gems. cityofbristolchoir.org.uk

Thursday 5 May 1pm

Thursday 5 May 7.30pm

Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

Tickets £20 (plus fees)

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Saturday 7 May 7.30pm Tickets £25 (£23), £22 (£20), £18 (£16), £10 (£8) (plus fees)

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May

JENNIFER PIKE PLAYS ELGAR’S VIOLIN CONCERTO Bristol Classical Players Tom Gauterin conductor Jennifer Pike violin Elgar Introduction and Allegro Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5 Elgar Violin Concerto Britain’s best young violinist performs Elgar’s magnificent Violin Concerto! Thought to have been inspired by an affair with a close friend, the concerto contains some of Elgar’s most passionate and nostalgic music. Jennifer Pike, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2002, follows in a long line of distinguished violinists to have played the piece, including Yehudi Menuhin (conducted by Elgar himself), Albert Sammons and, more recently, Nigel Kennedy. This beautiful and deeply personal work follows two more English masterpieces: Elgar’s vigorous showpiece for strings, and Vaughan Williams’s serene 5th Symphony.

BRISTOL YOUTH ORCHESTRA

POMEGRANATE PIANO TRIO

Eiron Bailey conductor

Fenella Barton violin Rebecca Hepplewhite cello Robin Green piano

The flagship orchestra of Bristol Plays Music has a new name! Bristol Youth Orchestra comprises some of the city’s most talented young instrumentalists, all with a shared passion for performing. Programme to be announced soon, please keep an eye on our website for details — stgeorgesbristol.co.uk bristolplaysmusic.org

Mozart Piano Trio in B flat K502 Brahms Piano Trio No 1 in B Op 8 The Pomegranate Trio is a new collaboration between three awardwinning musicians with a passion for chamber music. In this recital they couple Mozart’s flamboyant Trio K502 with Brahms’ Op 8 Trio, the first of his three works for violin, cello and piano. fenellabarton.com/ pomegranatepianotrio

‘One of the finest violinists performing today’

Promoted by St George’s Bristol

CLASSIC FM

bristolclassicalplayers.co.uk jenniferpike.com

Sunday 8 May 7.30pm

Wednesday 11 May 7.30pm

Tickets £20 (£18), £16 (£14), £14 (£12), £10 (£8) (plus fees)

Tickets £8 (£5), £1 Under-18s (plus fees)

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Thursday 12 May 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

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‘Sublime reflections’ THE GUARDIAN

ARVE HENRIKSEN PLACES OF WORSHIP Commissioned by Opera North, this landmark sound + vision project features Norwegian trumpeter/soundscaper Arve Henriksen and his long-term musical collaborators Eivind Aarset (guitar) and Jan Bang (electronics) as they perform to a film by the video artist Anastasia Isachsen, mapped live onto the walls of St George’s. Inspired by religious buildings and ruins, Henriksen’s 2013 album Places of Worship — for many critics his most perfect statement thus far in a career of continual wonders — has in turn served as the inspiration for Isachsen’s beautiful and evocative visuals, expressly designed for a setting such as this. arvehenriksen.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

MUSIC OF THE ROMANTICS — I N 50 MINUTES with Jonathan James Composers of the nineteenth century didn’t hold back. Why have forty players in your orchestra when you could have a hundred? Their music aimed straight for the heart, often inspired by vivid stories and tales of love lost. In all the arts, the Romantics were a colourful bunch, driven by lofty ideals and occasionally bitter arguments. This talk will take you from the made-for-salon song cycles of Schubert to the epic operas of Wagner, and from the light touch of Mendelssohn to the soul-searching of Mahler, pausing for breath for some of the most beautiful solo piano music ever penned. jonathanjamesmusic.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 12 May 8pm Tickets £20, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

Monday 16 May 6.30pm Tickets £5 (plus fees)

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May

‘The sheer depth and lustre of this trio’s sound can invite you to start purring in grateful imitation’ THE GUARDIAN

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LARA MELDA PIANO Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op 35 No 1 Saygun Anadolu’dan (from Anatolia) Op 25 Chopin Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 35 Winner of BBC Young Musician 2010 at the age of just 16, Lara Melda’s career continues to flourish on an international scale. Lara performs regularly in Turkey, and in this lunchtime recital she includes a Bartok-influenced piano work of Ahmed Adnan Saygun, one of the most distinguished Turkish composers of the twentieth century. Chopin’s Op 35 Sonata includes the famous ‘Funeral March’, played at the composer’s own funeral (and at many state funerals since). Promoted by St George’s Bristol

ARILD ANDERSEN TRIO WITH TOMMY SMITH AND PAOLO VINACCIO The great double bassist Arild Andersen — a legend in European jazz since the Sixties — formed this trio with Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith and Italian percussionist Paolo Vinaccio in 2007. Their two albums together for ECM, Live at Belleville (2008) and Mira (2014), have received unusually extravagent praise for the intensity of their collaborative improvisations (in the former), and the creation of perfect Sunday morning mood music (in the latter). In short, this is a modern jazz supergroup where purity of sound is paramount. The concert will be performed acoustically. ‘Masters at work’ THE HERALD

arildandersen.com / tommy-smith.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 19 May 1pm

Thursday 19 May 8pm

Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

Tickets £18, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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BRANDON HILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Eduardo Portal conductor Thomas Bowes violin Mozart Overture ‘Il Re Pastore’ Brahms Violin Concerto Op 77 in D Mendelssohn Symphony No 2 op 56 in A minor ‘Scottish’ Virtuoso violinist Thomas Bowes resumes his fruitful collaboration with bhco to perform one of the giants of the romantic violin repertoire, the concerto by Brahms. This mature work, both symphonic in its scale and refined in its chamber music style of instrumental writing, is framed by works of precocious composers near the beginnings of their careers. Mozart’s overture Il Re Pastore is the curtain-raiser and Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony concludes the evening in which conductor Eduardo Portal, an emerging talent on the international concert scene, makes his debut with bhco. ‘What is so impressive about Bowes as a soloist is not just his technical assurance, his flawless intonation over the widest range, tonal and dynamic, but his natural feeling for warmly romantic expressiveness…’

OUT THERE MUSIC BRISTOL SUMMER CONCERT Out There Music Bristol is a unique composition of choirs and orchestras. The OTM Bristol Summer Concert is a celebration of the year’s most popular performances from both community choirs, the chamber choir, orchestra and children’s choir, culminating in a spectacular mass performance of all the groups. Founded and directed by Tom Jones, the ensembles have been running for eight years and are going from strength to strength! Out There Music Bristol bring music alive through a philosophy of inclusion and enjoyment. In aid of Changing Tunes. outtheremusicbristol.co.uk

GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

bhco.co.uk / thomasbowes.com eduardoportal.eu Saturday 21 May 7.45pm Tickets £18, £15, £5 Students/JSA/Disabled, Free U18s (plus fees)

Sunday 22 May 7.30pm Tickets £12 (£8) (plus fees)

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‘Taut energy, sultry languor and athletic brilliance... Playing of the first order’ THE TELEGRAPH

Marcus Farnsworth

AURORA ORCHESTRA PLAYING WITH FIRE Marcus Farnsworth chansonnier Nicholas Collon conductor Aurora Orchestra Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, (excerpts) HK Grüber Frankenstein!! Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor Aurora explores the pursuit of power — and its consequences — in a programme inspired by the figure of Prometheus, who dared to steal fire from the Gods. Featuring soloist Marcus Farnsworth, this theatrical concert charts a course from the Greek myth which inspired Beethoven to the ‘modern Prometheus’ of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, whose shadow looms large over HK Grüber’s surreal masterpiece. At once ravishing, fearsome, hilarious and sharply satirical, Frankenstein!! offers a truly unique partner to Beethoven’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Whose hand is that, knocking at the door…? auroraorchestra.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol. Supported by The Carr-Gregory Trust.

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‘I was gripped from start to ﬁnish... Exquisite perfection.’ THE TIMES

Tuesday 24 May 7pm Tickets £20, £15, £10 , £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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RAUTIO PIANO TRIO Jane Gordon violin Victoria Simonsen cello Jan Rautio piano J C Bach Trio in D Op 2 No 3; Trio in A Op 15 No 2 Mendelssohn Trio No 2 in C minor Op 66 The award-winning Rautio Piano Trio presents a two-concert series contrasting Mendelssohn’s two piano trios, considered the peak of his chamber music output, with JC Bach’s two sets of exquisite keyboard trios, rarely heard in today’s concert halls. See also Thursday 28 April (see p. 38) ‘... ravishing tone and depth of timbre… a real sense of musical line.’ THE INDEPENDENT

rautiopianotrio.co.uk Promoted by St George’s Bristol

PASCAL ROGÉ SATIE 150 Pascal Rogé piano Satie Gymnopédie No 1; Gnossienne No 3; Sonatine Bureaucratique Ravel Sonatine Poulenc Les Soirées De Nazelles Satie Embryons Désséchés Debussy Preludes Book 1 The music of Erik Satie has truly transcended the classical genre to become almost universally recognised and enjoyed. Those dreamlike piano compositions, created during his time as a café pianist in Montmarte, have a distinct and restrained beauty, and the chance to hear them performed by someone who is widely regarded as the world’s foremost interpreter of Satie’s works is one that shouldn’t be missed. For this concert in celebration of his 150th Anniversary, Rogé combines a selection of Satie’s most famous works with those by other French composers who have been influenced by him. pascalroge.net Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 26 May 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

Friday 27 May 7.30pm Tickets £20, £15, £10, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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‘The master choir of them all’

YUKIKO SHINOHARA WITH AJSW STRING QUARTET Yukiko Shinohora piano AJSW String Quartet Marin Nocturne in Quintet Op 14 Faure Piano Quintet No 2 in C minor Op 115 Accomplished Japanese pianist Yukiko Shinohara makes a welcome return to the St George’s lunchtime series, this time in the company of a young quartet formed by the Anglo Japanese Society of Wessex. One of Faure’s undisputed late masterpieces, the Second Piano Quintet is a fine monument to the composer and to French chamber music in general. ajsw.org.uk

June

SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS

TREORCHY MALE CHOIR Choirs have flourished in the Rhondda Valley and nowhere has this been better represented than in Treorchy. The unique Treorchy sound has been heard worldwide as they have made regular radio broadcasts, television appearances, commercial recordings, two feature films and overseas tours including Canada, USA and Australia. The choir has shared the stage with some of the world's greatest entertainers, including Sir Tom Jones, Dame Shirley Bassey and a host of international stars. Join Treorchy for an evening male voice classics, performed in the most perfect of harmonies. treorchymalechoir.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

An AJSW 20 th anniversary presentation, promoted by St George’s Bristol

Thursday 2 June 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

Saturday 4 June 7.30pm Tickets £25, £20, £15, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

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MINIBEATS WONDERFUL WORLD! MiniBeats goes global, with our first ever adventure in the world of, well, World Music! All around our amazing planet, everyone loves to make and listen to music. From the ice caps to the deserts, there are sounds to be found, and the MiniBeats team are out on the hunt for world musicians to entertain and inspire you. Each show lasts approx 45 mins with a chance to try out instruments afterwards. Recommend Age 3 — 5 (10.15am) & 5 — 8 (12pm) Promoted by St George’s Bristol

BEETHOVEN PLUS Krysia Osostowicz violin & Daniel Tong piano Beethoven Sonata in A Op 12 No 3 Elspeth Brooke Swoop Beethoven Sonata in G Op 96 David Matthews Sonatina Beethoven Plus is an innovative new project created by Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong. In this the last of five monthly lunchtime concerts, Beethoven’s Sonata Op 12 No 3 was very much the drive behind Elspeth Brooke’s new work Swoop, whilst David Matthews’ Sonatina is his homage to Beethoven’s tenth and final violin sonata. See p.6 for further details on Beethoven Plus. beethovenplus.com danieltong.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Sunday 5 June 10.15am & 12pm Tickets £6 (plus fees), Family Ticket available

Thursday 9 June 1pm Tickets £7 (plus fees), Free 8 — 25s

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PROJECT ZULU 2016 TOUR FINALE CONCERT The Project Zulu choir comprises children from six schools in the Madadeni Township, KwazuluNatal, South Africa. Three weeks of performing and fundraising across the UK to improve the educational resources at their schools culminates in one final performance from the Project Zulu choir at this astounding musical venue. An opportunity to enjoy Project Zulu’s only solo concert in Bristol this year. Join us to experience the wonderful harmonies and vibrant Zulu singing and dancing up close and personal in this intimate setting. These children will delight you, touch your heart and challenge your ideas about how good a children’s choir can be! For more information about Project Zulu visit projectzulu.org

Friday 10 June 7.30pm Tickets £18, £15, £12 Concessions (plus fees)

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June

ICSM RECORDS THE ARTISTS LIVE, UK TOUR Fiammetta Tarli & Ivo Varbanov pianos

J S BACH MASS IN B MINOR Brandon Hill Baroque Welsh Camerata Andrew Wilson-Dickson conductor J S Bach Mass in B Minor Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor has been described as ‘The Greatest Artwork of All Times and All People’. With its combination of dramatic and exuberant choruses and intimate and reflective solo sections, Bach's music is one of the most joyful and inspirational musical experiences. Tonight's performance brings the Welsh Camerata to St George’s for the first time to collaborate with Brandon Hill Baroque. Using authentic instruments, the performance is directed by the early music specialist Andrew Wilson-Dickson. Concert in aid of ‘a LIFE for a CURE’ — the Ryan Bresnahan Meningitis Appeal welshcamerata.org bhco.co.uk

Sunday 12 June 7pm Tickets £20, £15, £5 Students/JSA/Disabled (plus fees), Free U18s

Silvina Milstein In a Bowl of Grey Blue Leaves for two pianos (World Première) Debussy En blanc et noir for two pianos Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56b for two pianos in B flat Robert Keeley Fiestas for two pianos ‘St. Anthony Variations’ Stravinsky ‘Pétrouchka’, Reduction for Piano Duet by the composer Pianists Fiammetta Tarli and Ivo Varbanov explore freshly composed works of the 21st century together with landmarks of the twopiano repertoire thus creating new, fascinating perspectives. The seminal late two-piano work by Debussy is juxtaposed with the world première of in a bowl of grey-blue leaves by Argentinian Silvina Milstein — who composed the piece especially for Tarli and Varbanov — as well as with Brahms’s Haydn Variations with their dazzling array of contrapuntal ingenuity. In the second part, the sparkly, boldly imaginative score of Fiestas by Robert Keeley is followed by the rarely performed four-hand version of Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka. icsmrecords.com | fiammetta-tarli.com ivo-varbanov.com

Earlybird OΩer The first 75 tickets sold at £20 (plus fees) will receive a free CD from the ICSM Records catalogue. Wednesday 15 June 7.30pm Tickets £20, £15 (£10) (plus fees)

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William Goodchild

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'Masterly Performance'

‘We can always rely on imaginative programming from this orchestra...’

BRISTOL POST

HIGH SHERIFF’S CONCERT 2016 Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra William Goodchild conductor Mamadou Cissokho kora MacCunn Land of the Mountain and the Flood Sowande African Suite Cissokho / Goodchild Concerto for Kora and Orchestra (World Premiere) Smyth Serenade in D

The concert supports St George’s Bristol’s ‘Building A Sound Future’ appeal and the High Sheriff’s charity, Bristol Youth and Community Action. bristolmetropolitanorchestra.com

Mamadou Cissokho

This is the first time that the High Sheriff of Bristol’s annual concert has been brought to St George’s. The unique and exciting programme brings together diverse and beautiful orchestral pieces all with unusual and interesting stories behind them. The High Sheriff has commissioned William Goodchild and Bristol based Senegalese master kora player Mamadou Cissokho to write a concerto for kora and orchestra. This evening sees the world premiere of this amazing new piece.

Saturday 18 June 7.30pm Tickets £32, £20, £10 (£8), £5 (£4), £5 U16s (plus fees)

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CITY VOICES BRISTOL ‘IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE SUMMER’ Ben Pinnow director Dylan Jones accompianist City Voices Bristol present another selection of songs from their diverse catalogue. Some are familiar, others not so. The guarantee is that there is a wide mix of contemporary and traditional songs in a range of styles; a potpourri of sound to grab your attention and entertain you. Can’t guarantee the weather but the music will lift you!

June

BRISTOL YOUTH CHOIR SUMMER CONCERT

David Ogden, Martin Le Poidevin & Elinor Cooper conductors Bristol Youth Choir — Juniors & Intermediates

David Ogden, Martin Le Poidevin & Elinor Cooper conductors Bristol Youth Choir — Seniors The Dorian Ensemble

The 60 talented singers of the junior and intermediate sections of the Bristol Youth Choir perform a selection of songs and choral pieces from classical and folk songs to jazz.

Mozart Vesperae solennes de confessore KV339

bristolyouthchoir.org.uk davidogden.co.uk

Supporting Alzheimer's Society

bristolyouthchoir.org.uk davidogden.co.uk

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Sunday 19 June 7pm Tickets £11 (£9), £9 (£7), £7 (£6) (plus fees)

The 40-strong Bristol Youth Choir Seniors perform Mozart’s majestic work Vesperae solennes de confessore, accompanied by the Dorian Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Ogden. Classical solos and duets together with folk songs and blues numbers complete the programme.

Tuesday 21 June 7pm

Wednesday 22 June 7.30pm

Tickets £6 (£2) (plus fees)

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SEVEN DEADLY SINS & VIRTUES Shakti dancer Yhuka Nagai, Kanako Yanagida, Mee Hyun Oh violins Marta Tobar cello Yukiko Shinohara piano AJSW Chamber Music Ensemble Feat. music by Takemitsu, Arvo Pärt, Bach, Boccherini and Coleridge-Taylor The AJSW’s long association with Indo-Japanese Dance sensation SHAKTI brings her to St George’s with the AJSW Chamber Music Ensemble in a production titled ‘7 Deadly Sins and Virtues’, an exploration of humanity through dance and music based on an old interpretation of human values by 5th century poet Prudentius. ‘7 Deadly Sins and Virtues’ is devised and presented as a World Premiere tour by the Anglo Japanese Society of Wessex as part of their 20 th Anniverary celebrations. ajsw.org.uk

June / July

BRISTOL CONCERT ORCHESTRA / MATTHEW BARLEY Stefan Hofkes conductor Matthew Barley cello Smetana Bartered Bride: Overture and Polka Dvořák Cello Concerto Brahms Symphony No 2 Matthew Barley is a world-renowned cellist who is passionate about education, improvisation, crossdisciplinary projects, composition, and pioneering community programmes. We are thrilled to welcome him to St George’s Bristol to perform with the Bristol Concert Orchestra Dvořák’s haunting and beautifully crafted Cello Concerto. Brahms’ second symphony is a triumph of melodic invention: fascinating the listener at every twist and turn with sheer creativity from this genius composer. The concert will open with the racy Overture and sparkling Polka from Smetana’s ‘The Bartered Bride’. Hang on to your hats for this one!

PEOPLE OF NOTE SUMMER CONCERT ‘The most entertaining evening of the whole year!’ brought to you by a choir of 100+ untrained and unauditioned Bristolians who will uplift and delight you with their a cappella renditions of songs from all eras and around the world, from Henry VI to Lady Gaga. ‘People of Note’ have been singing as an open-access community choir since the turn of the century (even before Gareth Malone graced our TV screens) dedicated to the idea that everyone can sing, and with expert guidance can sing very well. The choir is conducted by Nickomo Clarke, who is acknowledged as one of the foremost composers and arrangers for the new wave of Natural-Voice Community Choirs in the UK. peopleofnote.org.uk

bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk matthewbarley.com

Friday 24 June 7.30pm Tickets £15, £10 (plus fees)

Saturday 25 June 7.30pm Tickets £15 (£13), £13 (£11), £10 (£8), £8 (£6), £1 U18s (plus fees)

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Saturday 2 July 8pm Tickets £7 (£6) (plus fees)

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Avi Avital mandolin Ksenija Sidorova accordion Itamar Doari hand-percussion Described by The New York Times as ‘revelatory’, Between Worlds explores the links between classical and folk-music traditions in original and thought-provoking arrangements for mandolin, accordion and percussion.

‘Here is a musician who recognises no boundaries except those of good taste, and who has the artistry to persuade listeners to follow him anywhere’ GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

Grammy-award nominee Avi Avital captures the atmosphere of early 20th century composers whose curiosity led them to trace their own musical roots and bring traditional melodies into their works. The programme intermingles folk-inspired ‘classical’ works by Bartok, de Falla and Bloch with traditional Georgian and Bulgarian folk music and captures the duality of Avital’s approach to music-making, building bridges between traditions. ‘Avi Avital’s programme of music for solo mandolin boldly bypasses the obvious with playing of sheer brilliance’ THE TELEGRAPH

aviavital.com | ksenijasidorova.com Promoted by St George’s Bristol

Saturday 9 July 7.30pm Tickets £20, £15, £10, £5 Students (limited availability) (plus fees)

Save the date... Bristol Americana Weekend Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July Bristol Music Trust /Colston Hall Check website for details £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

AVI AVITAL BETWEEN WORLDS

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Venue Hire ESCAPE FROM THE BOARDROOM…

Venue Hire

‘The staff delivered the highest quality of service & were a delight to work with’ DEBORAH WADDELL, CBI

ompetitively priced and bathed in natural light, the grand hall of St George’s will impress your delegates with its unique atmosphere and historic setting. We understand that not all events require large rooms, so our breakout spaces are also available for hire, all with distinctive architecture and modern facilities. We dedicate the same level of care to small scale meetings as we do to large events, so if you’re looking for somewhere with character and class, get in touch.

PERFECT FOR PARTIES…

ur Grand Hall, Vaulted Rooms and Crypt Bar are available to hire for weddings, summer parties, gala dinners, memorials and award ceremonies. St George’s offers both varied space and a beautiful setting, so whatever your needs, and whatever inspires you, get in touch to discuss your event. Our talented team will work closely with you to ensure delivery of top-class service and a truly memorable occasion.

To hire St George’s please contact the events team on 0117 929 4929 or email events@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk £1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee where applicable

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Our Supporters

t Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would like to thank the following organisations, as well as the many individuals who have generously supported our Building a Sound Future Capital Appeal.

The Denman Charitable Trust

The Nisbet Charitable Trust

Brian Maguire Charitable Trust

The Society of Merchant Venturers

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

Sir Siegmund Warburg's Voluntary Settlement

e would also like to thank all of our Patrons, Benefactors, Gala Friends, Friends, Volunteer Stewards and the following organisations who support our artistic and education programmes.

The Spielman Charitable Trust

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation

Paragon Music Trust

Arts + Refugees Network

The Martin Smith Foundation

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Booking Information

BOOKING FEES

OPENING HOURS

Booking fees contribute towards the cost of processing card payments, posting out tickets and providing upto-date, reliable and convenient ticketing services to our customers.

Our Box Office opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am — 6pm, with the Box Office remaining open until the end of the interval on concert days and opening one and a half hours before the concert start time for weekend shows. WHEN TO BOOK

Patrons priority booking opens Monday 30 November Benefactors priority booking opens Tuesday 1 December Gala Friends priority booking opens Wednesday 2 December Friends priority booking opens Thursday 3 December General booking opens Monday 7 December HOW TO BOOK In person — the Box Office entrance is located on the right hand side of the building, accessible from Great George Street (see opening times above). Please note the Box Office no longer opens during the day on Saturday. By telephone — 0845 40 24 001. All major credit cards (except American Express), Maestro and Delta cards are accepted. Online — book online 24 hours a day at stgeorgesbristol.co.uk.

Credit/debit card transaction fee £1 — charged to all customers per transaction using a credit or debit card online, over the phone or in person. Administration fee £1 — charged per transaction to all bookers and standardised across all booking methods (online, in person and by telephone). Postage fee 70p — tickets can be posted if requested at a charge of 70p covering postage and materials. Further information about booking fees can be found at stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/booking Concessions Concession prices are indicated in brackets after the full price. These apply to those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance or benefits, disabled, senior citizens, young people under-18 and full time students. Please note only one type of concession can be claimed per ticket and proof of eligibility must be presented in order to qualify, where appropriate. Carers Free carer tickets are available for each full paying ticket holder who requires someone to assist them with their visit. See above for concession details. CAVATINA Free tickets for 8 — 2 5 year olds for certain chamber and be sure to quote concerts. Look out for the CAVATINA when booking tickets. Visit cavatina.net for more details. Group Offer One ticket free in every group of 10 for all events promoted by St George’s Bristol. Family ticket One child goes free in a family party of four or more. Refunds Tickets are non-transferable and refunds can only be offered on events which are sold out (and where there is demand) up to 48 hours before an event. Physical tickets must be returned. Latecomers and readmission Admission will be offered at the first suitable break but admission and readmission cannot be guaranteed. The management reserves the right to refuse admission to any person. Data protection When you book a ticket your details are stored on the St George’s computer database. This information will only be used to send you details of events at St George’s and at other arts venues with your permission — Data Protection Act registration number: PZ5013390.

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General Information Amplification Due to the nature of our artistic programme, some events are amplified. If this causes any concern, please check with the Box Office when booking. Facilities for those with additional needs St George’s welcomes concert-goers with additional needs. The venue is fully accessible from Charlotte Street. Please mention your particular needs to the Box Office when you book and all assistance will be given. Limited parking is available for Blue Badge holders, but must be reserved in advance. Toilet facilities are located in the bar and accessible by lift. Essential carers go free.

Sound reinforcement St George’s Bristol is equipped with a T-Loop hearing system. Guide dogs Guide dogs are admitted to all parts of St George’s Bristol. Family friendly St George’s welcomes children and we programme a variety of family-friendly concerts. Parents are asked to remember that some concerts may not be suitable. Please check the individual event pages on our website for recommended age guidelines. Our acoustic Design is extremely sensitive and Smith & Milton, Bristol sound carries so babes in arms Photography and young children cannot be Cover / Charles Emerson / charlesemerson.co.uk admitted to the auditorium for Venue / Philip Vile / philipvile.com ticketed events unless otherwise Registered Office stated. All children must be Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR issued with a ticket. Administration 0117 929 4929 Email administration@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk Chief Executive: Suzanne Rolt

St George’s Bristol No 2053843 Registered Charity No 295178 VAT No 821968115

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January — March 2016 At a glance JAN UARY

FEB RUARY

Fri 8 / 7.30pm

Mark Padmore (tenor) & Paul Lewis (piano)

Sun 10 / 7.30pm

Henry Rollins

Wed 13 / 7.30pm

Bristol Pre-Conservatoire Concert

Fri 15 / 6.30pm

British Museum Lecture

Sat 16 / 11am

Raise The Roof!

Sun 17 / 10.15am & 12pm Mon 18 / 6.30pm Wed 20 / 7pm Thu 21 / 8pm Fri 22 / 8.30pm Sat 23 / 12.30pm

MiniBeats Spring Into Strings Music of the Baroque in 50 Minutes The Making of ‘The Hunt’

Three Cane Whale plus Maarja Nuut Cellophony with Sasha Sitkovetsky (violin) It’s Shaun The Sheep! Slapstick Festival

Tue 2 / 7.30pm Wed 3 / 7.30pm Thu 4 / 1pm Fri 5 / 7pm Sun 7 / 3pm Tue 9 / 3.30pm

Paul Lewis (piano) Liszt Dante Badminton School Musicians Beethoven Plus Lunchtime Concert Aurora Orchestra The Musical Memory Palace Classic Buskers Wild Words The Ugly Swanling

Wed 10 / 7.45pm

Going Beyond 2016 Around the World and Back Again

Sat 13 / 7.45pm

Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra

Sun 14 / 8pm Wed 17 / 8pm

Dan Tepfer (piano) Goldberg Ryley Walker & Danny Thompson

Thu 18 / 1pm

Duo Kapsetakis Lunchtime Concert

Thu 18 / 8pm

Seckou Keita 22 Strings, plus Gwyneth Glyn

Sat 23 / 5pm

Marcus Meets The Goodies Slapstick Festival

Sat 23 / 8pm

Silent Comedy Western Double Bill Slapstick Festival

Thu 25 / 1pm

Onyx Brass Ensemble Lunchtime Concert

Sun 24 / 8pm

Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden Slapstick Festival

Thu 25 / 8pm

Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick

Tue 26 / 8pm Wed 27 / 7pm

Anda Union

Alice Neary & Daniel Tong Lunchtime Concert

Thu 28 / 8pm

Bristol plus Jimmy Galvin and DJ Queen Bee

Sat 31 / 4pm

Andy Kirkpatrick’s Cold Mountain

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Thu 28 / 1pm

Fri 29 / 1pm

Mon 22 / 7.30pm

Young Artist Showcase Lunchtime Concert Tom Eveson Concert 2016

M ARCH Wed 2 / 8pm Thu 3 / 1pm

Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal Musique du Nuit Beethoven Plus II Lunchtime Concert

Fri 4 / 7.30pm

Angela Hewitt (piano) The Art of Flight

Sat 5 / 7.30pm

Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra performs Mahler

Mon 7 / 7.30pm Tue 8 / 8pm

Bristol University Music Society Concert Colin Stetson Filmic

Wed 9 / 7pm

QEH School Concert

Thu 10 / 1pm

Andres Carciente (piano) Lunchtime Concert

Thur 10 / 8pm

Tord Gustavsen Hymns and Visions

Fri 11 / 7.30pm Music from the Movies Goes A Capella Sat 12 / 7.30pm Thu 17 / 7.30pm

Bristol Concert Orchestra / You-Chiung Lin Simón Bolívar String Quartet

Fri 18 / 8pm

Roopa Panesar & Jyotsna Srikanth

Sat 19 / 7.30pm

Exultate Singers & BHCO Messiah

Sun 20 / 7pm Mon 21 / 6.30pm Wed 23 / 7pm

Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer Music of the Classical Era in 50 Minutes Blundell’s School Chamber Music Concert

April — July 2016 At a glance JUNE

APR I L Thu 7 / 1pm

Beethoven Plus III Lunchtime Concert

Fri 8 / 8pm

Michael Crawford Slapstick Festival

Sun 10 / 10.15am & 12pm

MiniBeats Percussion Pandemonium!

Thu 2 / 1pm

Yukiko Shinohara with AJSW Quartet Lunchtime Concert

Sat 4 / 7.30pm

Treorchy Male Choir

Sun 5 / 10.15am & 12pm MiniBeats Wonderful World!

Wed 13 / 8pm

Phil King Album Launch

Thu 9 / 1pm

Thu 14 / 1pm

Clare Hammond (piano) Lunchtime Concert

Fri 10 / 7.30pm Project Zulu 2016 Tour Finale Concert

Fri 15 / 7.30pm

Mikhail Kazakevich (piano) The Art of Flight

Sat 16 / 7.30pm

Bristol Phoenix Choir & Orchestra Mozart Requiem

Wed 20 / 7.30pm Thu 21 / 8pm

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Showcase Theremin! Lydia Kavina Filmic

Sat 23 / 7.30pm Thu 28 / 1pm

Exultate Singers A Sense of the Divine Rautio Piano Trio Lunchtime Concert

Sat 30 / 12pm

Bristol Folk Festival

Lunchtime Concert Beethoven Plus V

Sat 12 / 7pm Wed 15 / 7.30pm Sat 18 / 7.30pm

J S Bach B Minor Mass ICSM Records The Artists Live, UK Tour High Sheriff’s Concert 2016

Sun 19 / 7pm

City Voices Bristol

Tue 21 / 7pm

Bristol Youth Choir Summer Concert

Wed 22 / 7.30pm

Bristol Youth Choir Summer Concert

Fri 24 / 7.30pm

Seven Deadly Sins & Virtues

Sat 25 / 7.30pm

Bristol Concert Orchestra / Matthew Barley

J U LY

M AY Sun 1 / 12pm

Bristol Folk Festival

Tue 3 / 7.00pm

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Wed 4 / 8pm

Sat 2 / 8pm

People of Note Summer Concert

Sat 9 / 7.30pm

Avi Avital Between Worlds

Sat 16 — Sun 17

Bristol Americana Weekend

Tom Robinson

Thu 5 / 1pm

Beethoven Plus IV Lunchtime Concert

Thu 5 / 7.30pm

Show of Hands Duo Tour

Sat 7 / 7.30pm

Celestial Concerts A Celebration of Handel

Sun 8 / 7.30pm

Jennifer Pike plays Elgar’s Violin Concerto

Wed 11 / 7.30pm

Bristol Youth Orchestra

Thu 12 / 1pm

Pomegranate Piano Trio Lunchtime Concert

Thu 12 / 8pm

Arve Henriksen Places of Worship

Mon 16 / 6.30pm Music of the Romantics in 50 Minutes Thu 19 / 1pm

Lunchtime Concert Lara Melda (piano)

Thu 19 / 8pm

Arild Andersen Trio with Tommy Smith & Paolo Vinaccio

Sat 21 / 7.45pm Sun 22 / 7.30pm

Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra Out There Music Bristol Summer Concert

Tue 24 / 7pm

Aurora Orchestra Playing With Fire

Thu 26 / 1pm

Rautio Piano Trio Lunchtime Concert

Fri 27 / 7.30pm

Pascal Rogé (piano) Satie 150

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