Jonathon James conductor
Lukas Hank violin

Gershwin Cuban Overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
Sibelius Symphony No 2

Following an intensive weekend of coaching and mentoring, talented local young musicians join the Bristol Ensemble for a wonderful evening of classical music, opening with Gershwin's ritzy orchestral showpiece, the Cuban Overture, and closing with the sound splendour of Sibelius' irresistibly uplifting Symphony No 2.

Inbetween, the stunning young violinist Lucas Hank (having graduated from orchestral leader to scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music) returns as soloist for a fresh, engaging account of Mendelssohn's ever popular Violin Concerto.

All profits from the concert go towards the Bristol Ensemble's 'Preludes' education project in two South Bristol schools.

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