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Celebrating Debussy’s Centenary
Posted: October 15, 2018
100 Years of Claude Debussy A Blog from Classical Bristol’s Charlotte Perkins Debussy: the name conjures lush harmonies, immense…
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Classical concerts that everyone can afford…
Posted: February 15, 2018
Classical Bristol is all about inspiring people to explore the world of classical music. We want to make it as…
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New Year: New Music!
Posted: December 14, 2017
2018 is bringing Bristol a host of new concerts, venues and ensembles: and even some brand new music. Both Colston…
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New Season Classics
Posted: December 11, 2017
Classical at St George’s – Spring/Summer 2018 While we may be looking a little different in 2018 (okay, quite a…
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It’s a Classical Bristol Christmas!
Posted: November 15, 2017
It’s a Classical Bristol Christmas! There’s nothing quite like the magic of Christmas. With the lights twinkling in the streets,…
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Composer in Focus – Shostakovich
Posted: April 21, 2017
Composer in Focus – Dmitri Shostakovich Name: Dmitri Shostakovich Dates: 1906-1975 Country of Birth: Russia (former Soviet Union) Musical Era: 20th Century …
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Composer in Focus: Monteverdi
Posted: March 10, 2017
Composer in Focus – Claudio Monteverdi Name: Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi Dates: 1567-1643 Country of Birth: Italy Musical Era: Renaissance/Baroque Monteverdi was a…
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Composer in Focus – Debussy
Posted: February 10, 2017
Composer in Focus – Claude Debussy Name: Claude-Achille Debussy Dates: 1862-1918 Country of Birth: France Musical Era: Early 20th Century While…
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Composer in Focus – Haydn
Posted: January 9, 2017
Composer in Focus – Franz Joseph Haydn Name: Franz Joseph Haydn Dates: 1732-1809 Country of Birth: Austria Musical Era: Classical…
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Composer in Focus – Handel
Posted: November 25, 2016
Composer in Focus – George Frideric Handel Name: George Frideric Handel Dates: 1685-1759 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Baroque Handel…
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Composer in Focus – Schumann
Posted: October 21, 2016
Composer in Focus – Robert Schumann Name: Robert Schumann Dates: 1810-1856 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Romantic Never to…
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Composer in Focus – Tchaikovsky
Posted: September 9, 2016
Composer in Focus – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Name: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Dates: 1840-1893 Country of Birth: Russian Empire Musical Era: Romantic…
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Composer in Focus – Telemann
Posted: July 29, 2016
Composer in Focus – Georg Philipp Telemann Name: Georg Philipp Telemann Dates: 1681-1767 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Baroque Telemann was something…
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Avi Avital – Between Worlds
Posted: June 23, 2016
“Today, the mandolin is seen mainly as a folk instrument. I wanted to return it to its classical roots. It…
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Composer in Focus: Beethoven
Posted: May 20, 2016
Composer in Focus – Ludwig van Beethoven Name: Ludwig van Beethoven Dates: 1770-1827 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Classical/Romantic Swift on the…
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Composer In Focus: Mozart
Posted: April 22, 2016
Composer in Focus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Name: Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart Dates: 1756-1791 Country of Birth: Austria Musical Era: Classical …
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Composers in Focus: Mendelssohn & Ginastera
Posted: March 18, 2016
Composer in Focus – Felix Mendelssohn Name: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Dates: 1809-1847 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Romantic Mendelssohn…
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Composers in Focus
Posted: February 19, 2016
Composer in Focus: J S Bach Name: Johann Sebastian Bach Dates: 1685-1750 Country of Birth: Germany Musical Era: Baroque J…
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