Latest News at St George's Bristol
A Fond Farewell to St George’s CEO, Suzanne Rolt
Posted: January 20, 2021
A Fond Farewell to St George’s CEO, Suzanne Rolt As we find ourselves already deep into January, we are busy…
Read more »St George’s Bristol new website design brief: applications now open
Posted: November 27, 2020
St George’s Bristol new website design brief Applications now open We are excited to share this design brief for…
Read more »St George’s Bristol receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
Posted: October 12, 2020
St George’s Bristol receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund St George’s Bristol is pleased and deeply relieved…
Read more »St George’s Bristol: updated COVID-19 FAQs
Posted: August 11, 2020
St George’s Bristol updated Covid-19 FAQs (As of 11 January 2021) Is St George’s Bristol open? Due to national lockdown…
Read more »Keith Tippett 1947-2020
Posted: June 16, 2020
Keith Tippett 1947-2020 Phil Johnson remembers and celebrates Keith Tippett There aren’t many geniuses from Bristol. Keith Tippett, born in…
Read more »Black Lives Matter
Posted: June 12, 2020
St George’s Bristol stands in solidarity with black artists and the wider black community at this time. As an…
Read more »Local Hero: St George’s Bristol makes national headlines
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Local Hero: St George’s Bristol makes national headlines Like so many arts and music venues across the country, the…
Read more »Musical Messages
Posted: June 3, 2020
St George’s Bristol Listen In Our new digital Listen In series includes some wonderful messages of support from our favourite artists…
Read more »Listen In
Posted: May 29, 2020
Our digital Listen In series included weekly Lunchtime Concerts, late night audio listening sessions and a live Philosophical Times event…
Read more »An Update and Thank You Message from St George’s Bristol CEO, Suzanne Rolt
Posted: March 26, 2020
Our Covid-19 Response – An Update and Thank You Message from St George’s Bristol CEO, Suzanne Rolt T H A N…
Read more »St George’s Bristol Closure due to Covid-19 FAQs
Posted: March 20, 2020
St George’s Bristol Closure due to Covid-19 FAQs Is St George’s Bristol open? St George’s Bristol is closed for events…
Read more »Closure & Cancellations: COVID-19
Posted: March 17, 2020
Closure & Cancellations: COVID-19 Statement issued 17 March 2020 Please see our updated FAQs here for the latest information…
Read more »April highlights – A UK premiere and world class performers at St George’s this April
Posted: March 5, 2020
April highlights A UK premiere and world class performers at St George’s this April This month St George’s Bristol…
Read more »Best of 2019 at St George’s Bristol
Posted: March 3, 2020
Best of 2019 at St George’s Bristol – Photography by Evan Dawson AKA Trio As we move further into…
Read more »Bristol New Music 2020
Posted: February 12, 2020
Bristol New Music Thu 23 – Sun 26 April Taking place biennially across Bristol, and returning for its fourth edition…
Read more »Filmic 2020
Posted: February 10, 2020
FILMIC 2020 Bristol’s annual film-meets-music festival is back! The ninth edition of Filmic runs from March – early June, for…
Read more »Valentine’s Day at St George’s – Fri 14 Feb
Posted: February 6, 2020
Relax this Valentine’s day. St George’s has you covered with our delicious menu. A main, sweet treat and a glass…
Read more »St George’s Café Bar Introduces Evening Pre-Concert Menu
Posted: February 5, 2020
St George’s Café Bar Introduces Evening Pre-Concert Menu Visitors to St George’s Bristol can now enjoy a delicious new…
Read more »Fragments of St George’s – New Exhibition – Exploring Memories Through Making
Posted: January 29, 2020
St George’s Bristol community project wonderfully displayed in brand new exhibition – A creative exploration of memories through making …
Read more »St George’s Bristol celebrates Jamaican music and culture with a new exhibition and concerts.
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St George’s Bristol celebrates Jamaican music and culture with a new exhibition and concerts. The Reggae Ticket –…
Read more »January 2020 Culture Flash Sale
Posted: January 14, 2020
The Culture Flash Sale is back! 10am Wednesday 15 January – 10am Thursday 16 January St George’s Bristol is…
Read more »Bristol celebrates 250 years of Beethoven
Posted: December 16, 2019
Bristol celebrates 250 years of Beethoven Written by Edward Christian-Hare 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of a…
Read more »Fair Saturday
Posted: November 29, 2019
Fair Saturday From 10am-10pm on Fair Saturday, in the spirit of making culture more accessible, we are delighted to…
Read more »New Spring Season at St George’s
Posted: November 18, 2019
Operatic arias, classical virtuosos, philosophical thoughts and even the digeridoo feature in the new St George’s 2020 spring season launching…
Read more »September 19 Culture Flash Sale
Posted: September 4, 2019
The Culture Flash Sale is back! 10am Thursday 5 September – 10am Friday 6 September St George’s Bristol is delighted…
Read more »Time Lapse: Our New Building!
Posted: June 13, 2019
Time Lapse: Our New Building! We are beyond delighted to be able to share this new time lapse footage of…
Read more »River Town 2019
Posted: May 29, 2019
River Town 2019 A summer celebration of roots and Americana music Tue 11 Jun 2019 – Sun 28…
Read more »We’re recruiting Trustees & Associate Trustees!
Posted: March 13, 2019
We’re recruiting Trustees & Associate Trustees! St George’s Bristol is recruiting up to seven new enthusiastic and committed Trustees to…
Read more »The Asian Arts Agency’s short introduction to Qawwali
Posted: March 8, 2019
The Asian Arts Agency’s short introduction to Qawwali Ahead of welcoming Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali to St George’s on Thursday 28 March,…
Read more »FILMIC19
Posted: February 20, 2019
FILMIC19 Bristol’s annual film meets music celebration returns in its eight edition through March and April for a mix of…
Read more »National Award Win For CEO of St George’s Bristol – Suzanne Rolt
Posted: February 12, 2019
The annual ABO Classical Music Awards have once again honoured excellence in the fields of orchestral, concert hall and…
Read more »St George’s Bristol Introduces Classical Music – Without The Rules
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Programmers at St George’s Bristol are on a radical mission to introduce a younger generation to classical music…
Read more »Bristol Women’s Voice discount at St George’s Bristol
Posted: January 29, 2019
St George’s Bristol is delighted to offer a 10% discount for our friends at Bristol Women’s Voice, across selected concerts…
Read more »Ujima Radio discount at St George’s Bristol
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St George’s Bristol is delighted to offer a 10% discount for our friends at Ujima Radio, across selected concerts this…
Read more »A new way to experience classical music
Posted: January 18, 2019
Classical Mixtape Live 1 Ideal for those keen to give classical a go, but not sure where to start. And…
Read more »January ’19 Culture Flash Sale
Posted: January 16, 2019
Culture Flash Sale 10am 17 January to 10am 18 January 2019 Arts fans can save money with thousands of discounted…
Read more »Christmas Opening Times
Posted: December 11, 2018
Christmas Opening Times Sunday 23 Dec – Tuesday 1 Jan: Café Bar closed with the exception of 30 Dec as…
Read more »National Lottery #ThanksToYou: 50 Half Price Tickets for ‘Chiaroscuro Quartet…’
Posted: November 23, 2018
National Lottery #ThanksToYou 50 Half Price Tickets for ‘Chiaroscuro Quartet and Kristian Bezuidenhout’ on 7 December 2018 at 7.30pm. Quote…
Read more »An exclusive discount with Bristol 247, Better Bristol and Better Business
Posted: October 30, 2018
St George’s Bristol is delighted to offer a 10% discount for selected concerts for members of Bristol 247’s Better Bristol…
Read more »Celebrate Christmas 2018 at St George’s Bristol
Posted: October 29, 2018
Celebrate Christmas 2018 at St George’s Bristol St George’s Bristol is getting into the festive spirit, with glorious music…
Read more »Spooky Pianos, a Story-Teller & Swan Lake for Half Term
Posted: October 23, 2018
Spooky Pianos, a Story-Teller & Swan Lake for Half Term FAMILIES can get musical this half term with three events…
Read more »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…
Read more »Dramatic Countdown with Just Hours to Prepare from Build Handover to Season Opener
Posted: September 6, 2018
Inside the new extension at St George’s Bristol, as seen from the stairs up to the Glass Studio. STAFF at…
Read more »The 24-Hour Flash Sale is back for AW18!
Posted: September 4, 2018
#CultureFlashSale – 24-Hour Culture Flash Sale from 10am Thursday 6 Sept to 10am Friday 7 Sept #CultureFlashSale 24-Hour Culture Flash Sale…
Read more »Fantastic offers and discounts at St George’s this season!
Posted: August 22, 2018
From concert series to ice cream, we’ve got some fantastic offers and discounts available at St George’s this season! We’re…
Read more »NHS discount at St George’s Bristol
Posted: July 31, 2018
St George’s Bristol is delighted to offer a 10% discount for all NHS tickets across selected concerts this season As…
Read more »Centenary: 100 years of Claude Debussy
Posted: July 23, 2018
2018 marks 100 years since the death of Debussy – join us this autumn to celebrate his life and work…
Read more »Introducing Bristol Keyboard Festival
Posted: July 17, 2018
We’re delighted to introduce our inaugural Bristol Keyboard Festival. Photo courtesy of Steinway & Sons Bristol Keyboard Festival Tuesday 30…
Read more »The Chineke! Foundation brings musicians to work with Bristol schoolchildren
Posted: July 2, 2018
The Chineke! foundation took their orchestra outreach work to two state secondary schools in Bristol, in collaboration with St George’s…
Read more »Business Award Win for St George’s Bristol!
Posted: June 22, 2018
STAFF and volunteers at St George’s Bristol are celebrating after winning Bristol Business Awards ‘Leisure and Tourism Business of the…
Read more »Paul Lewis: Beauty, Truth and Laughter
Posted: May 15, 2018
Paul Lewis explores the delicious wit and wild humour of Haydn’s piano sonatas, together with works by Beethoven and Brahms,…
Read more »Bach at the centre of Solomon’s Knot 10th anniversary year
Posted: May 9, 2018
Mass in B minor and a new Motet project Solomon’s Knot gives two final performances of their acclaimed B-minor Mass…
Read more »The Hall on the Hill returns May 21
Posted: May 2, 2018
A CAST of 200 returns to the stage at St George’s Bristol for a new community opera ‘The Hall…
Read more »Bristol New Music 2018
Posted: March 28, 2018
Bristol New Music – the UK’s international contemporary music biennial Fri 20 – Sun 22 April 2018 Please note: the…
Read more »River Town is back!
Posted: March 22, 2018
First wave of artists announced for RIVER TOWN, Bristol’s 4th annual Americana festival For the fourth year running, Colston Hall…
Read more »Sir David Attenborough in Conversation
Posted: March 20, 2018
TELEVISION icon Sir David Attenborough will be ‘in conversation’ with friend and colleague, Mike Gunton, to help raise funds for…
Read more »Concerts postponed
Posted: March 1, 2018
CONCERTS POSTPONED Due to the extreme weather conditions, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone ‘The Hall on The…
Read more »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…
Read more »Filmic 2018
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Filmic, our ongoing exploration of the creative connections across film and music returns in March and April for an…
Read more »An Evening of Brilliance…
Posted: February 14, 2018
How do you celebrate the realisation of a dream and bring people together to share in it? With An Evening…
Read more »Interview: Yola Carter
Posted: January 24, 2018
Read Acoustic Magazine’s interview with Bristol’s star-on-the-rise, Yola Carter Yola Carter’s unique take on soul/country music is earning her a…
Read more »The 24-Hour Flash Sale is back for 2018!
Posted: January 16, 2018
Culture Flash Sale for Bristol and Bath Culture fans can save money on thousands of tickets across Bristol and Bath…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »COSMOS CHILDREN’S CHOIR SPARKLES FOR FREE FESTIVE CONCERT
Posted: December 6, 2017
COSMOS Children’s Community Choir is taking to the stage at St George’s Bristol for a free Christmas concert at 1pm…
Read more »Gospel Choir Festive Pop Up for Builders at St George’s
Posted: November 27, 2017
BUILDERS working on the ambitious extension project at St George’s Bristol are in for a festive treat on November 28…
Read more »Black Friday / Cyber Monday SALE
Posted: November 24, 2017
25% off … Grab a Bargain! We are joining in the annual ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ sale tradition…
Read more »CHINEKE! BRINGS WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS TO CHILDREN MOST IN NEED
Posted: November 19, 2017
WORLD-CLASS musicians from Europe’s first majority BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) orchestra Chineke! performed to some of the most deprived…
Read more »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,…
Read more »Malkit Singh with full live band
Posted: October 18, 2017
Begin the Christmas season with the ultimate feel good party! Bhangra legend Malkit Singh will be live on stage at…
Read more »Family fun this October at St George’s
Posted: October 9, 2017
Discover some magical musical fun and spell-binding stories at St George’s Bristol, this October during Family Arts Festival. …
Read more »Two weeks until Something Good Design Festival …
Posted: September 27, 2017
Two weeks to go until Something Good; an exciting new two-day design festival including Anthony Burrill, Morag Myerscough, Snask,…
Read more »The 24-Hour Flash Sale is back!
Posted: September 8, 2017
Culture Flash Sale for Bristol and Bath! Culture fans can save money on thousands of tickets across Bristol and Bath…
Read more »Teen Composers and Winning Scores
Posted: September 7, 2017
Teen Composers and Winning Scores Some of the world’s most famous composers wrote music from a young age including Mozart,…
Read more »Introducing Debasmita Bhattacharya – the rising star of Indian classical music
Posted: September 6, 2017
Asian Arts Agency’s Aashi Gahlot introduces Debasmita Bhattacharya and Gurdain Rayatt ahead of their much anticipated concert at St George’s…
Read more »Making a Grand Entrance
Posted: August 17, 2017
Simon Farley (Head of Fundraising and Development, St George’s Bristol), Suzanne Rolt (CEO, St George’s Bristol), Helen Wheatley and Nick…
Read more »‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ piano lessons pop up at St George’s…
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‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ piano lessons pop up at St George’s… with Chopin for shoppers and Bach for dog walkers!…
Read more »Bristol Family Arts is back…
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Get creative this October with fantastic free family activities during Bristol Family Arts Festival Bristol Family Arts Festival returns this…
Read more »Massive Attack, Banksy and St George’s Bristol…
Posted: August 10, 2017
What’s the connection between Bristol’s favourite band, the world famous outlaw artist and St George’s? As a social media…
Read more »APOLLO FUNDRAISER HITS A HIGH NOTE AT ST GEORGE’S … last three Apollo roundels available to sponsor
Posted: July 28, 2017
A BUSINESSWOMAN and award-winning society hairdresser is one of the latest major donors to support St George’s Bristol and its…
Read more »Play Me, I’m Yours… Artists Revealed
Posted: July 20, 2017
Public get chance to see artists transform pianos for Play Me, I’m Yours First designs revealed and artists confirmed for…
Read more »Georgie at St George’s: Sweet Georgie Fame
Posted: July 17, 2017
Senior Programme Producer Phil Johnson gets excited about the visit of Georgie Fame and curates a selective mini-guide to his…
Read more »Try Before You Buy: Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock
Posted: July 10, 2017
A note from Phil Johnson, Senior Programme Producer In advance of their autumn season concert at St George’s on Thursday…
Read more »Last Tango in Berlin… Ute Lemper at St George’s
Posted: June 29, 2017
Senior Programme Producer Phil Johnson looks forward to the visit of Ute Lemper There are, as the saying goes, a…
Read more »Play Me, I’m Yours is BACK!
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First pianos will be delivered for Luke Jerram’s Play Me, I’m Yours street pianos project in Bristol as sponsors are…
Read more »Bristol music venues awarded £1.3 million to boost music in the city
Posted: June 28, 2017
Bristol Music Consortium – Bristol Music Trust, the independent charity responsible for Colston Hall, and St George’s Bristol – have…
Read more »The Bella Union Takeover
Posted: June 26, 2017
by Louise Orchard I was a precocious child. A C86 fan when my teenybopper contemporaries were into Kylie Minogue and…
Read more »Not your average pianist…
Posted: June 22, 2017
You wouldn’t be alone in thinking classical music is not for you, and one man is working hard to change the perception of a genre of music often thought of as elitist or unfathomable. Meet James Rhodes…
Read more »Folk is the preacher…
Posted: June 5, 2017
Senior Programme Producer Phil Johnson reflects on folk music and why it sounds great in St George’s, and previews a…
Read more »Summer Closure
Posted: June 1, 2017
Tickets for the new season are still available online, and by phone during weekday opening hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm) Book now……
Read more »Musical Connections to the Deep South
Posted: May 18, 2017
Roger Griffith, author of ‘My American Odyssey’ shares his thoughts on Music of the Deep South — in response to…
Read more »Carleen is coming! (and all that gospel)
Posted: May 7, 2017
Carleen is coming! (and all that gospel) By Phil Johnson, Senior Programme Producer You can keep Adele and even Beyonce….
Read more »Chineke! Orchestra at St George’s…
Posted: April 24, 2017
CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA BRINGS DIVERSITY TO BRISTOL ON ST GEORGE’S DAY DIVERSITY is…
Read more »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 …
Read more »A brief history of FILMIC…
Posted: March 29, 2017
by Phil Johnson, Senior Programme Producer Bristol’s FILMIC festival, which began in 2012, had its origins in the friendship between myself…
Read more »Mark Springer
Posted: March 22, 2017
___________________________________________________________________________ When I began producing concerts for St George’s in 2002, one of my early dates was a double bill…
Read more »TWO TIMES A WINNER FOR ‘GET CREATIVE’ FAMILY ARTS
Posted: March 15, 2017
STAFF and volunteers at St George’s Bristol are celebrating after winning two national awards from organisers of the Get Creative…
Read more »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…
Read more »A brief introduction to Qawwali music – Music of the mystics
Posted: March 7, 2017
Ahead of the UK tour this month with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, Soni Kaur, Asian Arts Agency’s Marketing and Events Assistant,…
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