Our Café Bar will open at 12.30pm on Tue 24 Jun due to a private event.

Please note – there’s currently a road closure on Great George Street. Pedestrian access to our Great George Street entrance remains open. For vehicle access, please follow the diversion via Hill Street and Charlotte Street. Our Charlotte Street entrance remains open as normal.

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Bristol Classical Players

Part of The Artists in Your Midst

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Tchaikovsky  Polonaise from ‘Eugene Onegin’
Scriabin  Piano Concerto Op 20
Tchaikovsky   Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64

Nicola Meecham Piano
Tom Gauterin Conductor

For their first concert after lockdown, Bristol Classical Players have prepared a feast of soulful Russian greats.

They open with Tchaikovsky’s swirling Polonaise from his opera based on Pushkin’s passionate novella, and conclude with his always-popular 5th Symphony. Tchaikovsky himself described the work as ‘wrestling with Fate’, in reference to the doom-laden motif that recurs throughout the work but is finally conquered.

In between, the orchestra are joined by Bath-based pianist Nicola Meecham, who makes her BCP debut with Scriabin’s unique Piano Concerto. This beautiful work feels like no other in the repertoire and showcases Scriabin’s extraordinary feeling for harmony and lyrical piano writing. It has been described as the missing link between Chopin and Rachmaninov; but it really takes a path all of its own.

Nicola Meecham borders on the sensational – International Piano

Pre-event Food & Drink

Enjoy delicious drinks and light bites from our Café Bar ahead of the event.

Available to pre-order when booking your tickets, you can choose from a selection of house drinks on arrival, accompanied by a mezze board of bread, dips, olives, stuffed peppers, falafel, feta cheese and garden salad (all vegetarian). Just select which option – for one or two people – you would like, before checkout. Or if you’ve already booked, please email boxoffice@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk to add your food to your order.

Your pre-ordered food and drink will be available to collect from the Café Bar from 90 minutes before the event. It’s the perfect way to begin your event experience at St George’s!