Tickets
From £16
A 9% booking fee applies online and over the phone. A £2.50 postage fee is charged where applicable.
Suitable for ages 14+
Main hall
BCP’s BEETHOVEN+ cycle reaches a triumphant end with the 4th and 5th Symphonies. Often overlooked, the 4th (falling between the Eroica and No 5) has been likened to a slender maiden caught between two giants.
Our final concert in the series begins with Jon Trim’s Symphonia Pandemica; composed during the COVID-19 pandemic, this work charts a journey from darkness to light, reflecting the early fears of the pandemic being replaced by hope and, finally, joy as lockdowns came to an end. This matches the emotional arc of the most famous symphony of all: Beethoven’s 5th, with which BEETHOVEN+ ends. The coiled fury of the first movement, with its famous ‘fate knocking on the door’ motif (da-da-da-DAAA) finally resolves in the finale into pure daylight. In E M Forster’s novel Howard’s End, Beethoven’s 5th is described as ‘the most sublime noise ever to penetrate into the ear of man’. Who, hearing this great work live, could disagree?
Conductor Tom Gauterin
Leader Anneka Sutcliffe
Programme
Trim Symphonia Pandemica
Beethoven Symphony No 4 in B flat Op 60
Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67
Beethoven +
This event is part of the Beethoven+ series from Bristol Classical Players.
Receive a 25% discount when booking all four concerts in the series.
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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 board of bread, olives and dips (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!