Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
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Felix Mendelssohn Overture ‘Ruy Blas’ Op 95
Clara Schumann Prelude & Fugue in B flat Op 16 (Orchestrated Bersweden)
Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Robert Schumann Symphony no 3 ‘Rhenish’ in E flat Op 97
Jacob Smith Soloist
For their spring concert, Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra, finds itself almost entirely based in Leipzig. Both Mendelssohn and Schumann, very close contemporaries, lived there for a while and were both associated with the foundation of its conservatoire. It is also where Robert Schumann met his future wife Clara, who had grown up there. While the Ruy Blas overture was originally intended to accompany an opera set in Spain (that in the end was not written), the Schumann symphony is a joyous memory of a happy time he and Clara spent travelling along the Rhine. The intruder in this concert is Haydn’s much loved trumpet concerto, for which we welcome the talented Jacob Smith for the first time.
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.
Your pre-ordered food and drink will be available to collect from the Café Bar from 60 minutes before the event. It’s the perfect way to begin your event experience at St George’s!