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Classical Concerts in Bristol

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Bristol's Classical Scene

Bristol has a long history of classical music, with new talent emerging year upon year thanks to students at Bristol University’s prestigious department of music. The largest classical music performances see complete orchestras performing at St George’s Hall where natural acoustics continue to wow audiences of over five hundred guests. Contemporary solo performances have found home in Colston Hall’s second room, The Lantern. St Stephen’s church and the Victoria Rooms in Clifton are also essential venues for classical music and orchestras in Bristol.

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Sell out warning! Proper pagan fun from the alternative community at Bridge Farm. Delve into the true meaning of Halloween with storytelling, ritual, fire ceremony, esoteric folk music and Wych Elm's eldritch grunge-horror - it'll be just like The Wicker Man (with a PG rating)! Samhain at Bridge Farm at Bridge Farm Community.

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Free entry / PWYC! This bumper editions of the priceless Anarchist Bookfair spreads its disruptive tentacles over five venues in Old Market, with radical publishers, direct action crews, free childcare, workshops on resisting immigration raids, blocking the Israeli supply chain, and more. Everything you need to stop doomscrolling, get informed, and get involved... Bristol Anarchist Bookfair at Exchange.

The thespian life is not all greasepaint and curtain calls… Argento’s former assistant director Michele Soavi made his debut with this gloriously unhinged horror chimera, a hallucinatory stew of backstage paranoia, baroque bloodletting and Hitchcockian mischief. Stagefright is a queasy little treasure chest of surface pleasures featuring bodies cleaved in two, pickaxes through the gob and an absolutely deranged final act. STAGEFRIGHT at Bristol Megascreen.

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What our editors say

“In Indian classical music, ragas are traditionally associated with different times of the day. This special morning concert draws on that rich tradition, offering audiences a unique opportunity to experience acclaimed sarod player Debasmita Bhattacharya performing a programme of morning ragas.”
From: Morning Ragas by Debasmita Bhattacharya

“*The Book of Advice*, an experiment in self-translation, stems from the andarznameh tradition of classical Persian literature, a form that moves between verse and prose as it engages invented or familiar sayings and folktales. Originally written in Persian between 2018-2020, the book now speaks in both English and Persian, opening at once from the back and the front, in a voice both distanced and familiar. The vicissitudes of the everyday preoccupy its intimately impersonal speaker as she wrestles with the inadequacy and mobility of language.”
From: Eve Esfandiari-Denney: *Girling* & Ghazal Mosadeq: *The Book of Advice*

“This month, the exhibition is accompanied by live music from two Bristol-based artists. Pablo Jimenez-Moreno explores sound, space, and texture through classical fingerstyle guitar and minimalist composition, creating immersive soundscapes using intricate techniques, subtle dynamics, and layered acoustic textures. Shaved blends found sound and homemade instruments to create a laid-back ambient atmosphere.”
From: Pop-Up Art Exhibition

“Dj Devolicious fuses cross-generational rhythms, rich lyrics and irresistible bass. With roots in Ghanaian hi-life, church and classical music, and a passion for soul and electro, Devolicious delivers electric mixes that take listeners on a journey of dance music delights. ”
From: After Hours: Dance Out Special

“A relaxed afternoon in the informal setting of Ham Farm Cottage, with options to join workshops on Beatboxing with the Hobbit, Songwriting with Lady Nade, Finger-picking guitar with Declan Zapala, classical corner with Emily Andrews, as well as a fun open jamming session run by David Massey.”
From: Youth Music Day - ages 13-18