Beethoven: the Symphonies
A new, longer journey begins: at £39 for 3 concerts!
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Preludes - two years in
We have a great new video showing progress of the children after the second year on our Preludes programme in Bristol primary schools. Watch it on our 'Preludes' page on the 'Education' menu.

Season Launch
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at the Colston Hall for our Season Launch event. It means a lot to have such fantastic support. Thanks too to the new 'friends' - if you are still thinking about it, see the link on the right of this page. We're looking forward to another season of great music!

Invitation to tender: Preludes Evaluation
We are looking for an independent consultant to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of ‘Preludes’, our classical music education project.
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Future plans
Following the success of the Beethoven Piano Concerto series, we're planning a series of Cello Concertos in the Spring (Elgar, Dvorak and Shostakovich), as well as a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies. Details are still being finalised, but watch this space!

Welcome...
We're delighted and honoured that Mary Prior MBE, Lord Lieutenant of the County & City of Bristol, has agreed to become Patron of the Bristol Ensemble. We look forward to working with Mary to become an even bigger part of the city's musical life.

Thanks for a great series...
Many thanks to everybody who came along to fill the Colston Hall for the final Beethoven Piano Concerto. A fantastic evening - great for the ensemble, for Bristol, and hopefully for you too! Watch this space for similar events in the future - we're hooked!

Beethoven videos
Three video extracts from the second concert with Freddy Kempf are now available. Enjoy...
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Congratulations!
...to composer Dan Jones, for winning a TV Craft BAFTA for the original music for 'Any Human Heart' - and to our own Roger Huckle, who played the violin solos!

Beethoven at Colston Hall
Many thanks to everyone who joined us for the first concert in our cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with Freddy Kempf...
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