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St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien, Op.45
~ Interval ~
Hector Berlioz – Harold en Italie, H 68
Performers
Alex Mackinder – Conductor
Bryony Gibson-Cornish – viola
Bristol Concert Orchestra
Programme Note
Bristol Concert Orchestra brings dazzling Mediterranean sunshine to St George's with two works inspired by Italy, with our new Music Director Alex Mackinder
In Berlioz's Harold in Italy, inspired by Byron's poem, the melancholy dreamer, personified by a viola solo, wanders through vivid tableaux: mountains, a pilgrims' march, a serenade, a brigand's orgy. We are delighted to be joined in this work by Bryony GibsonCornish.
Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien is a work of uncharacteristic joy, celebrating the folk tunes and street music he heard on a Roman holiday. We start with Mussorgsky's A Night on Bald Mountain, a thrilling witches sabbath.
Pre concert talk: Spotlight on Hector Berlioz (with Alex Mackinder and Bryony GibsonCornish).
Start time 6.30 (doors open from 6.15pm)
Length 30 minutes
Free tickets for this pre event talk can be found under interval drinks when booking.
