Bristol Beacon announce bumper 2023/24 orchestral season

Bristol Beacon announce bumper 2023/24 orchestral season

Posted on: 16 Jun 2023

To celebrate its grand reopening, the Bristol Beacon team have this week announced a new season of symphonic orchestral music, bringing the genre back to its Bristol home. 

 

The 2023/24 season will see a number of top orchestras returning to Bristol Beacon, including new ‘Orchestra in Residence’, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and high-profile appearances from the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic and more.

 

Find out more about Bristol Beacon’s 2023/24 orchestral season HERE.

 

 

This will be the first orchestral season at Beacon Hall, the venue’s brand-new auditorium, which features improved acoustics and 21st-century levels of audience comfort and a whole lot more.

 

Highlights from The Beacon’s ‘Orchestra in Residence’, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, include ‘The Best of John Williams and Hans Zimmer’ featuring some of the best scores from the film music legends as well as a deep dive into the world of Dark Side of the Moon and more with ‘Symphonic Pink Floyd’ and plenty of other exciting concerts.

 

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will also be presenting ‘Odyssey’ by Jonathan Dove: a powerful new music-drama depicting a refugee on a perilous journey for safety in another country. This concert will take place in January 2024 and will also feature the City of Bristol Choir and Bristol Youth Choir.

 

Elsewhere Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra and Marko Letonja will play on Monday 12 February 2024, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Dinis Souza on Thursday 22 February, the London Symphony Orchestra on Monday 4 March and the Dresden Philharmonic with Stanislav Philharmonic on Thursday 18 April. A full list can be found here.

 

Each concert will feature a FREE pre-concert talk hosted by conductor, music educator, writer and presenter Jonathan James, introducing audiences to the programme’s works, interviewing members of the orchestras and illuminating their creative process.

 

 

Bristol Beacon’s 2023/24 orchestral season kicks off on Tuesday 19 December 2023 and runs until Friday 7 June 2024. Explore the season and find out more HERE.

 

For a comprehensive look at Bristol Beacon’s reopening programme, visit the venue’s website.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.