Event listing: Philharmonia Orchestra | Bristol Beacon: Beacon Hall | Tue 29 May 2012 at 19:30

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Bristol Beacon: Beacon HallTrenchard Street, Bristol, South-West, BS1 5AR, United Kingdom

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Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, Op.11
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Piano
Nobuyuki Tsujii	Piano

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The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The demon symphony: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

See Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture in

Hull, United Kingdom

More Please: Ashkenazy, Tsujii and Philharmonia Orchestra in Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 31st May

On a stiflingly hot evening, a packed Colston Hall was met with an energetic conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy, springing to the middle of the stage. Before the audience hushed, Berlioz’s Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict swirled around the room. Light-hearted, breezy and full of optimism, it made a great opening piece to the night’s programme.

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