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Bristol’s festival of world class classical music

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Join us this summer to celebrate ten years of Bristol’s classical music festival, with spellbinding sounds from acclaimed artists and vibrant music-making from some of the country’s most exciting performers.

Founded in 2013, Clifton International Festival of Music is Bristol’s annual festival of world-class classical music. Our mission is to bring you the best of music old and new, to inspire, enchant and delight you.

Presented by Clifton Festival

Sat 10 – Sun 18 June 2023

Clifton Cathedral and St Paul’s Church

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Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ by Candlelight
A person with a blunt bob haircut, standing in front of a window, playing violin.

Fri 6 Jun 2025

20:00

Classical

Clifton Festival

Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ by Candlelight

with Dominika Fehér

Clifton Cathedral

Clifton Festival 2025
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Sun 6 – Sat 14 Jun 2025

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival 2025

Clifton Cathedral

St John the Evangelist

St Paul's Church Clifton

Sir John Rutter at 80: Choral Masterpieces
A small choir perform in a horseshoe format dressed in formal dark clothes

Sat 7 Jun 2025

19:15

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival

Sir John Rutter at 80: Choral Masterpieces

with The Erebus Ensemble

St John the Evangelist

French Connections: Piano music by Debussy, Ravel and Satie
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Sun 8 Jun 2025

19:30

Classical

Clifton Festival

French Connections: Piano music by Debussy, Ravel and Satie

with Ana Bursac

St Paul's Church Clifton

A Festival Fanfare: Music for Trumpet & Organ
A close up of large organ pipes.

Wed 11 Jun 2025

19:00

Classical

Clifton Festival

A Festival Fanfare: Music for Trumpet & Organ

Clifton Cathedral

Schubert & Brahms: Music for Chamber Ensemble
A string quartet perform on stage

Thu 12 Jun 2025

19:30

Classical

Clifton Festival

Schubert & Brahms: Music for Chamber Ensemble

St Paul's Church Clifton

Motets & Madrigals
Six people wearing formal dark clothing stand in a street

Fri 13 Jun 2025

19:30

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival

Motets & Madrigals

with The Gesualdo Six

Clifton Cathedral

Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’
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Sat 14 Jun 2025

19:30

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival

Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’

with Rowan Pierce

Clifton Cathedral