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Clifton Festival

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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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
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Fri 13 Jun 2025

19:30

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival

Motets & Madrigals

with The Gesualdo Six

Clifton Cathedral

Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’

Sat 14 Jun 2025

19:30

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival

Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’

with Elizabeth Watts

Clifton Cathedral

Clifton Festival 2025
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Sun 6 – Sat 14 Jun 2025

Choral

Classical

Clifton Festival 2025

St Paul's Church Clifton