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Fri 5 – Sat 13 Jun 2026

Clifton Festival 2026

Various Venues

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Bristol’s classical music festival is back. Join us this summer at Bristol’s premier classical music festival for unforgettable performances from acclaimed artists and rising stars.

This year’s programme features renowned vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six, acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Watts, baroque violinist Dominika Fehér, plus homegrown talent from Clifton College and the Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra, alongside festival favourites, the award-winning Erebus Ensemble.

Highlights include Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Strauss’s poignant Four Last Songs, and musical anniversaries of leading choral composer Sir John Rutter who celebrates his 80th birthday, and the 500th anniversary of the birth of Palestrina.

Experience a week of exceptional performances from some of the brightest talents in classical music.

Presented by Clifton International Festival of Music

Fri 5 – Sat 13 Jun 2026

All timings are approximate and subject to change

All events

JS Bach: Music for Solo Violin
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Fri 5 Jun 2026

19:00

Classical

JS Bach: Music for Solo Violin

Clifton Cathedral

Secret Bach by Moonlight
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Fri 5 Jun 2026

20:45

Classical

Secret Bach by Moonlight

Clifton Cathedral

Music for Piano: Rachmaninoff and Gershwin
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Sat 6 Jun 2026

19:30

Classical

Music for Piano: Rachmaninoff and Gershwin

St Paul's Church Clifton

Stile Antico: Polyphonic Postcards
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Fri 12 Jun 2026

19:15

Classical

Stile Antico: Polyphonic Postcards

Clifton Cathedral

Mahler: Symphony no. 2 'Resurrection'
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Sat 13 Jun 2026

19:30

Classical

Mahler: Symphony no. 2 'Resurrection'

Clifton Cathedral

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