Bristol Proms 2013 - The Highlights

What a week - here's all the highlights from the incredible first Bristol Proms, from the concerts featuring Nicola Benedetti, Daniel Hope, Jan Lisiecki and more, to Classic FM broadcasting live from the Bristol Old Vic.

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   1. Jamie Crick

   Jamie on the airwaves during Classic FM's away day at the Bristol Proms.

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   2. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms 9

   Pianist Jan Lisiecki opens the Bristol Proms with a spectacular multi-angle camera laser-powered experience entitled 'A View From All Angles' Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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   3. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

   Pianist Jan Lisiecki opens the Bristol Proms with a spectacular multi-angle camera laser-powered experience entitled 'A View From All Angles' Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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   4. John Brunning and team

   All hands on deck for John Brunning's show from the foyer of the Old Vic.

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   5. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

   Pianist Jan Lisiecki opens the Bristol Proms with a spectacular multi-angle camera laser-powered experience entitled 'A View From All Angles' Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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   6. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

   Pianist Jan Lisiecki opens the Bristol Proms with a spectacular multi-angle camera laser-powered experience entitled 'A View From All Angles' Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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   7. Hauschka at the Bristol Proms

   German pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann, otherwise known as Hauschka, plays at the first Bristol Proms at the Bristol Old Vic. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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   8. Hauschka at the Bristol Proms

   German pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann, otherwise known as Hauschka, plays at the first Bristol Proms at the Bristol Old Vic. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    9. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

    The a cappella vocal ensemble Voces8 perform an incredible two-part concert at the Bristol Proms. The first half, from the Old Vic theatre, saw them perform jazz and pop songs with visual accompaniment from mr_hopkinson, while the second took place at St Mary Redcliffe church. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    10. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

    The a cappella vocal ensemble Voces8 perform an incredible two-part concert at the Bristol Proms. The first half, from the Old Vic theatre, saw them perform jazz and pop songs with visual accompaniment from mr_hopkinson, while the second took place at St Mary Redcliffe church. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    11. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

    The a cappella vocal ensemble Voces8 perform an incredible two-part concert at the Bristol Proms. The first half, from the Old Vic theatre, saw them perform jazz and pop songs with visual accompaniment from mr_hopkinson, while the second took place at St Mary Redcliffe church. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    12. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

    The a cappella vocal ensemble Voces8 perform an incredible two-part concert at the Bristol Proms. The first half, from the Old Vic theatre, saw them perform jazz and pop songs with visual accompaniment from mr_hopkinson, while the second took place at St Mary Redcliffe church. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    13. Jon Boden and the Sacconi Quartet at the Bristol Proms

    Elvis Costello's The Juliet Letters was given a stripped down airing by Jon Boden and the Sacconi Quartet in Tuesday's late-night concert from the Bristol Proms. Photo: Ghobinder Jhitta

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    14. Jon Boden and the Sacconi Quartet at the Bristol Proms

    Elvis Costello's The Juliet Letters was given a stripped down airing by Jon Boden and the Sacconi Quartet in Tuesday's late-night concert from the Bristol Proms. Photo: Ghobinder Jhitta

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    15. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

    Cellist Peter Gregson and choreographer Jane Gibson workshop Bach's music during an afternoon session that combines dance and the baroque. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    16. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

    Cellist Peter Gregson and choreographer Jane Gibson workshop Bach's music during an afternoon session that combines dance and the baroque. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    17. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach performance

    Cellist Peter Gregson and choreographer Jane Gibson workshop Bach's music during an afternoon session that combines dance and the baroque. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    18. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach performance

    Cellist Peter Gregson and choreographer Jane Gibson workshop Bach's music during an afternoon session that combines dance and the baroque. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    19. Peter Gregson

    Jane Jones chats to cellist Peter Gregson for an online interview before he dashes off to take Bach to the dancefloor.

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    20. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach performance

    Cellist Peter Gregson and choreographer Jane Gibson workshop Bach's music during an afternoon session that combines dance and the baroque. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    21. Daniel Hope in interview

    Violinist Daniel Hope takes a break in rehearsal to chat to Jane Jones.

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    22. Daniel Hope plays Max Richter's re-composition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    But before long he's on stage at the Old Vic, wowing everyone with his amazing performance of Max Richter's version of Vivaldi. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    23. Daniel Hope plays Max Richter's re-composition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    Violinist Daniel Hope at the Bristol Old Vic.

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    24. Daniel Hope plays Max Richter's re-composition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    Violinist Daniel Hope at the Bristol Old Vic for the Bristol Proms.

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    25. Daniel Hope plays Max Richter's re-composition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

    Violinist Daniel Hope at the Bristol Old Vic.

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    26. The Bullet And The Damage Done

    Timothy X Atack, composer and performer behind Sleepdogs' The Bullet and the Damage Done, takes to the Bristol Old Vic stage. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    27. The Bullet And The Damage Done

    Timothy X Atack, composer and performer behind Sleepdogs' The Bullet and the Damage Done, takes to the Bristol Old Vic stage. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    28. The Bullet And The Damage Done

    Timothy X Atack, composer and performer behind Sleepdogs' The Bullet and the Damage Done, takes to the Bristol Old Vic stage. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    29. Guy Johnston and the Sacconi Quartet

    Cellist Guy Johnston on stage at the Bristol Proms. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    30. Guy Johnston backstage

    Guy Johnston sent us this great pic of himself backstage at the Bristol Proms.

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    31. Ready for interview

    And then it was Nicola Benedetti's turn for a Classic FM interview at the Bristol Proms.

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    32. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

    Providing one of the week's most outstanding concerts, Nicola Benedetti fused music and visual innovation for her Bristol Proms show. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    33. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

    Providing one of the week's most outstanding concerts, Nicola Benedetti fused music and visual innovation for her Bristol Proms show. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    34. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

    Picture: GobProviding one of the week's most outstanding concerts, Nicola Benedetti fused music and visual innovation for her Bristol Proms show. Picture: Gobinder Jhittainder Jhitta

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    35. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

    Providing one of the week's most outstanding concerts, Nicola Benedetti fused music and visual innovation for her Bristol Proms show. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    36. In a Town at Bristol Proms

    Jennifer Bell's choral work In A Town gets an airing at the Bristol Proms. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    37. In a Town at Bristol Proms

    Jennifer Bell's choral work In A Town gets an airing at the Bristol Proms. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    38. In a Town at Bristol Proms

    Jennifer Bell's choral work In A Town gets an airing at the Bristol Proms. Picture: Gobinder Jhitta

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    39. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

    Tom Morris, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, masterminded the Bristol Proms' closing concert - a semi-staged version of Handel's Messiah. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    40. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

    Tom Morris, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, masterminded the Bristol Proms' closing concert - a semi-staged version of Handel's Messiah. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    41. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

    Tom Morris, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, masterminded the Bristol Proms' closing concert - a semi-staged version of Handel's Messiah. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    42. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

    Tom Morris, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, masterminded the Bristol Proms' closing concert - a semi-staged version of Handel's Messiah. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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    43. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

    Tom Morris, artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, masterminded the Bristol Proms' closing concert - a semi-staged version of Handel's Messiah. Photo: Gobinder Jhitta

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