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    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.

    1. Classic FM at the Bristol Proms

      1. Jamie Crick

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

    2. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

      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

    3. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

      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

    4. Classic FM at the Bristol Proms

      4. John Brunning and team

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

    5. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

      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

    6. Jan Lisiecki at the Bristol Proms

      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

    7. Hauschka at the Bristol Proms

      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

    8. Hauschka at the Bristol Proms

      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

    9. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

      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

    10. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

      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

    11. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

      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

    12. Voces8 at the Bristol Proms

      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

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

      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

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

      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

    15. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

      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

    16. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

      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

    17. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

      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

    18. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

      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

    19. Classic FM at the Bristol Proms

      19. Peter Gregson

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

    20. Peter Gregson - Dancefloor Bach Workshop

      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.

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

      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

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

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

      Violinist Daniel Hope at the Bristol Old Vic.

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

      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.

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

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

      Violinist Daniel Hope at the Bristol Old Vic.

    26. The Bullet And The Damage Done

      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

    27. The Bullet And The Damage Done

      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

    28. The Bullet And The Damage Done

      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

    29. Guy Johnston and the Sacconi Quartet

      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.

    31. nicola benedetti bristol proms

      31. Ready for interview

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

    32. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

      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

    33. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

      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

    34. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

      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

    35. Nicola Benedetti at the Bristol Proms

      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

    36. in a town at bristol proms

      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

    37. in a town at bristol proms

      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

    38. in a town at bristol proms

      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

    39. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

      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

    40. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

      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

    41. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

      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

    42. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

      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

    43. Handel's Messiah at the Bristol Proms

      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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