BBC Proms returns to Bristol

The classical orchestra concert series BBC Proms is returning to Bristol this summer.

There will be four concerts from 22-24 August at Bristol Beacon and St Georges.

It will be the second summer in a row that the Proms have taken up residency in the city.

The headliners include composer Charles Hazelwood, the founder of Paraorchestra, as well as the orchestra of Welsh National Opera with Carlo Rizzi and mezzo-soprano Avery Amereau.

Simon Wales, chief executive of Bristol Beacon, said: “We strive to offer world-class classical music to our audience as part of our wider artistic programme and we are proud to be working with the BBC Proms to continue to offer music that is open to all.”

Sam Jackson, a controller from BBC Radio 3 and BBC Proms said: “The Proms was founded in 1895 on the belief that everyone should have access to the very best of classical music, so I am delighted that our concerts across the UK reach audiences on their own doorstep, as well as being broadcast on Radio 3.”