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Bristol Beacon to broadcast classical concert live into care homes
Bristol Beacon will be broadcasting a concert by the London Symphony Orchestra to care homes across the country as a way of saying thank you to staff and residents.
Thursday evening’s concert at Bath Forum, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, is being organised thanks to sponsorship from Bristol Care Homes.
A private link to watch the concert is being sent for free to a national database of care homes, who will see Rattle lead the orchestra in Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for viola with violist Antoine Tamestit and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.
The concert is been staged by the Bristol Beacon in anticipation of an ongoing artistic partnership with London Symphony Orchestra when the venue reopens in 2023.
Bristol Beacon chief executive, Louise Mitchell, said: “As our own venue is mid-transformation, we have found a fantastic opportunity to return the LSO to Bath for the first time in many years.
“Live broadcasting an orchestra is no mean feat, so to find a great partner like Bristol Care Homes to help further fund this thank you to staff and residents is an utter joy.
“I know what the incredible challenges have been, so this concert will be extra special.”
Main photo: LSO
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