Bath International Music Festival 2013

Bath Music Festival takes place from Wednesday 22nd May until Sunday 2nd June, bringing together classical, jazz, world, folk and electronica throughout various venues in Bath.

Line-up

Newly appointed Artistic Director, Alasdair Nicolson has announced a line-up that includes Seth Lakeman; Scottish Chamber Orchestra led by Alexander Janiczek; Danish String Quartet; Sacconi Quartet; Bath Philharmonia; Hebrides Ensemble & Anna Huntley; Christian Ihle Hadland; Sväng; Väsen; Martin Constantine directs singers from the Royal College of Music; Florilegium; Gjermund Larsen Trio; Measha Brueggergosman; The BBC Singers; Harry Nicoll; James Baillieu; Norma Winstone; Glauco Venier; Klaus Gesing; Flat Earth Society; Harriet Williams; Jessica Walker; Matthew Sharp; Sacconi Quartet; and Meow Meow.

Wednesday 22 May

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Strings - Bath Abbey: Tickets £30, £26, £22, £16, £10
Festival on Tour - Cook & the Case + The Drystones: Midsomer Norton Library: Free but booking required

Thursday 23 May

Coffee Concert: Measha Brueggergosman & Justus Zeyen - Assembly Rooms: Tickets £24, £20, £16, £10
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - The Forum: Tickets £32, £28, £26, £18, £10

Friday 24 May

Christian Ihle Hadland piano - Guildhall: Tickets £15, £10
Party in the City: Various city venues: Free event
The Little Book of Monsters - Bath Abbey: Free event

Saturday 25 May

Coffee Concert: Harry Nicoll & James Baillieu - Assembly Rooms: Tickets £24, £20, £16, £10
Norma Winstone Trio - Guildhall: Tickets £15
Festival on Tour: Sväng + Owl in the Sun - Conygre Hall, Timsbury: Tickets £10
BBC Singers - St Mary's Bathwick: Tickets £27, £24, £20, £16, £10

Sunday 26 May

Sväng - Komedia: Tickets £12
Hebrides Ensemble - Guildhall or Assembly Rooms: Tickets £25, £21, £17, £10
Flat Earth Society - Komedia: Tickets £18
Alexander Janiczek - Bath Abbey: Tickets £20, £15, £10

Monday 27 May

Hebrides Ensemble - Guildhall: Tickets £15, £10
Väsen - Guildhall: Tickets £18, £12
An Eye for an Eye - Komedia: Tickets £18

Tuesday 28 May

Danish String Quartet - Guildhall: Tickets £15, £10
Festival on Tour: Woodfield + The Home Fires - Paulton Library: Free but booking required
An Eye for an Eye - Komedia: Tickets £18
Composers' masterclass and performance - Assembly Rooms: Tickets £12
Festival on Tour: Opera Gala - Bowerman Hall, Monkton Combe School: Tickets £10
Danish string Quartet & Sacconi Quartet - Assembly Rooms: Tickets £28, £23, £17, £10
Meow Meow: Beyond Glamour - Komedia: Tickets £16
Dido and Aeneas - Roman Baths: Tickets £30 / Dinner and performance packages £65

Thursday 30 May

Make Music Happen - the egg Theatre: Tickets £35 (Two days with Friday inclusive)
Singers' Masterclass with Isobel Buchanan - Guildhall: Tickets £12
Dido and Aeneas - Roman Baths: Tickets £30 including a glass of prosecco / Dinner and performance packages £65
Britten's Women Assembly Rooms: Tickets £26, £21, £18, £10

Friday 31 May

Gjermund Larsen Trio - Guildhall: Tickets £15, £10
Family Concert: Sacconi Quartet - Royal High School, Spohie Cameron Performing Arts Centre: Tickets £7
Bath Philharmonia - The Forum: Tickets £32, £28, £26, £18, £10
Death@s Cabaret A Love Story - Guildhall: Tickets £16
Festival on Tour: Bath Spa University, Gamelan & Vocals - Bowerman Hall, Monkton Combe School: Tickets £10

Saturday 1 June

Workshop with Florilegium - St Mary's Bathwick: Tickets £25
Florilegium - St Mary's Bathwick: Tickets £12
Seth Lakeman - The Forum: Tickets £20
Festival on Tour: Bath Spa University, Wind Ensemble & Chamber Choir - Victoria Methodist Church, Keynsham: Tickets £10

Sunday 2 June

Florilegium plays the Brandenburg Concertos 1 - Assembly Rooms : Tickets £25, £19, £17, £10
Florilegium plays the Complete Brandenburg Concertos 2 - Assembly Rooms: Tickets £25, £19, £17, £10
Festival Evensong - Bath Abbey: Free event
Jamie Beale + Mitchell & Vincent - Radstock Library: Free but booking required
Barbara, Brel & Brassens - Komedia: Tickets £18

Tickets

Ticket prices vary depending upon event. For many events concessions are available. To buy tickets, click here.

Venues

Performances take place across the city in a variety of venues including the Assembly Rooms, The Forum, the Pavilion, the Guildhall and Bath Abbey. The festival ends with an outdoor show in the heart of the city.

Party in the City

The main event is the Party in the City on the first Friday of Bath International Music Festival (24th May)with a programme of free events in venues including the Assembly Rooms, Bath Abbey, Guildhall, Pump Room and Parade Gardens. The evening gets underway with the regular Schools Procession.

Theme

The theme of the 2013 Music Festival is Mystics, Magic, Myths and Monsters.

More details will be here when available.

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