Saturday December 6 is a busy day for amateur performers.

First, the Bristol University Chamber Orchestra is presenting a popular programme including Rossini, Schubert, the well-known Unfinished Symphony, and Prokofiev’s Peter And The Wolf. Tickets: £5 from 9545032.

Also on Saturday, the Bristol Concert Orchestra under Stefan Hofkes presents You-Chiung Lin as the soloist in Grieg’s popular Piano Concerto. Tchaikovsky rarity, his Manfred Symphony, makes up the second half. Tickets from St George’s on 0845 4024001.

There is a big event at Bristol Cathedral the same evening (it’s a pity that three big concerts clash) when UWE performs Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem at 7.30pm, which contains the well-known Pie Jesu. Ticket information from Music Box on 01275 349010.

Also, Brunel Sinfonia has its Christmas carol concert at St Mary Redcliffe, starting at 7.30pm. This is a collection of carols, orchestral music and seasonal readings.

Sunday also has much to offer for various musical tastes. The Royal Marine Band Christmas Spectacular takes place at the Colston Hall at 3pm and 7.30pm, while Colston’s School Choir sings at its annual Christmas concert in the Lord Mayor’s Chapel at 6.30pm. Admission free.

Badminton School celebrates its 150th anniversary at St George’s with a world premiere of a Carol Sequence by Malcolm Archer. This is a sequence of carols for higher voices and chamber orchestra, performed by the girls and the Emerald Ensemble.

There are also works by William Walton, Bellini and Mozart (his dramatic 20th Piano Concerto in D Minor). Tickets £5 from St George’s on 0845 4024001.

The Evening Post Carol Concert is on Monday December 8 at the Colston Hall at 7.30pm.

It features a wealth of Bristol musicians and tickets are £5 from 922 3686.

The distinguished Japanese pianist Mayumi Iida, under the auspices of the Music Partnership, gives a popular programme, including works by Bach, Debussy and Liszt. This concert in Bristol Cathedral, sponsored by Smith and Williamson, is free. A carol medley, in which the audience will take part, is the final item.

Thursday December 11 at St George’s sees the final concert involving the Schubert Ensemble’s coverage of Faure’s chamber music.

His Piano Quintet No.2 was written when the composer was showing signs of deafness in his latter years.