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New work by Luke Styles premieres in Cardiff

April 22, 2022

A new work by composer Luke Styles, Tracks in the Orbit, a saxophone concerto for jazz legend Iain Ballamy, will…

Grieg’s Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall

November 17, 2019

‘Heroes and Heartache’ is the title of the latest concert from BBC NOW. This double pairing of both Greig and…

Judith Weir’s Oboe Concerto, BBC NOW, Hoddinott Hall

September 28, 2019

BBC NOW returns for an epic series of music making. Their opening concert was presented in Hoddinott Hall, instead of…

Shostakovich’s 2nd Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall

June 11, 2019

The final concert in BBC NOWs main season at St David’s Hall is always a big event. I say this…

Vale of Glamorgan Festival, opening concert

May 22, 2019

Celebrating it’s 50th birthday, I recall some fond memories of the Vale of Glamorgan Festival the past few years. Highlights…

Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall

May 10, 2019

This BBC NOW concert had the misfortune of losing both its conductor and soloist. Though we lament the loss of…

Bach’s Easter Oratorio, BBC NOW, Hoddinott Hall 

April 22, 2019

One of the truly marvellous things about the Easter period are the performance of the music of J. S. Bach….

Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall

April 13, 2019

The concert’s promotion focused heavily on the Rachmaninov rather than the Schubert and I began to ponder the choice of…

BBC NOW, Boléro: Viva España, St Davids Hall 

February 8, 2019

I mentioned in my recent review of A Spanish Hour from Mid Wales Opera France’s love for Spain and its…

Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall

January 20, 2019

The new year sees exciting cultural delights in the Welsh capital. BBC NOW, in their first concert at St David’s…

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