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, 2019Celebrating 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, 2019This 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, 2019One 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, 2019The 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, 2019I 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, 2019The new year sees exciting cultural delights in the Welsh capital. BBC NOW, in their first concert at St David’s…
War Requiem, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
November 12, 2018It’s been 12 years since BBC National Orchestra of Wales has done the War Requiem in Cardiff. I recall this…
BBC NOW, Music for the Fallen, Hoddinott Hall
October 30, 2018We’re reaching the end of the World War 1 commemorations, as the centenary of the Armistice looms over us all….
P.A.R.A.D.E, NDCWales, Marc Rees, Marcos Morau
October 29, 2017Marc Rees and NDCWales’ P.A.R.A.D.E. is the only contribution to Cardiff’s rather conservative Russia 2017 “festival” that brings anything radical in…