Music
American Night, Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, St David’s Hall
Not since 2015 have the Cardiff Phil tackled an all American night of music. Though I’m usually a sucker for...
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Author: James Ellis
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Piano Recitals: Nicholas McCarthy & Clare Hammond
Live piano music has become one of my great loves. Through concentration and commitment, the experience is usually highly beneficial,...
Music
Rhodri Davies, RWCMD
One of the highlights of Chapter’s Experimentica festival last year was the ensemble piece Transversal Time by Rhodri Davies. It’s...
Music
Steinway International Piano Series at the Royal Welsh College
Lovers of early morning concerts on Sunday would relish the Steinway International Piano Series at the Royal Welsh College. With...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Judith Weir’s Oboe Concerto, BBC NOW, Hoddinott Hall
BBC NOW returns for an epic series of music making. Their opening concert was presented in Hoddinott Hall, instead of...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
The Cardiff Tapes, Everyman Theatre, Cardiff
The name of Garth Evans has been in the air around Cardiff as of late. The Cheshire born sculpture shook the Welsh...
Visiting Theatre
Club Tropicana the Musical, Wales Millennium Centre
Jukebox musicals have clogged our stages for years now. Little seems to go into new musicals not based on films...
Music
Shostakovich’s 2nd Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
The final concert in BBC NOWs main season at St David’s Hall is always a big event. I say this...
Music
Vale of Glamorgan Festival, opening concert
Celebrating it’s 50th birthday, I recall some fond memories of the Vale of Glamorgan Festival the past few years. Highlights...
Music
Sine Nomine Singers, Choral Music Through the Ages, Church of St Andrew & St Teilo
Sine Nomine Singers are celebrating 15 years since their conception. I for one welcome more choirs in Cardiff. After all,...