Not since 2015 have the Cardiff Phil tackled an all American night of music. Though I’m usually a sucker for…
Piano Recitals: Nicholas McCarthy & Clare Hammond
October 17, 2019Live piano music has become one of my great loves. Through concentration and commitment, the experience is usually highly beneficial,…
Rhodri Davies, RWCMD
October 6, 2019One of the highlights of Chapter’s Experimentica festival last year was the ensemble piece Transversal Time by Rhodri Davies. It’s…
Steinway International Piano Series at the Royal Welsh College
October 1, 2019Lovers of early morning concerts on Sunday would relish the Steinway International Piano Series at the Royal Welsh College. With…
Judith Weir’s Oboe Concerto, BBC NOW, Hoddinott Hall
September 28, 2019BBC NOW returns for an epic series of music making. Their opening concert was presented in Hoddinott Hall, instead of…
The Cardiff Tapes, Everyman Theatre, Cardiff
September 25, 2019The name of Garth Evans has been in the air around Cardiff as of late. The Cheshire born sculpture shook the Welsh…
Club Tropicana the Musical, Wales Millennium Centre
August 14, 2019Jukebox musicals have clogged our stages for years now. Little seems to go into new musicals not based on films…
Shostakovich’s 2nd Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
June 11, 2019The 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…
Sine Nomine Singers, Choral Music Through the Ages, Church of St Andrew & St Teilo
May 21, 2019Sine Nomine Singers are celebrating 15 years since their conception. I for one welcome more choirs in Cardiff. After all,…