This BBC NOW concert had the misfortune of losing both its conductor and soloist. Though we lament the loss of…
Calendar Girls the Musical, Wales Millennium Centre
May 7, 2019It’s official. Anything can now be made into a musical. Many stories don’t need the stage treatment, though I should…
European Union Chamber Orchestra, St David’s Hall
May 3, 2019We’re all fed up of politics at the moment. Though the opportunity to see a great success story coming out…
Beatrice Rana Recital, St David’s Hall
April 26, 2019A much more intimate affair at the International Concert Series, was with Beatrice Rana and her blockbuster concert at St…
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….
Mavron Quartet, St David’s Hall
April 17, 2019It was a shock to the music community of Cardiff when composer and teacher Peter Reynolds passed away back in…
From Russia with Love, Cardiff University Chamber Choir, National Museum of Wales
April 16, 2019Prior to a tour of China, Cardiff University Chamber Choir gave the grandest of concerts in a blockbuster line up…
Call It A Day & What Leg Are We On, Experimentica, Chapter
April 9, 2019One of the more stimulating artists to bring work to Chapter in recent years is that of Texan born performer…
Monteverdi’s Vespers, Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Ensemble, St David’s Hall
April 8, 2019Much has been said over the playing of early music. Scholars and musicians have debated the effect of playing on…
Katz Mulk: Vital Attachments, Experimentica, Chapter
April 5, 2019It looks like an Experimentica as a feature festival won’t be happening this April, much to the dismay of many…