Two years can be an eternity when the anticipation is so great waiting for the incredibly talented Joe Jackson and…
Jeff Beck, St David’s Hall
May 28, 2022The word ‘legend’ is often overused and applied to music artists who, while being excellent in their own right, fall…
The Pixies, Lucy Dacus, Idles, The Great Hall, Cardiff
April 2, 2022Just weeks after celebrating its 20th birthday, 6Music brings its annual festival into the Welsh capital. Given it is the best…
Gweneth Ann Rand & Simon Lepper, RWCMD
October 22, 2021I’m not quite there yet when it comes to getting back to live events. Maybe it’s the trains not being…
Stalin’s soft spot, Ivan the Terrible, Grange Park Opera
June 22, 2021After some high and lows during his tenure at Welsh National Opera, it is always with some slight trepidation I…
The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Holland Park
June 19, 2021Adversity sometimes brings unexpected opportunity. In this case the requirements of social distancing was overcome by Opera Holland Park by…
Eugene Onegin, Garsington Opera
June 19, 2021Cardiff tenor Sam Furness finds himself in exemplary company – not to mention idyllic location – singing Lensky in Garsington…
Ty Cerdd published Taliesin’s Songbook
June 4, 2021Taliesin’s Songbook is an exploration of Welsh song of the 20th & 21st Centuries, and features unique performances including a…
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St David’s Hall
March 14, 2020It always feels like a well to do affair whenever the Royal Philharmonic roll into town. We’ve had the…
Simon Desbruslais & Eleanor Hodgkinson, St David’s Hall
March 8, 2020The afternoon season at St David’s Hall continued with Simon Desbruslais & Eleanor Hodgkinson. Simon is a big advocate…