Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Awakening, NDCWales
Awakening reflects the long-standing ethos, some have said necessity, of being (and I paraphrase wildly) host to international choreographers rather...
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Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Orpheus Descending, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
A long monologue by Catrin Aaron as Beulah Binnings complemented by interjections by some other characters establishes both the tragic...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Bach’s Easter Oratorio, BBC NOW, Hoddinott Hall
One of the truly marvellous things about the Easter period are the performance of the music of J. S. Bach....
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Mavron Quartet, St David’s Hall
It was a shock to the music community of Cardiff when composer and teacher Peter Reynolds passed away back in...
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From Russia with Love, Cardiff University Chamber Choir, National Museum of Wales
Prior to a tour of China, Cardiff University Chamber Choir gave the grandest of concerts in a blockbuster line up...
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Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
The concert’s promotion focused heavily on the Rachmaninov rather than the Schubert and I began to ponder the choice of...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Call It A Day & What Leg Are We On, Experimentica, Chapter
One of the more stimulating artists to bring work to Chapter in recent years is that of Texan born performer...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Monteverdi’s Vespers, Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Ensemble, St David’s Hall
Much has been said over the playing of early music. Scholars and musicians have debated the effect of playing on...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Liminality Live, 4pi Productions, Wales Millennium Centre
Cardiff-based 4pi which has blazed the trail of combining dance and 360 degrees video in an immersive experience. This latest...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Les Misérables, August 012, Chapter
Les Misérables have been with us a lot recently. Whether it’s the timeless musical (with a big anniversary this autumn)...