News/ Newyddion
New work by Luke Styles premieres in Cardiff
A new work by composer Luke Styles, Tracks in the Orbit, a saxophone concerto for jazz legend Iain Ballamy, will...
Archive
Tag: BBC NOW
Music
Grieg’s Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
‘Heroes and Heartache’ is the title of the latest concert from BBC NOW. This double pairing of both Greig and...
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...
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
Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
This BBC NOW concert had the misfortune of losing both its conductor and soloist. Though we lament the loss of...
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....
Music
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
BBC NOW, Boléro: Viva España, St Davids Hall
I mentioned in my recent review of A Spanish Hour from Mid Wales Opera France’s love for Spain and its...
Wales Reviews/ Adolygiadau Cymru
Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, BBC NOW, St David’s Hall
The new year sees exciting cultural delights in the Welsh capital. BBC NOW, in their first concert at St David’s...