United Kingdom Britten, Tower, Weber, Hindemith: Steven Banks (saxophone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Tomas Djupsjöbacka (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 12.3.2026. (LJ)
Steven Banks steals the show in Joan Tower’s Love Returns
Lucy Jeffery
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective celebrate International Women’s Day
United Kingdom De la Guerre, Beach, Dring, Fanny Mendelssohn: The Kaleidoscope Collective (Armand Djikoloum [oboe], Amy Harman [bassoon], Elena Urioste [violin], Laura van der Heijden [cello], Tom Poster [piano]). Wigmore Hall, London, 8.3.2026. (LJ)
Like fine wine, the Carduccis only get better over time
United Kingdom Glass, Lamagna, Reich: Carducci Quartet (Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming [violins], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]). RWCMD, Cardiff, 5.3.2026. (LJ)
Spirited musicians Laura van der Heijden and Sinfonia Cymru join forces for fairytale and folk medleys
United Kingdom Various: Laura Van Der Heijden (cello), Sinfonia Cymru / Haim Choi (leader). RWCMD, Cardiff, 28.2.2026. (LJ)
Gemma New and the BBC NOW perform music by three Russian greats in Cardiff
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky: Vadym Kholodenko (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Gemma New (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 31.1.2026. (LJ)
Ádám Fischer heralds the New Year with an energising rendition of Die Schöpfung
Hungary Haydn: Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Mauro Peter (tenor), Andreas Bauer Kanabas (bass), Arnold Schoenberg Choir (chorus master: Erwin Ortner), Danish Chamber Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Müpa Budapest, 1.1.2026. (LJ)
Jaime Martín conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with touches of brilliance
United Kingdom Grieg, Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, ‘Fairytales & Fantasy’: Elizaveta Ivanova (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jaime Martín (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 11.12.2025. (LJ)
Cardiff’s RWCMD becomes Fibonacci Quartet’s ‘second home’ to the delight of their captivated audience
United Kingdom Various: Fibonacci Quartet (Luna De Mol, Kryštof Kohout [violins], Elliot Kempson [viola], Findlay Spence [cello]). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 27.11.2025. (LJ)
