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Paul Corfield Godfrey

Choral works by Brahms and Stravinsky from BBC NOW in Cardiff

23/06/2025 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brahms, Stravinsky: BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 20.6.2025. (PCG)

Ryan Bancroft

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BBC NOW’s late Rossini double bill in Cardiff

25/11/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dancing and Deities: Olivia Boen (soprano), Teresa Iervolino (mezzo-soprano), Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Nil Venditti (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.11.2024. (PCG)

Nil Venditti © Alessandro Bertani

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Barber’s Knoxville arrives in Cardiff in a superlative new guise

10/11/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bernstein, Barber, Schubert: Nicky Spence (tenor), Welsh National Opera Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 9.11.2024. (PCG)

Nicky Spence (tenor)

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BBC NOW plays three Cardiff premieres in one evening

26/10/202426/10/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Montgomery, Kats-Chernin, Watkins: Emily Sun (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Gemma New (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.10.2024. (PCG)

Gemma New conducts violinist Emily Sun and the BBC NOW at the Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff © BBCNOW/Yusef Bastawy

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A BBC NOW collection of errant nymphs in Cardiff

25/06/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Mason, Franck: Noémi Györi (flute), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Gergely Madaras (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.6.2024. (PCG)

Noémi Györi

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales ends its season on an optimistic note in Cardiff

08/06/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Dvořák, Higdon, Dawson: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 6.6.2024. (PCG)

Ryan Bancroft conducts cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the BBC NOW

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The world premiere of McNeff’s song cycle during a Little Night Music in Cardiff

04/06/202420/05/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom McNeff, Fauré, Schoenberg: Gavan Ring (tenor), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 16.5.2024. (PCG)

Gavan Ring in rehearsal with the BBC NOW

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Ryan Bancroft triumphs in American music in Cardiff

06/05/202406/05/2024 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Barber, Ives: Benjamin Baker (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 4.5.2024. (PCG)

Ryan Bancroft rehearsing the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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