United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Mussorgsky: Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 4.10.2018. (PCG)
Sir Thomas Allen Sings Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales Launch New Season
United Kingdom Afternoon Fiesta: Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 28.9.2018. (PCG)
New Choral Music from Wales
United Kingdom Welsh Voices – new choral music from Wales: Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group / Robert Fokkens (conductor). St Augustine’s Church, Penarth, Cardiff, 23.6.2018. (PCG)
Vengerov and Würth Philharmoniker on Tour
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Saint-Saëns, Johann Strauss the Younger: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Würth Philharmonic Orchestra, Stamatia Karampini and Maxim Vengerov (conductors). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 10.6.2018. (PCG)
Søndergård’s Last Cardiff Appearance as Chief Conductor of BBC NOW
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.6.2018. (PCG)
Ashkenazy Presents Prokofiev Rarities
United Kingdom Prokofiev: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Crouch End Festival Chorus, students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, students of the Royal Academy of Music, Aidan Oliver (voice of Lenin), Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra /Vladimir Ashkenazy, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 18.5.2018. (PCG)
Vale of Glamorgan Festival Begins Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations
United Kingdom Various composers, Vale of Glamorgan Festival: Ensemble Midtvest, Penarth Pier Pavilion, 16.5.2018. (PCG)
Flash Contemporarium Showcases Three World Premières
United Kingdom Daniel Parsons and Luciano Williamson – Flash Contemporarium: Connor Fogel (piano), Andrew Martin (flute), Hiroko Sue (koto), Harvey Kelly (cello), chamber ensemble / Luciano Williamson (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 6.5.2018. (PCG)