In David Grubb’s Cardiff journey through sleep even the ‘Nightmare’ was enjoyable

United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Grubb – Circadia: David Grubb (violin, viola, mandolin, musical saw), Annie Perry (clarinet, bass clarinet), Corben Lee (piano, keyboards), Daniel Whitting (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Aidan Thorne (double bass, bass guitar), John Reynolds (drums). Richard Burton Theatre at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, 21.11.2024. (LJ)

David Grubb and musicians performing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

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Adele Thomas’s powerful and passionate Rigoletto for the beleaguered WNO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Pietro Rizzo (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.9.2024. (GPu)

Sparafucile (Nathanaël Tavernier), Rigoletto (Daniel Luis de Vicente) and Maddalena (Alyona Abramova) © Richard Hubert Smith

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A delightful, poignant and thought-provoking Penarth lunchtime Schubertiade

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Penarth Chamber Music Festival – Schubert: Katharine Dain (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Ágnes Langer (violin), Robert Plane (clarinet). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29.6.2024. (GP)

James Gilchrist

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