Cardiff – Seen and Heard International

Vale of Glamorgan Festival opens with three orchestral premieres and a Grace Williams rarity

23/09/202223/09/2022 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan 2022 Festival, opening concert: Clare Hammond (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 22.9.2022. (PCG)

Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW bring their season to a barnstorming conclusion

13/06/202212/06/2022 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Walton, Shostakovich: Steven Isserlis (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.06.2022. (PCG)

The post-pandemic return of BBC NOW’s Composition: Wales

08/09/202212/05/2022 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Composition: Wales 2022: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (composer). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Millennium Centre, 10.5.2022. (PCG)

Eight Songs for a Mad King in Cardiff

08/09/202209/05/2022 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Semple, Causton, Weir, Maxwell Davies: Benedict Nelson (baritone), Mad Song Ensemble / Joshua Ballance (conductor). Cardiff University Concert Hall, 7.5.2022. (PCG)

BBC NOW’s Bach St Matthew Passion finally arrives in Cardiff

11/04/2022 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United Kingdom Bach: Jeremy Budd (tenor, Evangelist), David Shipley (bass, Christ), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Anthony Gregory (tenor), James Newby (bass), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Harry Bicket (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.4.2022. (PCG)