United Kingdom Various: Members of the National Open Youth Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Alice Farnham (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 30.7.2026. (LJ)
NOYO break down barriers with a truly inclusive Cardiff performance
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Veronika Eberle knocks Beethoven’s Violin Concerto out of the park
United Kingdom Beethoven, Benjamin, R. Strauss: Veronika Eberle (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 14.5.2026. (LJ)
Alim Beisembayev bowls over a Sunday morning audience with Liszt’s Sonata in B minor
United Kingdom Schubert, Chopin, Liszt: Alim Beisembayev (piano). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29.3.2026. (LJ)
Steven Banks steals the show in Joan Tower’s Love Returns
United Kingdom Britten, Tower, Weber, Hindemith: Steven Banks (saxophone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Tomas Djupsjöbacka (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 12.3.2026. (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)
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)
