United Kingdom Brahms, Strauss, Mozart: Aga Mikolaj (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Otto Tausk (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.4.2018. (PCG)
Cardiff
The Conductor’s Curse of Beethoven in Cardiff Strikes Again
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner: Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Jonathan Bloxham (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 14.4.2018. (PCG)
Mathias’s Third Symphony is a Revelation
United Kingdom Mathias, Mozart, Bruch, Huw Watkins: Anneliene van Wauwe (clarinet), Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola), Llŷr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 13.4.2018. (PCG)
Welsh Contemporary Evening Features Two World Premieres
United Kingdom Hoddinott, Mark David Boden, Sarah Lianne Lewis, Michael Berkeley, Guto Puw: Robert Plane (clarinet), BBC National Orchesta of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 28.3.2018. (PCG)
A Joyous Semi-Staged Cenerentola from an Impressive Student Cast and Orchestra
United Kingdom Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama / David Jones (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Cardiff, 27.3.2018. (GPu)
London Winds Demonstrate Emotional Range in Music for Wind Quintet
United Kingdom Ibert, Barber, Nielsen: London Winds (Philippa Davies [flute], Gareth Hulse [oboe], Michael Collins [clarinet]; Katy Woolley [horn]), The Weston Gallery, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 23.3.2018. (GPu)
Debussy’s Centenary Anniversary Celebrated in Cardiff
United Kingdom Debussy, Mozart, Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Ladies of RWCMD Chamber Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 23.3.2018. (PCG)
Mark Eager Steps Down from Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Beethoven, Rodrigo, Rossini, Charlie Barber: Saki Kato (guitar), Welsh Sinfonia / Mark Eager (conductor). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 17.3.2018. (PCG)