United Kingdom Smetana, Dvořák, Strauss, Janáček, Liszt: Fatma Said and Llio Evans (sopranos), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Otto Tausk (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 3.11.2017, (PCG)
Cardiff
Elder and the Hallé Breathe New Life into Old Warhorses
United Kingdom Ravel, Debussy, Mussorgsky/Ravel: Sergio Castello-Lopez (clarinet), Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1.11.2017. (PCG)
Further BBC National Orchestra of Wales 2017 Commemorations
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Liszt, Scriabin: Ashley Riches (bass), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Robert Spano (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 20.10.2017. (PCG)
International Concert Series in Cardiff: the Opening Night
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky: John Lill (piano), St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Dmitriev (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 17.10.2017. (PCG)
Huw Morgan’s Programme Disappoints, but Not his Musicianship
United Kingdom Ravel, Enescu, Williams, Arban: Huw Morgan (trumpet), Christopher Williams (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 13.10.2017. (GPu)
John Copley’s production of Die Fledermaus retains its champagne sparkle
United Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / James Southall (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 14.10.2017. (GPu)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Launches Russian Revolutionary Season
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Beethoven, Mosolov: Igor Levit (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 12.10.2017. (PCG)
WNO’s From the House of the Dead – an Outstanding Achievement, Mandatory Viewing
United Kingdom Janáček, From the House of the Dead: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 12.10.2017. (GPu)
