United Kingdom Great Brits 2: Mats Bergström (electric guitar), Pete Wilson (bass guitar), Steve Barnard (drum kit), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Edwin Outwater (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 03.02.2017 (PCG)
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Virtuosi of Flute and Bassoon head an engaging Cardiff Recital
United Kingdom Torriani, Gaubert, Weber, Morlacchi: Dag Jensen (bassoon), Andrea Lieberknecht (flute), Catherine Milledge (piano), Dora Dtutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 27.1.2017. (GPu)
Unjustly Neglected Orchestral Gems Aired by BBC NOW in Final ‘Welsh Foundations’ Concert Series
United Kingdom Welsh Foundations 3: Jack Liebeck (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Rumon Gamba (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 27.1.2017. (PCG)
Welter & Mystery: BBC Welsh Chorus and Orchestra Shine in Late Romantic Works
United Kingdom Mahler, Bruckner: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor): BBC National Chorus of Wales / Adrian Partington (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.1.2017. (PCG)
Technical Excellence and Uncomplicated Enjoyment from the Galliard Ensemble
United Kingdom Ferenc Farkas, Gustav Holst, Luciano Berio: Galliard Ensemble (Kathryn Thomas, flute; Owen Dennis, oboe; Katherine Spencer, clarinet; Richard Bayliss, horn; Helen Storey, bassoon). Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 13.1.2017. (GP)
Demented Passacaglia, Kaleidoscopic Control: Rich Diversity on display in an Evening dedicated to Contemporary British Composers
United Kingdom Great Brits 1 – David Sawer, Howard Skempton, Michael Nyman, Charlie Barber & Gavin Bryars: Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Clark Rundell (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 13.1.2017. (PCG)
An Orchestral Prokofiev For All Seasons – Not Just Christmas
United Kingdom Prokofiev: David Kempster (baritone), Gabriele Leporatti (piano), Côr Heol y March, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 12.12.2016. (PCG)
Listening to the Birds: Reflections on Cardiff’s three day celebration of Messiaen – Part Three
United Kingdom Messiaen: Rapaela Papadakis (soprano), Cordelia Williams (piano). Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff. 18.11.2016. (GPu)
