United Kingdom Bach, Mozart, Brahms: Daniel Phillips (violin), Lesley Hatfield (violin), Alice Neary (cello), Louise Williams (viola), David Adams (viola), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 25.03.2015 (LJ)
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Clarinettist Michael Collins: Strong, Fresh and Original
United Kingdom Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bizet: Michael Collins (clarinet), Zoë Smith (piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 27.3.2015 (LJ)
The Budapest Café Orchestra – Stock Characters from a Commedia dell’arte
United Kingdom Budapest Café Orchestra [Chris Garrick (violin), Eddie Hession (accordion), Kelly Cantlon (double bass), Adrian Zolotuhin (guitar, saz, balalaika, dorma)], Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 27.3.2015. (LJ)
Genesis Sixteen and Badinerie Bring Youthful Freshness to Handel’s Dixit Dominus
United Kingdom Handel: Genesis Sixteen / Badinerie, Jessica Cale (soprano), Tim Morgan (Countertenor), Genesis Sixteen / Badinerie / Harry Christophers and Robin Jacobs (conductors), Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 15.3.2015.
“Heavenly Flowers Bloom” as Cantemus Offer “a Sweet Harvest” in the St John Passion
United States Bach: Guy Cutting (tenor), Stuart Young (bass), Rebecca Donkin (soprano), Helen Pugsley (soprano), Elizabeth Irvine (mezzo), Jon English (tenor), Ed Ballard (baritone), Cantemus Chamber Choir, Rejouissance (Simon Jones, leader) / Huw Williams (director), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 21.3.2015 (LJ).
Ashkenazy and Philharmonia Celebrate Sibelius Anniversary in Great Style
United Kingdom Sibelius: Vadim Repin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 18.3.2015 (PCG)
An Enduringly Successful Subversion of Hansel and Gretel
United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel (Revival Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/ Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.2.2015 (GPu)
Surreal Magic Flute Has Its Rewards and Limitations
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute:(Revival Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/ Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.2.2015 (GPu)