United Kingdom Brahms, Beethoven: John Lill (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaki Otaka (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 9.5.2014 (PCG)
Cardiff
Honeybourne Recital Features Welsh Composers and Whitlock Premiere
United Kingdom Owen, Thomas, Moeran, Skempton, Mathias and Whitlock, Flowing Waters (premiere): DuncanHoneybourne (piano). Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.5.2014 (PCG)
Musical Tributes to Dylan Thomas from Stravinsky and Burtch
United Kingdom Jones, Hoddinott, Burtch, Stravinsky, Copland – Dylan Thomas Centenary Concert: Robin Tritschler (tenor), Robert Plane (clarinet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, /Tecwyn Evans (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 5.5.2014 (PCG)
Swiss Orchestra Brings Adams, Glass, Pärt to Cardiff
United Kingdom Adams, Glass, Pärt: Matt Haimovitz (cello), Basel Symphony Orchestra / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
Substitutes Nielsen, Svendsen and Jensen Greeted with Cheers
United Kingdom Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Svendsen:Leonard Elschenbroch (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 19.4.2014 (PCG)
Late Start and Wagner Tubas Undermine Imaginative Bruckner/Messiaen Concert
United Kingdom Bruckner, Messiaen:Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Lothar Koenigs (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 25.4.2014 (PCG)
Metcalf’s Under Milk Wood a Triumph in Dylan Thomas Centenary Year
United Kingdom John Metcalf, Under Milk Wood: Production by Taliesin Arts Centre (Wales) with Le Chien Qui Chante (Quebec) and Companion Star (New York) in association with Welsh National Opera / Wyn Davies (music director), Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 11.4.2014 (PCG)
Youth Choir Demonstrates Continuing Success of El Sistema
United Kingdom Simón Bolívar Youth Choir, Lourdes Sánchez (conductor): St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.4.2014 (PCG)