United Kingdom Schubert, Sibelius, Beethoven: Ingrid Fliter (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Sondergård (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 1.4.2014 (PCG)
Cardiff
Bewitched by the Banjo—and Two Béla’s
United States Bartók, Fleck, Franck: Béla Fleck (banjo), Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmermann (conductor), Umstattd Hall, Canton, Ohio, 22.03.2014 (TW)
Parkin and Jones Stand Out at Welsh Composers’ Workshop
United Kingdom Moorcraft, Parkin, Lewis, Howell, Jones, Welsh Composers’ Workshop: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 25.3.2014 (PCG)
Impassioned Performances of Contrasting Works by Richard Strauss
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Richard Harrington (speaker), Sinfonia Cymru / Gareth Jones (conductor), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 22.3.2014 (PCG)
Superb Playing of Martinů, Dvořák and Bartók in Cardiff
United Kingdom Martinů, Dvořák, Bartók: Liza Fertschmann (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor). St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. 21.3.2014 (PCG)
Subtlety Suffocated by Bombast in Kempf’s Recital
United Kingdom Beethoven, Schumann, Mussorgsky: Freddy Kempf (piano), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 16.1.2014 (LJ)
Touring Production of Schwartz’s Wicked has Operatic Potential
Boulevard Solitude Brings WNO’s ‘Fallen Women’ Season to a Satisfying Conclusion
United Kingdom Henze, Boulevard Solitude: (Production Premiere): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Operas / Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 26.2.2014 (GPu)