Beethoven, Albeniz, Prokofiev :Lang Lang (piano), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 29.5.2011 (GPu)
Cardiff
Christopher Alden’s Turandot revived at WNO
Puccini, Turandot: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 28.5.2011 (LRK)
Karnéus, van Steen and BBC NOW perform valedictory works by Strauss and Bruckner
Strauss, Bruckner: Katarina Karnéus (mezzo), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 27.5.2011 (GPu)
The Sixteen show continuity of Britain’s choral tradition from Tallis to Tippett.
Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten: The Sixteen, Harry Christopher (conductor) St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 24.5.11 (GPu)
Così At The Seaside in Cardiff
Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Daniele Rustioni, conductor, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 20.5.2011 (GPu)
Eschenbach and Dresdner Staatskapelle impress Cardiff with Brahms and Tchaikovsky
Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Brahms: Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Staatskapelle Dresden, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 12.5.2011 (GPu)
The WNO Orchestra plays Wagner and Bruckner’s Second Symphony
Wagner and Bruckner: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lothar Koenigs (conductor) St. David’s Hall Cardiff, 29.4.2011 (GPu)
Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in Cardiff
Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Susan Bickley (mezzo), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Jonathan Lemalu
(bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff 15.4.2011 (GPu)