United Kingdom Ives, Szymanowski, John Adams: Bomsori Kim (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 20.4.2023. (PCG)
John Adams’s Harmonielehre raises the roof in Cardiff
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Haydn’s Nelson Mass arrives in Cardiff under full sail
United Kingdom Rebel, Purcell, Haydn: Anna Dennis (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Rupert Charlesworth (tenor), Edward Hawkins (bass), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Christian Curnyn (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 6.4.2023. (PCG)
Tadaaki Otaka’s triumphant return to Cardiff in Elgar
United Kingdom Elgar, Britten, Maconchy: Simone Lamsma (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Tadaaki Otaka (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 25.3.2023. (PCG)
Vilde Frang triumphs in Elgar’s Violin Concerto when the CBSO tour comes to Cardiff
United Kingdom Elgar, Schumann: Vilde Frang (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.3.2023. (PCG)
Rare outing for Bruckner’s Die Nullte (Symphony No.0) in Cardiff
United Kingdom Beethoven, Zimmermann, Bruckner: Simon Höfele (trumpet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 10.3.2023. (PCG)
BBC Composition: Wales 2023 has two outright winners
United Kingdom Composition: Wales 2023: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 7.3.2023. (PCG)
In Cardiff, Sheku Kanneh-Mason gives Schelomo a new life
United Kingdom Berlioz, Bloch, Sibelius: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 25.2.2023. (PCG)
Innovative concert in Cardiff only a partial success
United Kingdom Ravel, Reich, Gershwin, Colin Riley: Freddy Kempf (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales /Matthew Coorey (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 17.2.2023. (PCG)
