United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Borodin, Elgar, Huw Watkins, Stravinsky: John Daszak (tenor), Anastasia Kalagina (soprano), Mikhail Petrenko (bass), Malin Broman (violin), Rachel Gough (bassoon), Hannah Stone (harp), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3.10.2015 (PCG)
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales Celebrates Principality’s South American Links
United Kingdom Fiesta Sinfónica: Argentina – Buchardo, Castor, Piazzolla, Berkeley, Ginastera: James Crabb (accordion), Lucas Somoza Osterc (baritone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Edwin Outwater (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 18.9.2015 (PCG)
Philharmonia Concert in Cardiff – Joy from Beginning to End
Ravel, Stravinsky: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 20.2.2015 (PCG)
Vale of Glamorgan Festival Ends on a Positive Note
United Kingdom Raats, Pärt ,Tüür, Kortits: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Harry Traksmann (leader), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 22.5.2015 (PCG)
Three World Premieres at the End of a Welsh Pier
Adams, Lunn, Pärt, Green, Kúrtag, Wallace, Ayres: Antoine Françoise and Robin Green (pianos), *David Childs (euphonium), *Patrick King (timpani). Penarth Pier Pavilion, Cardiff. 16.5. 2015 (PCG) John Adams (b.1947) – Hallelujah Junction (1998) Ben Lunn (b.1990) – The Horror and the Estasy (2014) world première Arvo Pärt (b.1935) – Hymn to a Great … Read more
Diversity of Works at Atmospheres New Music Festival 2015
United Kingdom Alex Corlett, Ray Leung, Marianna Filippi, Amy Willock Nathan Jones and others: Various performers, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 125.2015 (PCG)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Concludes Mini-Series with Magnificent Creation
United Kingdom Haydn, The Creation: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Stephen Layton (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 8.5.2015. (PCG)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Explores Theme of Creation
United Kingdom Rebel, Ravel, Milhaud, Sibelius, Ginastera: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano), Zhang Zuo (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Stefan Asbury (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 21.4.2015 (PCG)