Holst, Mark Bowden: Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor),. St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 18.4.2015 (PCG)
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Ashkenazy and Philharmonia Celebrate Sibelius Anniversary in Great Style
United Kingdom Sibelius: Vadim Repin (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 18.3.2015 (PCG)
Philharmonia Concert in Cardiff – Joy from Beginning to End
United Kingdom Ravel, Stravinsky: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 20.2.2015 (PCG)
Concert of Baltic Music Lacks Dynamic Contrast and Shading
Tubin, Pärt, Vasks: Baiba Skride (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Anu Tali (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 10.2.2015 (PCG)
Bravura and Delicacy in Grosvenor’s Performance of Beethoven
United Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 5.2.2015 (PCG)
Enterprising and Excellent Concert from Hazlewood And Welsh Sinfonia
United Kingdom Mozart, Nyman, Ives, Prokofiev: Sara Trickey (violin), Sarah Jane Bradley (viola),
Welsh Sinfonia, Charles Hazlewood (conductor), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff. 17.1.2015 (PCG)
Illuminating and Refreshing Contrasts from Koenigs and WNO Orchestra
United Kingdom Dvořák, Beethoven, Debussy, Bartók: Olga Scheps (piano), Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 16.1.2005 (PCG)
Mediterranean Warmth Dispels the Chill of a December Evening in Cardiff
United Kingdom Falla, Turina, Delius, Malcolm Arnold. Sean Shibe (guitar), Kitty Whateley (mezzo-soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Pablo González (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. 16.12.2014 (PCG)