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Paul Corfield Godfrey

Daniel Müller-Schott and Welsh National Opera Orchestra in Concert

08/11/201928/10/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Smetana, Debussy, Dvořák: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Welsh National Opera Orchestra / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 27.10.2019. (PCG)

Daniel Müller-Schott (c) Uwe Arens

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Moscow Philharmonic launch the Cardiff International Concert Series

04/11/201910/10/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Khachaturian: Peter Donohoe (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Simonov (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 9.10.2019. (PCG)

Yuri Simonov

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Dramatically searing Verdi Requiem in Cardiff

26/10/201905/10/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: Vlada Borovko (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), David Soar (bass), BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales / Richard Farnes (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 3.10.2019. (PCG)

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Judith Weir’s Oboe Concerto on an autumn afternoon in Cardiff

10/10/201928/09/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Judith Weir, Wagner: Celia Craig (oboe), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Andrew Gourlay (conductor). BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 27.9.2019. (PCG)

Judith Weir

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Vale of Glamorgan Festival – Two Days of String Quartets

19/06/201926/05/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [3]- String Quartets (various composers): Armida Quartet. (PCG)

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Vale of Glamorgan Festival Continues in Cardiff

19/06/201923/05/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vale of Glamorgan Festival [2] – Cardiff, 20 & 21.5.2019. (PCG)

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Vale of Glamorgan Fiftieth Anniversary Festival Begins in Cardiff

08/06/201920/05/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

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United KingdomUnited KingdomVale of Glamorgan Festival [1]: Cardiff, 18.5.2019. (PCG)

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Beatrice Rana’s Stunning Virtuosity in Cardiff

19/05/201927/04/2019 by Paul Corfield Godfrey

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chopin, Ravel, Stravinsky: Beatrice Rana (piano). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 25.4.2019. (PCG)

Beatrice Rana (c) Marie Staggat

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  • The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort (09/09/2026) __________________________________
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