United Kingdom Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Kerem Hasan (conductor). The Grand Theatre, Swansea, 27.2.2025. (LJ)
The WNO return to Swansea’s Grand Theatre with their uplifting Figaro
Lucy Jeffery
WNO’s charming performance of Figaro delights its Cardiff audience
United Kingdom Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Kerem Hasan (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 6.2.2025. (LJ)
Júlia Pusker and Christia Hudziy: two excellently paired musicians perform with moments of virtuosity
United Kingdom C. Schumann, Beethoven, Schubert: Júlia Pusker (violin), Christia Hudziy (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 4.2.2025. (LJ)
Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman evoke the moon’s melodic and mysterious sides in Cardiff
United Kingdom Various: Laura van der Heijden (cello) and Jâms Coleman (piano). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 31.1.2025. (LJ)
WNO Orchestra celebrate style hongrois in their New Year’s Concert
United Kingdom A New Year’s Celebration: WNO Orchestra / David Adams (violin, leader, concertmaster) and Associate Artists (Erin Rossington, soprano, and William Stevens, bass). Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 17.1.2025. (LJ)
Snétberger Trio featuring Matthieu Michel fuses jazz, folk, and gypsy at Budapest’s Müpa Concert Hall
Hungary Snétberger Trio: Ferenc Snétberger (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass), Joey Baron (drums) with special guest Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn) and featuring Máté Balogh (saxophone). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 17.12.2024. (LJ)
Robin Ticciati, Francesco Piemontesi, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra chart Northern European territories
Hungary Sibelius, Beethoven, Lindberg: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 10.12.2024. (LJ)
WNO petitions to stop the cuts in A Christmas Chorus with RWCMD students
United Kingdom Various – A Chorus Christmas: Singers and musicians from the Welsh National Opera and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama / Freddie Brown (conductor, organ) & Tim Rhys-Evans (conductor). Tabernacle Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff, 7.12.2024. (LJ)
Musicians: Dean Wright and Martin McHale (trumpet, WNO); Edward Griffiths (horn, WNO); Alan Swain (bass trombone, WNO); Riccardo Fabisiak (percussion, RWCMD); and Joshua Gurner (timpani, RWCMD).
