United Kingdom Dowland: Ian Bostridge (tenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Fretwork (Liam Byrne, Asako Morikawa, Reiko Ichise, Richard Tunnicliffe, Richard Boothby, viols), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 23.01.14. (GPr)
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Emma Kirkby Reveals the Poetry of Song in a Fine Recital
United Kingdom Haydn, Schubert: Emma Kirkby (soprano), Howard Williams (fortepiano), Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 19.01.14.(GP)
Folk-Roots and Composerly Sophistication from Sioned Williams
United Kingdom Farkas, Finnissy, Beethoven, Stimpson, Guridi, Sadegi Konjani: Sioned Williams (harp), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 11.10.2013. (GPu)
Trevor Pinnock Takes His Listeners on a Remarkable Musical Journey
United Kingdom Cabezon, Byrd, Tallis, Bull, D. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach: Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 04.10.13 (GPu)Federico Colli: An Exciting Young Pianist Destined for Greatness?
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Schumnn: Federico Colli(piano), Dora Stoutker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 29.9.13 (GPu)
WNO Leave the Best Till Last in Their Donizetti Trilogy
United Kingdom Donizetti, Roberto Devereux (Production Première) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Operas, Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 2.10.2013 (GPu)
WNO’s None too “Shabby” Tosca Shocks as it Should.
United Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 21.9.2013 (GPu)
WNO’s Maria Stuarda Fails to Communicate Spirit of Tudor England
United Kingdom Donizetti, Maria Stuarda (Production Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Operas, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 13.9.2013 (GPu)