United Kingdom Joseph Davies, Saint-Saëns, Geraint Lewis, Fauré: Louis Lortie (piano), Fflur Wyn (soprano), Neal Davies (baritone), BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales / Siân Edwards: (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 8.10.2016. (NR)
Neil Reeve
Crisp and Lively Singing of The Creation with Revised Libretto in Swansea
United Kingdom Haydn: Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Graham Neal (tenor), Giles Underwood, (bass), Swansea Bach Choir, Musica Poetica London / Greg Hallam (conductor), St Mary’s Church, Swansea, 19.3.2016. (NR)
Commanding and Exhilarating Performance from Llyr Williams
United Kingdom Swansea International Festival – Weber, Beethoven, Brahms: Llyr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 14.10.2015.
Lightness and Optimism in Carroll’s Playing of Elgar Cello Concerto
United Kingdom Swansea Festival 2015 – Wagner, Elgar, Beethoven: Thomas Carroll (cello), Dresden Philharmonic / Michael Sanderling (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 17.10.2015. (NR)
Baroque Concert in Swansea Comes Close to Perfection
United Kingdom Swansea International Festival – Telemann, J S Bach, CPE Bach: Florilegium, with Ashley Solomon (recorder and flute), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), George Hall, Swansea, 8.10.2015
Exhilarating Performances at Swansea International Festival
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Mozart, Sibelius: Lars Vogt (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 3.10.2015. (NR)
Beethoven, Debussy, Rossini: Trio Apaches [Ashley Wass (piano), Matthew Trusler (violin), Thomas Carroll (cello)], Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 4.10.2015, (NR)
Interesting Berg/Schubert Recital from Stephen Kovacevich
Berg, Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich ( piano), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 28.6.2015 (NR)
Quiet Intimacy and Unflagging Power in Demidenko Recital
United Kingdom Glinka, Kallinov, Blumenfeld, Chopin, Liszt: Nikolai Demidenko, piano, Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 1.2.2015. (NR)