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Swansea

Thomas Carroll Returns Home in a Double Capacity, as Soloist and Conductor

16/10/201713/10/2017 by Glyn Pursglove

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn: Thomas Carroll (cello), Orpheus Sinfonia / Thomas Carroll (conductor), The Great Hall, Swansea University, 11.10.2017. (GPu)

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Llŷr Williams Impresses and Delights in a Wide-ranging Recital

14/10/201711/10/2017 by Glyn Pursglove

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Britten, Albeniz, Granados, Mompou, Liszt: Llŷr Williams (piano). The Great Hall, Swansea University. 8.10.2017. (GPu)

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A Young Pianist Displays Promise: Cyrill Ibrahim at the Swansea Festival

16/10/201612/10/2016 by Glyn Pursglove

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Brahms, Schumann, J.S. Bach: Cyrill Ibrahim (piano), The Brangwyn Hall, The Guildhall, Swansea. 5.10.2016. (GPu)

Cyrill Ibrahim
Cyrill Ibrahim

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Swansea Festival Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster

16/10/201611/10/2016 by Neil Reeve

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United KingdomUnited 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)

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Festival Takes Flight with Outstanding Performance by the Brodsky

16/10/201611/10/2016 by Glyn Pursglove

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Borodin, Shostakovich, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven: The Brodsky Quartet (Daniel Rowland, Ian Belton, violins; Paul Cassidy, viola; Jacqueline Thomas, cello), The George Hall, The Guildhall, Swansea, 4.10.2016. (GPu)

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Mismatch of Performers and Venue Robs Interesting Concert of a Little of its Gloss

12/10/201606/10/2016 by Glyn Pursglove

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vivaldi, Caldara, Torelli:  Adrian Chandler (violin), Peter Whelan (bassoon), La Serenissima. Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 1.10.2016. (GPu)

La Serenissima: photo credit - Eric Richmond.
La Serenissima: photo credit – Eric Richmond.

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Ryan Quigley and his Quintet Celebrate New Release in Inventive and Exhilarating Fashion

19/09/201615/09/2016 by Glyn Pursglove

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ryan Quigley Quintet [Ryan Quigley (trumpet), Paul Booth (tenor sax), Geoff Keezer (keyboard), Michael Janisch (double bass), Clarence Penn (drums)]: Swansea Jazzland, Swansea. 7.9.2016. (GPu)  

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Crisp and Lively Singing of The Creation with Revised Libretto in Swansea

25/03/201623/03/2016 by Neil Reeve

United KingdomUnited 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)

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