United Kingdom Various: Nigel Kennedy (violin and piano), Alec Dankworth (double bass), Peter Adams (cello). Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 23.4.2026. (LJ)
‘Top Cat’ Kennedy stuns audience on the Swansea-leg of his ‘Virtuoso’ tour
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Jaime Martín and the BBC NOW set a high bar at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall
United Kingdom Grace Williams, Saint-Saëns, Elgar: Akiko Suwanai (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jaime Martín (conductor). Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 18.4.2026. (LJ)
The WNO return to Swansea’s Grand Theatre with their uplifting Figaro
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)
Thomas Carroll Returns Home in a Double Capacity, as Soloist and Conductor
United Kingdom Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn: Thomas Carroll (cello), Orpheus Sinfonia / Thomas Carroll (conductor), The Great Hall, Swansea University, 11.10.2017. (GPu)
Llŷr Williams Impresses and Delights in a Wide-ranging Recital
United Kingdom Debussy, Britten, Albeniz, Granados, Mompou, Liszt: Llŷr Williams (piano). The Great Hall, Swansea University. 8.10.2017. (GPu)
A Young Pianist Displays Promise: Cyrill Ibrahim at the Swansea Festival
United Kingdom Debussy, Brahms, Schumann, J.S. Bach: Cyrill Ibrahim (piano), The Brangwyn Hall, The Guildhall, Swansea. 5.10.2016. (GPu)
Swansea Festival Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
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)
Festival Takes Flight with Outstanding Performance by the Brodsky
United 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)
