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Review: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, St David’s Hall, Cardiff.
Peter Collins Strolling through the city centre on our way to this opening concert of the much-anticipated Cardiff Classical Series,…
One comment.Review: The Tredegar Band joins BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom
Peter Collins In the wake of what was undoubtedly a world-class performance by this award-winning brass band, there will be…
No comments.Review: National Youth Orchestra of Wales, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Peter Collins Where should we look to find hope and inspiration in these troubled times? Might we turn to that…
No comments.Review: Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra 40th anniversary concert
Peter Collins Staring into the abyss of time can be a chastening experience. Sometimes it gazes back at you. Was…
No comments.Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra prepares for 40th anniversary concert
Peter Collins Michael Bell, founder and conductor of the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, sounded remarkably calm and collected as we began…
No comments.Review: BBC National Orchestra of Wales at St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Peter Collins Many years ago, when I was a fresh-faced and eager reporter for the South Wales Echo, I was…
No comments.Review: Welsh National Opera Orchestra, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Peter Collins Strange, the things that can distract one at a concert. Coughing and the rustling of sweet wrappers are…
One comment.Review: The Halle St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Peter Collins Stroll around Cardiff or many other cities on a warm spring day and you may come across a…
One comment.Review: Cantemus Chamber Choir, Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Cardiff
Peter Collins Is April really the cruellest month? Perhaps. But it didn’t feel like that as we walked through sunlit…
No comments.Review: Bach – St Matthew Passion, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, St David’s Hall, Cardiff.
Peter Collins This soul-searching performance of Bach’s choral masterpiece was especially powerful and poignant given the troubled and uncertain times…
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