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BBC NOW Choral Works 2018-19 Events

Fri 28 Jun 2019
- 19:30
  Brahms Requiem
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  In his first major choral composition Brahms created a work that marked a turning point in his career.
  In his first major choral composition Brahms created a work that marked a turning point in his career.
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Funeral Song
  Johannes Brahms
  A German Requiem
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Nathalie Stutzmann
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Elizabeth Watts
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Jacques Imbrailo
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Johannes Brahms
  Also part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19 Cardiff BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Thu 18 Apr 2019
- 19:30
  Easter Oratorio
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC NOW is ed by two conductors for a special concert for Easter in BBC Hoddinott Hall.
  BBC NOW is ed by two conductors for a special concert for Easter in BBC Hoddinott Hall.
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Overture 'Russian Easter Festival', Op 36
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5 Mystical Songs
  Percy Grainger
  Blithe Bells (orchestral version)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Easter Oratorio
  Performers
  Jonathon Heyward
  conductor
  conductor
  Jonathan Cohen
  conductor
  conductor
  Steven Devine
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  Anna Dennis
  Soprano
  Soprano
  William Towers
  Alto
  Alto
  Nick Pritchard
  Tenor
  Tenor
  William Dazeley
  Baritone
  Baritone
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Percy Grainger
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Also part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19 Cardiff BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Fri 1 Mar 2019
- 19:30
  St David's Day Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales celebrate St David’s Day with traditional songs, choral works and the chance to sing-along with Wales’ finest.
  Also part of
  St David's Hall 2018-19 Cardiff BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Fri 15 Feb 2019
- 19:30
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts L’enfance du Christ
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in BBC Hoddinott Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.
  Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ in BBC Hoddinott Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Childhood of Christ
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  Andrew Davis
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Sarah Connolly
  mezzo soprano
  mezzo soprano
  Andrew Staples
  tenor
  tenor
  Roderick Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Matthew Brook
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Also part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2018-19 Berlioz – the Ultimate Romantic Cardiff BBC NOW 2018-19 Season
Thu 6 Dec 2018
- 19:30
  Handel: Messiah
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  From its foreboding overture to the joyous ‘Amens’ of the final chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with incident and contrast. It never fails to stir.
  From its foreboding overture to the joyous ‘Amens’ of the final chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with incident and contrast. It never fails to stir.
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  Stephen Layton
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Katherine Watson
  Soprano
  Soprano
  Jess Dandy
  Alto
  Alto
  Gwilym Bowen
  Tenor
  Tenor
  Neal Davies
  Bass
  Bass
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Also part of
  St David's Hall 2018-19 Cardiff BBC NOW 2018-19 Season BBC NOW Subscriptions