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Brangwyn Hall 2023-24 Events

Fri 7 Jun 2024
- 19:30
  Season Closing Concert
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein s BBC NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Jennifer Higdon
  Blue Cathedral
  William Levi Dawson
  Negro Folk Symphony
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Alisa Weilerstein
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jennifer Higdon
  William Levi Dawson
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season
Fri 10 May 2024
- 19:30
  Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Bartók’s folk-flecked Concerto for Orchestra - A pure celebration of music and instrument colours.
  Bartók’s folk-flecked Concerto for Orchestra - A pure celebration of music and instrument colours.
  Programme
  Caroline Shaw
  The Observatory
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Giancarlo Guerrero
  conductor
  conductor
  Sergio Tiempo
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Caroline Shaw
  Maurice Ravel
  Béla Bartók
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season
Fri 12 Apr 2024
- 19:30
  Enigma Variations
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Enigma Variations is an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends and an astute self-portrait.
  Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar’s Enigma Variations is an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends and an astute self-portrait.
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Sea Sketches
  William Mathias
  Concerto for Harp
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jac van Steen
  conductor
  conductor
  Catrin Finch
  Harp
  Harp
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  William Mathias
  Edward Elgar
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season
Fri 8 Mar 2024
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov 2 with Martyn Brabbins
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  Amongst the most famous of Rachmaninov’s output is his Second Symphony, and there’s little wonder why! Dynamic brilliance, melodious triumph and exquisite beauty reign in this deeply emotional outpouring of music.
  Amongst the most famous of Rachmaninov’s output is his Second Symphony, and there’s little wonder why! Dynamic brilliance, melodious triumph and exquisite beauty reign in this deeply emotional outpouring of music.
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Elegy for Strings
  Carl Nielsen
  Violin Concerto
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Martyn Brabbins
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Liya Petrova
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  Carl Nielsen
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season
Thu 29 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  St David's Day Stravaganza
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  CHANGE OF DATE & VENUE - What better way to celebrate St David’s Day than with music by iconic Welsh composers, performed by the National Orchestra of Wales?
  CHANGE OF DATE & VENUE - What better way to celebrate St David’s Day than with music by iconic Welsh composers, performed by the National Orchestra of Wales?
  Programme
  William Mathias
  Holiday Overture
  Karl Jenkins
  StravaganzaUK Premiere
  Dewi Sant
  Jeffrey Howard
  A Welsh Celebration
  Grace Williams
  Fanfare
  James James
  Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Nil Venditti
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Jess Gillam
  saxophone
  saxophone
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Chorus
  Chorus
  National Youth Choir of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  William Mathias
  Karl Jenkins
  Jeffrey Howard
  Grace Williams
  James James
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2023-24 Season