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BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25

BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25 Calendar

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2024
2025

Thu 2 Jan 2025
- 19:30
  Digital Concerts: Debussy
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Debussy's Nocturnes under the baton of Gergely Madaras.
  BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Debussy's Nocturnes under the baton of Gergely Madaras.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Gergely Madaras
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW Digital Concert Series
Sat 11 Jan 2025
- 15:00
  Folk Tales & Fabled Love
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Start your musical journey this January with Janáček’s immensely popular tragicomedy The Cunning Little Vixen.
  Start your musical journey this January with Janáček’s immensely popular tragicomedy The Cunning Little Vixen.
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  The Cunning Little Vixen (suite)
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Cello Concerto No. 1
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Antony Hermus
  conductor
  conductor
  Laura van der Heijden
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Igor Stravinsky
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 30 Jan 2025
- 19:30
  La voix humaine
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with BBC NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc’s powerful one act opera, La voix humaine.
  Opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with BBC NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc’s powerful one act opera, La voix humaine.
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose (ballet)
  Francis Poulenc
  La voix humaine
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jaime Martín
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Danielle de Niese
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Francis Poulenc
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
- 19:30
  La voix humaine - Livestream
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with BBC NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc’s powerful one act opera, La voix humaine.
  Opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with BBC NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc’s powerful one act opera, La voix humaine.
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose (ballet)
  Francis Poulenc
  La voix humaine
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jaime Martín
  conductor
  conductor
  Danielle de Niese
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Francis Poulenc
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Fri 14 Feb 2025
- 19:30
  Shostakovich 6 with Ryan Bancroft
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Dark drama contrasts outright giddiness in Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony, demonstrating kaleidoscopic variation at its most vivid.
  Dark drama contrasts outright giddiness in Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony, demonstrating kaleidoscopic variation at its most vivid.
  Programme
  Gavin Higgins
  A Monstrous Little Suiteworld premiere
  Mieczysław Weinberg
  Trumpet Concerto
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 6 in B minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Håkan Hardenberger
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Composers
  Gavin Higgins
  Mieczysław Weinberg
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Fri 21 Feb 2025
- 19:30
  'Grace'
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  We continue our Grace series showcasing Welsh talent and women in music this spring with works by Cecilia Darmström, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Grace Williams, all under the baton of Emilia Hoving.
  We continue our Grace series showcasing Welsh talent and women in music this spring with works by Cecilia Darmström, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Grace Williams, all under the baton of Emilia Hoving.
  Programme
  Cecilia Damström
  ICEUK Premiere
  Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade
  Piano Concertoworld premiere
  Grace Williams
  Symphony No. 1
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Emilia Hoving
  conductor
  conductor
  Clare Hammond
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Cecilia Damström
  Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade
  Grace Williams
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 6 Mar 2025
- 19:00
  Boulez at 100 - Livestream
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen s BBC NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez’s own Livres pour cordes.
  In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen s BBC NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez’s own Livres pour cordes.
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  Livres pour cordes
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto
  Pierre Boulez
  Memoriale
  Olivier Messiaen
  Les offrandes oubliées
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Daniel Cohen
  conductor
  conductor
  Ava Bahari
  violin
  violin
  Matthew Featherstone
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Alban Berg
  Olivier Messiaen
  Richard Wagner
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
- 19:30
  Boulez at 100
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen s BBC NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez’s own Livres pour cordes.
  In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen s BBC NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez’s own Livres pour cordes.
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  Livres pour cordes
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto
  Pierre Boulez
  Memoriale
  Olivier Messiaen
  Les offrandes oubliées
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Daniel Cohen
  conductor
  conductor
  Ava Bahari
  violin
  violin
  Matthew Featherstone
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Alban Berg
  Olivier Messiaen
  Richard Wagner
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 20 Mar 2025
- 19:30
  Fireworks of ion
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony – striking climaxes give way to soulful solos, forceful marches to thunderous celebration, all based on one musical motif skilfully transformed and developed throughout.
  Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony – striking climaxes give way to soulful solos, forceful marches to thunderous celebration, all based on one musical motif skilfully transformed and developed throughout.
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Penillion
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Tadaaki Otaka
  conductor
  conductor
  Eldbjørg Hemsing
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  Max Bruch
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Mon 24 Mar 2025
- 14:00
  Composition: Wales - Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
- 18:00
  Composition: Wales - Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Tue 25 Mar 2025
- 10:00
  Composition: Wales - Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
- 14:00
  Composition: Wales - Open Workshop
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Wed 26 Mar 2025
- 19:00
  Composition: Wales - Culmination Concert
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and hear it come to life with BBC NOW.
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 3 Apr 2025
- 19:30
  Elegant Romantics
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  A monumental work of tremendous power and ion, Brahms’ last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.
  Programme
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Overture
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Simone Menezes
  conductor
  conductor
  Bryan Cheng
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Fanny Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 1 May 2025
- 19:30
  Expressions of Folk
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams’ In the Fen Country.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  Capriccio
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnockworld premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  In the Fen Country
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three Movements
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Sir James MacMillan
  conductor
  conductor
  David Childs
  euphonium
  euphonium
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sir James MacMillan
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Thu 15 May 2025
- 19:30
  Reformation & Invigoration
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart’s ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it’s the perfect opener to any concert.
  Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart’s ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it’s the perfect opener to any concert.
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Le nozze di Figaro Overture
  Jörg Widmann
  Violin Concerto No. 2UK premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Jörg Widmann
  conductor
  conductor
  Carolin Widmann
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Jörg Widmann
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
Sat 17 May 2025
- 15:00
  National Open Youth Orchestra
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  For the first time in Cardiff, experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world. Sixteen brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians will perform beautiful contemporary classical music.
  For the first time in Cardiff, experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world. Sixteen brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians will perform beautiful contemporary classical music.
  Programme
  Liam Taylor-West
  Ring Out!arr. Ellen O'Brien
  Lucky Chops
  Behrooziarr. Ellen O'Brien
  Meredith Monk
  Parlour Gamesarr. Julia Koelmans
  Yfat Soul Zisso
  Fragilearr. Liam Taylor-West
  Kate Whitley
  Fallingarr. Liam Taylor-West
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Liam Taylor-West
  Lucky Chops
  Meredith Monk
  Yfat Soul Zisso
  Kate Whitley
Fri 20 Jun 2025
- 19:30
  Songs of Destiny
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  If historically serenades were intended as music for entertainment, then Brahms has most definitely excelled in his Serenade No. 2.
  If historically serenades were intended as music for entertainment, then Brahms has most definitely excelled in his Serenade No. 2.
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op 16
  Song of Destiny
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  chorus
  chorus
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Igor Stravinsky
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
  Book Tickets
Thu 3 Jul 2025
- 14:00
  Lesley's Lunchtime Concert
  BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  us in Newport and Cardiff this summer for our special lunchtime concerts presented by BBC NOW leader, Lesley Hatfield, kicking off with Haydn’s Sturm und Drang masterpiece, his Symphony No. 64.
  us in Newport and Cardiff this summer for our special lunchtime concerts presented by BBC NOW leader, Lesley Hatfield, kicking off with Haydn’s Sturm und Drang masterpiece, his Symphony No. 64.
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 64 in A major 'Tempora mutantur'
  Caroline Shaw
  Punctum
  Antonín Dvořák
  Serenade for Strings
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Lesley Hatfield
  violin/director
  violin/director
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Caroline Shaw
  Antonín Dvořák
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season
  Book Tickets