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St David's Hall 2022-23 Events

Thu 29 Jun 2023
- 13:00
  BBC NOW Ten Pieces: FREE Primary Schools Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season
Thu 1 Jun 2023
- 19:30
  Season Closing Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Strauss tells of the Don Quixote's many escapades in this slightly barmy 10 movement tone poem.
  Strauss tells of the Don Quixote's many escapades in this slightly barmy 10 movement tone poem.
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Concert Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Alice Neary
  cello
  cello
  Rebecca Jones
  viola
  viola
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season
Wed 17 May 2023
- 19:30
  Gaming Concert
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  Breath-taking music from the soundtracks to some of the biggest games on the planet are brought to life by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in this exhilarating video games concert.
  Breath-taking music from the soundtracks to some of the biggest games on the planet are brought to life by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in this exhilarating video games concert.
  Programme
  World of Warcraft Montage
  Kingdom Hearts
  Uncharted II
  Fortnite
  Metal Gear Solid
  The Last Of Us: All Gone (No Escape)
  Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope SuiteWorld Premiere
  Nintendo Suite 2023World Premiere - arr. Eimear Noone & Sarah Hade
  Civilisation VI (Sogno di Volare)
  Halo Trilogy - Suite
  Dragon Age Inquisition SuiteWorld Premiere
  Malach, the Angel Messenger (World of Warcraft)
  Ori and the Will of the Wisps; Main Theme
  Resident Evil 5: Wesker Battle
  The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine - Lullaby of Woe
  Assasin's Creed IV: Black Flag Suite
  Final Fantasy VII: One Winged Angel
  The Legend of Zelda: The Celtic Link Orchestral Fantasy
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Eímear Noone
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season
Thu 11 May 2023
- 19:30
  Symphonic Dances
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  With luscious shifting harmonies and the rhythmic vitality characteristic of his later style, Rachmaninov’s final complete composition, his Symphonic Dances, uses motifs derived from Russian Church music alongside quotes from his own first symphony
  With luscious shifting harmonies and the rhythmic vitality characteristic of his later style, Rachmaninov’s final complete composition, his Symphonic Dances, uses motifs derived from Russian Church music alongside quotes from his own first symphony
  Programme
  Anna Clyne
  Masquerade
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  James Feddeck
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Daniel Ciobanu
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Anna Clyne
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season
Thu 20 Apr 2023
- 19:30
  The American Dream
  St David's Hall, Cardiff
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  A gigantic super-tanker takes off from the surface of San Francisco Bay and thrusts itself into the sky like a Saturn rocket… this is the dream that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre.
  Programme
  Charles Ives
  Central Park in the Dark
  The Unanswered Question
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No 1
  John Adams
  Harmonielehre
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Bomsori Kim
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Charles Ives
  Karol Szymanowski
  John Adams
  Also part of
  BBC NOW 2022-23 Season