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Sun 8 Jun 2025
- 16:00
  Voices of Merthyr: A Summer Celebration with BBC National Chorus of Wales
  St Mary's Church, Merthyr Tydfil
  This summer, enjoy a magical afternoon of live music that will stir your soul and fill your heart with joy!
  This summer, enjoy a magical afternoon of live music that will stir your soul and fill your heart with joy!
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  2 Welsh Folk Songs
  Gareth Glyn
  Classy Classics
  Joseph Parry
  Te Deum LaudamusMovements 1 & 9
  Lucy Walker
  'Song'world premiere
  Mansel Thomas
  Lisa Lan
  Jeffrey Howard
  Ar Lan y Mor
  Gareth Glyn
  Brwydyr Tal Moelfre
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Hear my prayer
  Jeffrey Howard
  A Welsh Celebration
  Performers
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  Adrian Partington
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Gareth Glyn
  Joseph Parry
  Lucy Walker
  Mansel Thomas
  Jeffrey Howard
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
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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
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
  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
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
  Book Tickets
Fri 4 Jul 2025
- 14:00
  Lesley's Lunchtime Concert
  Newport Cathedral
  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
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
Wed 30 Jul 2025
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto
  Royal Albert Hall
  Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Ukraine-born soloist Vadym Kholodenko, meets Lutosławski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra in this Prom from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka
  Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Ukraine-born soloist Vadym Kholodenko, meets Lutosławski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra in this Prom from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka
  Programme
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Concerto for String Orchestra(14 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(33 mins)
  interval
  Witold Lutosławski
  Concerto for Orchestra(28 mins)
  Performers
  Vadym Kholodenko
  piano
  piano
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Tadaaki Otaka
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Grażyna Bacewicz
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Witold Lutosławski
  Part of
  Proms 2025
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  Seats from £10 to £46 (plus booking fee)
  Seats from £10 to £46 (plus booking fee)

Fri 30 May 2025
- 19:30
  Notes of Love
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 1
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  James Ehnes
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season Brangwyn Hall 2024-25
Thu 29 May 2025
- 19:00
  Notes of Love
  Symphony Hall, Birmingham
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 1
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  James Ehnes
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC NOW On the Road 2024-25
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
  Part of
  BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
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
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season BBC Hoddinott Hall 2024-25
Fri 2 May 2025
- 19:30
  Expressions of Folk
  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
  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.
  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.
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  Capriccio
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Sir James MacMillan
  Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock
  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
  Part of
  BBC NOW 2024-25 Season Brangwyn Hall 2024-25

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