Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events in Cardiff, United Kingdom

Popular the world over, Barber’s Adagio for Strings is one of the most recognizable pieces in the orchestral repertoire and probably his best known work – used in film and television, and poignant for its performance at Roosevelt’s funeral and following the assassina ..

Celebrate Easter and the 40th anniversary of the BBC National Chorus of Wales with a triumphant concert at 7:30PM on Friday 22 March at BBC Hoddinott Hall (Level 2, Wales Millennium Centre). Joining the Chorus will be the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the in ..

Jazz and blues style writing, meets funeral music and an unusually melancholic yet cheerful waltz in fellow Japanese musician, Toru Takemitsu's 3 Film Scores. Developing her own unique compositional voice, Kikuko Kanai was one of the first Japanese women to compose W ..

Kicking off the series is BBC NOW's Composer-in-Association, Gavin Higgins, with the concerts world premiere, his Sarabande, before we turn to the exciting multi-award-winning Chinese American composer Tan Dun and his Three Muses in Video Game. This trombone concerto ..

Revel in the chance to hear a world premiere by our Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins this new year - fresh from winning the 2023 RPS award for his Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra. Composed for today's soloist Ben Goldscheider, it's sure to be a fire ..

Known as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and for co-founding the Cubist movement, it is surprisingly little know that artist Pablo Picasso was heavily involved in the costume design for many ground breaking ballets. His creative union with bal ..