Event listing: The Bells | St David's Hall | Sat 3 Oct 2015 at 19:30

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St David's Hall Cardiff, Wales, CF10 2DP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Feu d'artifice (Fireworks), Op.4
Watkins, Huw (b. 1976)	London Concerto
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich (1833-1887)	Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Cockaigne (In London Town) - overture for orchestra, Op.40
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	The Bells, for choir and orchestra, Op.35

Performers

Thomas Søndergård	Conductor
Anastasia Kalagina	Soprano
Misha Didyk	Tenor
Mikhail Petrenko	Bass
Rachel Gough	Bassoon
Hannah Stone	Harp
Malin Broman	Violin
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Thomas Søndergård and his Welsh forces score a hit with Rachmaninov’s The Bells

David Truslove, 3rd October

In a quirky programme featuring English, Welsh and Russian music the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales began their new season at St David’s Hall showcasing, with mixed results, their composer-in-association Huw Watkins, Elgar and three Russian composers at different stages in their careers.

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