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BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Ryan Bancroft; Mari Eriksmoen; Paula Murrihy; James Way; Szymon Mechliński
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Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.
Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3
Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.
A choral treat to savour: Verdi’s Requiem at the BBC Proms
An outstanding choral performance by nearly 300 singers of the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the Crouch End Festival Chorus lights up Verdi’s hybrid of opera and devotional music.
Playfulness and horror: Beethoven and Shostakovich in Cardiff
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales give an extraordinary, terrifying account of Shostakovich’s Thirteenth Symphony, preceded by a Classical-Romantic tussle in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto.
An exhilarating all-American Prom from Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW offer scintillating playing in John Adams’ Harmonium, plus an exciting world premiere from Derrick Skye and a stunning Copland concerto with clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe.
Manze steers the BBC ship as Brits make waves in the Royal Albert Hall
“Behold, the sea itself!” Prom 16 is all at sea with Doreen Carwithen's Bishop Rock and Grace Williams' Sea Sketches ahead of RVW's great Sea Symphony.