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The spirit of Easter, although subtle, permeates this concert, with Harry Bicket returning to the helm of 成人论坛 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales.

Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar鈥檚 Enigma Variations is an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends and an astute self-portrait.

Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar鈥檚 Enigma Variations is an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends and an astute self-portrait.

Featuring two world premieres and a gem of the choral repertoire, we鈥檙e delighted to welcome back the inimitable Sofi Jeannin alongside the 成人论坛 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Dame Evelyn Glennie and soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong.

Join us for a celebration of American classical music with our LA born Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft this May!

Join us for a celebration of American classical music with our LA born Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft this May!

Bart贸k鈥檚 folk-flecked Concerto for Orchestra - A pure celebration of music and instrument colours.

Bart贸k鈥檚 folk-flecked Concerto for Orchestra - A pure celebration of music and instrument colours.

Celestial, sparking lights glitter in this evening of ground-breaking music.

All aboard for a fun-filled CBeebies musical ocean adventure for all the family! Take a deep breath and dive underwater in the concert hall submarine with its musical crew, the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales.

Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins 成人论坛 NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.

Globally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins 成人论坛 NOW in this season closing concert for one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.

Shimmering ambiguity and transparent harmonies glisten with faintly Eastern inspired melodies, subtle nuance and sheer beauty in Debussy鈥檚 ground breaking Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune

Penguins, polar bears and arctic tern on a Welsh island - surely that can鈥檛 be right?

What better way to ease ourselves into the 2024-25 Hoddinott Hall season than under the baton of our new Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Mart铆n. Opening with Brahms鈥� musical thank you 鈥� his Academic Festival Overture.

Join us in St Asaph Cathedral this September for the North Wales International Music Festival where we鈥檒l be joined by dynamically charismatic conductor Nil Venditti.

Join 成人论坛 NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O鈥橲ullivan for 鈥楢 Night at the Opera鈥� this September.

Join 成人论坛 NOW and New Generation Artist Niamh O鈥橲ullivan for 鈥楢 Night at the Opera鈥� this September.

World renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough joins 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft to launch the 2024-25 season in Swansea with a programme of Brahms and some of his most iconic works for piano.

成人论坛 NOW 鈥� NOW!, our series dedicated to the best music being written today, is back this autumn with two UK premieres, plus a symphony by our former Composer-in-Association, Huw Watkins.

In a nod to his 200th birthday year Bruckner鈥檚 Fourth Symphony takes centre stage in the second half of this concert, conducted by our Principal Guest Conductor, Jaime Mart铆n.

Martyn Brabbins takes to the podium in a programme of British masterpieces as we travel to Aberystwyth and Bangor this November.

Martyn Brabbins takes to the podium in a programme of British masterpieces as we travel to Aberystwyth and Bangor this November.

Following the success of the release of their fifth studio album Mynd A鈥檙 T欧 am Dro and a sold-out tour in the spring, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog鈥檚 stunningly beautiful music will be performed with the Orchestra in a career spanning concert.

Imagine dancing dolls in a magical toy shop, and a pair of fabulous can-can dancers plotting to stay together at any cost and you have the charming story of La boutique fantasque.

Meditative melodies contrast with energetic themes and hymn-like tunes meld with soaring lyricism in Charles Ives' encapsulatingly Romantic symphony.

Start your Christmas this year with one of the best-known and most-loved choral works in Western music, Handel鈥檚 Messiah.

Start your Christmas this year with one of the best-known and most-loved choral works in Western music, Handel鈥檚 Messiah.

Christmas Carols in cosy jumpers, children joyfully singing, readings by your favourite 成人论坛 Wales presenters and uplifting brass and percussion. What more could you need to get you in the Christmas spirit?

Our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations are back!

Our ever-popular Christmas Celebrations are back!

Christmas Carols in cosy jumpers, children joyfully singing and uplifting brass and percussion. What more could you need to get you in the Christmas spirit?

Start your musical journey this January with Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 immensely popular tragicomedy The Cunning Little Vixen.

Opera superstar Danielle de Niese makes her debut with 成人论坛 NOW as Elle in a semi-staged performance of Poulenc鈥檚 powerful one act opera, La voix humaine.

Dark drama contrasts outright giddiness in Shostakovich鈥檚 Sixth Symphony, demonstrating kaleidoscopic variation at its most vivid.

Dark drama contrasts outright giddiness in Shostakovich鈥檚 Sixth Symphony, demonstrating kaleidoscopic variation at its most vivid.

We continue our Grace series showcasing Welsh talent and women in music this spring with works by Cecilia Darmstr枚m, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Grace Williams, all under the baton of Emilia Hoving.

In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen joins 成人论坛 NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez鈥檚 own Livres pour cordes.

2025 sees the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich鈥檚 death, so in celebration of his life we take his firecracker Ninth Symphony on the road to Aberystwyth and Bangor this March.

2025 sees the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich鈥檚 death, so in celebration of his life we take his firecracker Ninth Symphony on the road to Aberystwyth and Bangor this March.

Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third Symphony 鈥� striking climaxes give way to soulful solos, forceful marches to thunderous celebration, all based on one musical motif skilfully transformed and developed throughout.

Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third Symphony 鈥� striking climaxes give way to soulful solos, forceful marches to thunderous celebration, all based on one musical motif skilfully transformed and developed throughout.

Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.

Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.

Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.

Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with conductor Jac van Steen and hear it come to life with 成人论坛 NOW.

A monumental work of tremendous power and passion, Brahms鈥� last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.

A monumental work of tremendous power and passion, Brahms鈥� last and probably greatest symphony, his fourth, exudes immense beauty, grandeur and emotion.

Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a 鈥榖ucket list鈥� piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.

Regarded by Beethoven as his greatest work, his Missa Solemnis is surely a 鈥榖ucket list鈥� piece to experience and marvel at for all music lovers.

Back by popular demand, Fiona Monbet and her trio return to Cardiff for an evening of folky jazz alongside the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales.

Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan鈥檚 new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock, and the folk music of England provides the scene for Vaughan Williams鈥� In the Fen Country.

Welsh Euphonium sensation David Childs steps into the solo spot for the world premiere of Sir James MacMillan鈥檚 new concerto Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock.

Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart鈥檚 ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it鈥檚 the perfect opener to any concert.

There鈥檚 been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight鈥檚 Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.

There鈥檚 been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight鈥檚 Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.

If historically serenades were intended as music for entertainment, then Brahms has most definitely excelled in his Serenade No. 2.

Join us in Newport and Cardiff this summer for our special lunchtime concerts presented by 成人论坛 NOW leader, Lesley Hatfield, kicking off with Haydn鈥檚 Sturm und Drang masterpiece, his Symphony No. 64.

Join us in Newport and Cardiff this summer for our special lunchtime concerts presented by 成人论坛 NOW leader, Lesley Hatfield, kicking off with Haydn鈥檚 Sturm und Drang masterpiece, his Symphony No. 64.