What’s On Diary
Tubular Bells Live in Concert – The 50th Anniversary Experience
Swansea Arena, Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA1 3BX
Dreamcoat Stars
Savoy Theatre, The Savoy Theatre, Church Street, Monmouth NP25 3BU
Cooper the Musical – Sharing
Blackwood Miners' Institute, Blackwood Miners Institute, High Street, Blackwood
Someone Like you – The Adele Songbook
The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG
Tadaaki Otaka conducts Britten & Elgar
Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall Road South, Swansea
National Theatre Wales presents The Cost of Living
Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea SA1 3QJ
Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
Mike Bubbins: Throwback
The Princess Royal Theatre, Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot
Nuke! Every Friday Clwb Ifor Bach
Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, Cardiff CF10 1BR
Tadaaki Otaka conducts Britten & Elgar
Elizabeth Maconchy Nocturne for Orchestra
Britten Violin Concerto
Elgar Symphony No. 2
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Tadaaki Otaka conductor
Simone Lamsma violin
PASSIONATE | MAJESTIC | BREATHTAKING
Much-loved Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka returns to BBC NOW for firm favourites by Elgar and Britten, alongside Elizabeth Maconchy’s charmingly evocative Nocturne for Orchestra.
In this all British programme, exploring the music of three contemporaries of the 20th Century, we’re joined by radiant Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma for Britten’s ever-popular Violin Concerto. With edgy ambivalence, expressed through intricate harmonies, lyrically introspective themes and vigorous rhythmic figures, the concerto is a virtuosic display of extraordinary power.
The music of Elgar holds a special place in Tadaaki’s heart, and audiences are in for a real treat with his Second Symphony. Tremendous in energy, opulence and musical athleticism, the symphony is a rhapsodic flow of original melodies, rhythmic playfulness and intricate, pearly, luminous qualities. This is certainly a concert not to be missed.
FAMILTY TICKETS – Not Available online
BBC Family 15
£15 for 1 adult and 1-2 children aged 16 and under
BBC Family 20
£20 for 2 adults and 1-4 children aged 16 and under
£20.00, £12.00
60+ £15.00. £10.00
Child/Student £5.00
- Venue: Brangwyn Hall
- Website: http://www.brangwyn.co.uk/events/tadaaki-otaka-conducts-britten-elgar/