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We’re deeply saddened by the proposed closure of Cardiff University's School of Music and recognise the impact on students and staff and the uncertainty they now face. We have huge respect for the Music Department and its many exceptional alumni who have contributed so much to the cultural life of Wales and beyond.

Shostakovich lived and worked under the iron fist of Communism, but no-one could chain his imagination and in his Preludes and Fugues for solo piano it runs free as never before.

For the young Benjamin Britten, a holiday in Prestatyn was the key to a new world of musical wit and invention.

Great things come in small packages! The prelude and fugue is a musical form as old as Bach – a concentrated work-out for mind, heart and (of course) fingers.

National Youth Jazz Wales is an ambitious new partnership between the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, National Youth Arts Wales and Jazz Explorers Cymru, to nurture and inspire the next generation of Welsh jazz musicians.

Cardiff has a rich and thriving arts scene filled with culture and it goes much further than our well-known venues. From live music venues and intimate performance spaces to jazz bars and experimental playhouses, Cardiff has many hidden gems to uncover.