EventLittle Concerts: Harp Hurrah!Join brilliant young professional musicians from the RWCMD in a joyful hour of exciting music making designed around the learning styles of our youngest audience members
EventClaire Booth & Ensemble 360: Berio Folk SongsEnsemble 360 and Claire Booth, who have forged a dynamic partnership through their performances of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire together, now turn their attention to Berio's quirky and intriguing Folk Songs in the composer's centenary year. Indeed, folk influences pervade the whole programme, from Rebecca Clarke's pastoral-tinged duo for clarinet and viola and Katherine Hoover’s evocation of the Hopi people to Ravel's sultry, sun-drenched pictures of Madagascar.
EventRWCMD Symphony Orchestra: ProdigyProdigious personalities and virtuosic variety characterise an evening of world premieres from RWCMD composers, and Concerto Competition winner Jason Sones performing Liszt’s precocious piano concerto.
EventLittle Angel Theatre: The Paper DollsWhen a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden. Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses and Jo with the bow fly through time and tear across worlds of fun and excitement. They face the Jurassic clutches of a toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven glove crocodile, and then a very real boy with very real scissors threatens to snip their adventure short… A Little Angel Theatre and Polka Theatre co-production, based on the original book by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb
EventConcerto Competition Semi-FinalHear our outstanding soloists perform for the honour of competing in the Spring Concerto Competition final, winning the opportunity to appear as soloist with a major RWCMD ensemble.
EventRWCMD Pianists: Night MusicNighttime has always inspired composers, drawn to portray its mystery, romance, danger, or tranquillity. In this concert, RWCMD piano students explore the great richness of nocturnal music for the piano, uncovering its particular beauty and variety.
EventWNO Opera GalaCelebrate the annual coming together of the David Seligman Opera School and Welsh National Opera Orchestra in an evening of sparkle and joy, with scenes and arias showcasing the College's emerging operatic talent.
EventRWCMD Harp & GuitarA collaborative recital highlighting the shared traditions of the guitar and harp. Featuring 'The Glass Vase with Butterflies' for harp and guitar by American guitarist Anthony Sidney, this performance will include a selection of solo, and chamber works exploring the reflective character of these instruments.
EventThe Adventures of David CopperfieldThis Christmas, discover the wonderous adventures of David Copperfield. ‘To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born…’ From heartbreak to hilarity, join us on this whistlestop tour of the personal history and observations of David Copperfield. This moving and magical adaptation by Simon Reade enters the semi-autobiographical world of Charles Dickens in a fun filled night at a Victorian music hall. Featuring vivid and unforgettable characters, the Richard Burton Company will take you on a musical discovery by way of songs by Chris Larner.
EventTartuffe, The ImposterOrgon has everything: the beautiful family, money and power. When he lets the pious imposter, Tartuffe, into his life, deception, seduction and chaos enters too. But what is truth and what is fiction, and is this stranger the villain that he appears to be? John Donnelly’s ferocious version of Molière’s comic masterpiece looks at the lengths we go to find meaning.