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91Èȱ¬ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales

91Èȱ¬ NOW 2016-17 Season

Calendar

91Èȱ¬ NOW 2016-17 Season Calendar

By Year

  • Fri 13 Jan 2017

    • 19:30
      91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

      Programme

          • The Greatest Happiness Principle
          • Lento
          • Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
          • Shut Up and Dance
          • Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Harpsichord
        Harpsichord

      Composers

      Great Brits 1
  • Fri 20 Jan 2017

    • 18:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      A free event for Mahler 6 concert ticket holders

      Dark Night of the Soul I
    • 19:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård continues his exploration of Mahler’s symphonies.

      Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård continues his exploration of Mahler’s symphonies.

      Programme

          • Ave Maria (1861 setting)
          • Os justi
          • Locus iste
          • Symphony No. 6 in A minor

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Conductor
        Conductor

      Composers

      Also part of
      Troubled Souls
      Mahler 6
  • Sat 21 Jan 2017

    • 18:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      A free event for Mahler 6 concert ticket holders

      Dark Night of the Soul I
    • 19:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård continues his exploration of Mahler’s symphonies.

      Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård continues his exploration of Mahler’s symphonies.

      Programme

          • Ave Maria (1861 setting)
          • Christus factus est
          • Os justi
          • Locus iste
          • Symphony No. 6 in A minor

      Performers

      • Choir
        Choir
      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Conductor
        Conductor

      Composers

      Mahler 6
  • Wed 25 Jan 2017

  • Fri 27 Jan 2017

    • 14:00
      91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

      Welsh Foundations 3

      Welsh Foundations 3

      Programme

          • Laudi
          • Violin Concerto
          • Gododdin
          • Symphony no. 2, op. 29

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Violin
        Violin

      Composers

      Welsh Foundations 3
  • Mon 30 Jan 2017

  • Fri 3 Feb 2017

    • 19:30
      91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

      Great Brits 2

      Great Brits 2

      Programme

          • Intimate Curve
          • Star’s End
          • Crossing the Border

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Electric Guitar
        Electric Guitar
      • Bass Guitar
        Bass Guitar
      • Drum Kit
        Drum Kit

      Composers

      Great Brits 2
  • Thu 9 Feb 2017

    • 18:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      A free event for Petrushka concert ticket holders

      Dance revolution II
    • 19:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      Mark Wigglesworth conducts Stravinsky’s and Mahler.

      Mark Wigglesworth conducts Stravinsky’s and Mahler.

      Programme

          • Tannhäuser – overture
          • Tannhäuser – Venusberg Music
          • Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
          • Petrushka (1911 version)

      Performers

      • Orchestra
        Orchestra
      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Baritone
        Baritone

      Composers

      Petrushka
  • Fri 10 Feb 2017

    • 18:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      A free event for Petrushka concert ticket holders

      Dance Revolution II
    • 19:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      Mark Wigglesworth conducts Stravinsky’s and Mahler

      Mark Wigglesworth conducts Stravinsky’s and Mahler

      Programme

          • Tannhäuser – overture
          • Tannhäuser – Venusberg Music
          • Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
          • Petrushka (1911 version)

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Baritone
        Baritone

      Composers

      Petrushka
  • Wed 1 Mar 2017

    • 18:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      Pre-concert Entertainment

      Pre-concert Entertainment
    • 19:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      Celebrate St. David’s Day with friends!

      Celebrate St. David’s Day with friends!

      Programme

          • Four Welsh Dances
          • Mai
          • Mae Hiraeth yn y Môr
          • Threnody
          • Arafa don
          • Bugail Aberdyfi
          • My Life Belongs to You
          • Blodwen – Hywel a Blodwen
          • Cadwyn
          • Let the people praise thee, O God
          • Ubi Caritas
          • Sarikiz
          • A Welsh Celebration

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Soprano
        Soprano
      • Tenor
        Tenor
      • Violin
        Violin
      • Choir
        Choir

      Composers

      St David's Day
  • Thu 2 Mar 2017

  • Fri 3 Mar 2017

  • Wed 8 Mar 2017

  • Sat 11 Mar 2017

    • 18:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      Pre-concert Scheherazade Strings

      Pre-concert Scheherazade Strings
    • 19:30
      Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

      We welcome conductor Xian Zhang for her first concert in Swansea as our Principal Guest Conductor

      We welcome conductor Xian Zhang for her first concert in Swansea as our Principal Guest Conductor

      Programme

          • Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
          • Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)
          • Scheherazade

      Performers

      • Conductor
        Conductor
      • Piano
        Piano
      • Trumpet
        Trumpet

      Composers

      Scheherazade
  • Thu 16 Mar 2017

  • Fri 17 Mar 2017

  • Sat 18 Mar 2017

  • Sun 19 Mar 2017

  • Sat 25 Mar 2017

    • 15:30
      St David's Hall, Cardiff

      Symphonic Sci-Fi from the big screen.

      Symphonic Sci-Fi from the big screen.

      Programme

          • Superman: March
          • Star Trek - Wrath of Khan: Main Title
          • Star Trek - Into Darkness: Main Theme
          • Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
          • Things to Come
          • Planet of the Apes: The Hunt
          • Independence Day: End Titles
            • interval
            • Back to the Future: Main Theme
            • Avatar: Suite
            • ET: Flying Theme
            • 2001: A Space Odyssey [original score]: A Symphonic Suite in Four Movements: Prelude (The Dawn of Man) and Epilogue: Space Station Docking (The Waltz)
            • Terminator: Theme
            • Star Wars: Imperial March, Rey's Theme, Princess Leia's Theme, Main Title
            • Doctor Who: Theme

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Presenter
          Presenter

        Composers

        Geek Musique: The Sound of Sci-Fi
      • 21:00
        St David's Hall, Cardiff

        Retro TV classics from the archives.

        Geek Musique: Cult TV Classics
    • Fri 31 Mar 2017

      • 18:30
        Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

        This event is free for Beethoven 6 concert ticket holders

        Nature in Music II
      • 19:30
        Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

        A joyful trip through the idyllic German countryside

        A joyful trip through the idyllic German countryside

        Programme

            • Don Juan
            • Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
            • Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Piano
          Piano

        Composers

        Beethoven 6
    • Fri 7 Apr 2017

      • 14:00
        91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

        Programme

            • Six épigraphes antiques (orch. Ansermet)
            • Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’
            • Shéhérazade – ouverture de féerie
            • Khamma

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Piano
          Piano

        Composers

        Tales of Travel 1
    • Wed 12 Apr 2017

      • 18:30
        St David's Hall, Cardiff

        This event is free for St John Passion concert ticket holders

        Singing the Scriptures II
      • 19:30
        St David's Hall, Cardiff

        Bach’s sensitive telling of the St John Passion.

        Bach’s sensitive telling of the St John Passion.

        Programme

            • St John Passion

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Evangelist
          Evangelist
        • Christ
          Christ
        • Soprano
          Soprano
        • Counter tenor
          Counter tenor
        • Tenor
          Tenor
        • Bass
          Bass

        Composers

        St John Passion
    • Fri 28 Apr 2017

      • 14:00
        91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

        Programme

            • Danses concertantes
            • Clarinet Concerto
            • Symphony No. 3 in A minor

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Clarinet
          Clarinet

        Composers

        Tales of Travel 2
    • Thu 4 May 2017

    • Fri 5 May 2017

    • Fri 19 May 2017

      • 20:30
        La Seine Musicale, Paris

        91Èȱ¬ NOW in Paris

        91Èȱ¬ NOW in Paris

        Programme

            • Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
            • Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
            • Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor

        Composers

        91Èȱ¬ NOW in Paris
    • Fri 26 May 2017

      • 19:30
        91Èȱ¬ Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

        Featuring finalist of 91Èȱ¬ Young Musician 2014, Sophie Westbrooke

        Featuring finalist of 91Èȱ¬ Young Musician 2014, Sophie Westbrooke

        Programme

            • The Chairman Dances
            • Cello Concerto
            • Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra
            • Recorder Concerto

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Cello
          Cello
        • Recorder
          Recorder
        • ensemble
          ensemble

        Composers

        Vale of Glamorgan Festival
    • Sat 3 Jun 2017

      • 19:00
        St Davids Cathedral

        Stravinsky, Mozart & Mendelssohn

        Stravinsky, Mozart & Mendelssohn

        Programme

            • Pulcinella Suite
            • Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
            • Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'

        Performers

        • violin
          violin
        • Conductor
          Conductor

        Composers

        Stravinsky, Mozart & Mendelssohn
    • Thu 8 Jun 2017

      • 19:30
        St David's Hall, Cardiff

        Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård closes the season with Stravinsky and Ravel.

        Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård closes the season with Stravinsky and Ravel.

        Programme

            • Scythian Suite
            • Piano Concerto in G major
            • The Rite of Spring

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Piano
          Piano

        Composers

        Rite of Spring
    • Fri 9 Jun 2017

      • 19:30
        Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

        Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård closes the season with Stravinsky and Ravel.

        Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård closes the season with Stravinsky and Ravel.

        Programme

            • Scythian Suite
            • Piano Concerto in G major
            • The Rite of Spring

        Performers

        • Conductor
          Conductor
        • Piano
          Piano

        Composers

        Rite of Spring
    • Fri 23 Jun 2017

    • Sun 2 Jul 2017

      • 15:00
        St David's Hall, Cardiff

        An orchestral concert suitable for children and adults with autism, sensory and communication impairments and learning disabilities as well as individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind and partially sighted

        Relaxed Concert