Caroline Shaw’s Punctum takes its musical inspiration from JS Bach’s St Matthew Passion, but twists the context of modular sequences with the inspiration of French post-structuralism to create a sensory palate of classicism without form; and from its Cantabile and lilting slow waltz to lively scherzos and humorous exuberance, Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings draws this concert to a joyous close.

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Lesley's Lunchtime Concert

Wales Millennium Centre

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky's symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, we hear the story of an emperor in his ornate Chinese palace and the glorious singing of nightingales that accompanies his life.

Lesley Hatfield

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Jun 5, 2026

BBC NOW - Symphonic Dances · Brangwyn Hall

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3 - 4 Jul, 2025

Lesley's Lunchtime Concert · BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Violin in Concerto for Violin and Cello by Brahms

Brangwyn Hall

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