Name: Nashville at Heart
Start: 2024-11-24T19:30:00
Location: Brangwyn Hall

Brangwyn Hall

Inspired by the Italian sun and hearty dances he played with his Hungarian violinist friend in his youth, Brahms' gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto seems to express the very soul of the violin. From its soaring, dreamy and majestic melodies to the boisterous lilt of the finale, its uncompromising demand for virtuoso playing makes it the perfect showcase for any violinist, and we're delighted to welcome back the acclaimed Johan Dalene in the solo role.

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Old meets new in Górecki's Three Pieces in Old Style. Inspired by papers on old Polish music and heavily influenced by modal music combined with folk, these charming pieces encapsulate the sonorous charms of both Górecki's music and his writing for strings.

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Johns' Boys Welsh Male Choir is one of the most decorated British male choirs in history. The choir have won numerous choral competitions and in 2019 became the first British Male Voice Choir to win the prestigious Pavarotti 'Choir of the World' prize at the Llangollen International music festival. They have made numerous TV appearances, including The Last Night of the Proms, Britain's Got Talent, The Royal Variety Show and the Netflix blockbuster drama, 'Stay Close'.

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Bringing the power of opera to the concert platform, Mozart's penultimate symphony is a passionate masterclass in tension and release. The darkly intense opening movement gives way to a lighter more lyrical Andante and light and shade abound as a terse Minuet leads to a colourful Trio before the anguishingly turbulent finale ramps this masterpiece to a close.

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Although written during her years in London, it is a longing for the seaside of her hometown of Barry that inspires tonight's concert opener, Grace Williams' Sea Sketches. Violinist Akiko Suwanai returns to perform Saint-Saëns elegantly dramatic, songfully melodious and deeply contrasting Third Violin Concerto, before we turn to Elgar's iconic Enigma Variations, all under the baton of our Principal Guest Conductor, Jaime Martín.

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Join legendary progressive rock pioneers Jethro Tull as they return to UK stages with The Curiosity Tour 2026, a sweeping celebration of their remarkable 58 year journey. Led by the ever charismatic Ian Anderson, the band will explore a 24 album catalogue, spanning from 1968's 'This Was' to 2025's acclaimed 'Curious Ruminant'.

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Beethoven's Violin Concerto is so popular with audiences today that it's perhaps surprising it hardly made an impact at its premiere. Opening with an almost jazz drum tap the expansively elegant opening movement makes way for a set of theme and variations, serene and beauteous, before a catchy and lively Rondo bursts into energy to round off the work, performed by the inimitable Veronika Eberle.

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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.

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