Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Sheen, Josh Widdicombe, BAFTA Cymru, Petula Clark, Jimmy Osmond, The Hollies, Verdi Nabucco & More! OCTOBER offers a veritable feast of entertainment at St David’s Hall including household names in the music world, awe-inspiring opera and superb stand-ups. Plus, there’s even an appearance from a Hollywood A-lister! Iconic Welsh actor Michael Sheen performs with Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra (Fri 21 Oct) as the special guest narrator of a World Premiere entitled Mr Dahl. This exciting piece…

St David’s Hall Tuesday 27 September 8pm CARDIFF’S own Capital City Jazz Orchestra are back by popular demand at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 27 September.   Joining them as special guest in the L3 Lounge is award-winning saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock for an exciting evening of jazz and Big Band music. From his early days with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the contemporary saxophone quartet Itchy Fingers, Nigel has gone on to  work with everyone from Ray Charles to…

CITY VOICES CARDIFF return to St David’s Hall with another fun-filled concert for the whole family on Saturday 9 July at 6pm. Sing the Musicals: Encore brings together a selection of the finest and best-loved songs from the most successful West End and Broadway shows ever – all performed enchantingly  by a large choir and live orchestra. Conducted by their music director, Simon Curtis, City Voices Cardiff will perform hits from The King and I, Matilda, Into the Woods, Chess,…

St David’s Hall Tuesday 17 May 7.30pm   THE breathtaking Moscow State Symphony Orchestra will perform a powerful programme of the greatest Russian composers at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 17 May at 7.30pm.   In association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, acclaimed conductor Pavel Kogan will lead the orchestra through Prokofiev’s Russian Overture and Piano Concerto No 3, plus Shostakovich’s sensational Symphony No 5.   The supremely talented pianist Noriko Ogawa will be the soloist…

Brian Wilson, Jason Donovan, Craig Campbell, Killer Queen, Graeme of Thrones & Many More! MAY offers another action-packed programme at St David’s Hall with a magnificent mix of retro and modern entertainment.   The month starts in style with the Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Sunday 1 May) performing Three, which includes the UK  premières of a trio of exciting pieces and features the breathtaking  Céline Forrest. The stunning soprano represented Wales last year in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the…

Celebrating 70 Years of WNO – Welsh National Opera’s Summer Season is a Time to Reflect and to Look to the Future • World Première of In Parenthesis by Iain Bell • Revival of the Company’s first operas Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci • New site- specific production of Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine as part of Wales Millennium Centre’s Festival of Voice. • New WNO Youth Opera production Kommilitonen! by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Welsh National Opera will celebrate 70 years…

Hosted by Wynne Evans St David’s Hall Sunday 20 March 3pm THE Welsh National Opera Orchestra will perform their first ever Family Concert at St David’s Hall on Sunday 20 March with an action-packed afternoon hosted by BBC Radio Wales presenter Wynne Evans. Plus, you may even get the chance to have your pic taken with the Welsh tenor before the show in his alter-ego guise as Gio Compario off the Go Compare ads! This concert is the perfect introduction…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm ST DAVID’S HALL is set to be transformed into extravagant Rome for one night only when Puccini’s explosive opera Tosca comes to town on Wednesday 30 March! This stunning Ellen Kent production from the prestigious Opera & Ballet International features a cast of internationally renowned soloists led by sopranos Maria Tonina and Alyona Kistenyova, plus an acclaimed chorus and full orchestra. Tosca is a sensational tale of love and treachery with a truly…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 1 July 7.30pm     LITTLE more than a century ago, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring inspired a revolution in classical music – and left the audience rioting!   Hopefully the same won’t happen again when the legendary Russian composer’s masterpiece is performed again by the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Symphony Orchestra at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 1 July!   However, you can still expect the musical voltage to be just as…

  This bank holiday Monday, I made the most of my three-day weekend by going to see the at the Motorpoint Arena. As a big Doctor Who fan and music fanatic, I was incredibly excited. The show had come all the way from Australia as part of their first-ever world tour: they will visit six UK cities before landing in the Big Apple in October.  After their UK premier in London, the show had arrived at the home of the…