BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBCNOW/Guerrero review – a Caroline Shaw premiere that shoots for the moon and stars
Woodwinds glinted and flickered in Shaw’s The Observatory, while soloist Sergio Tiempo brought dynamic bravura to Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G
BBCNOW/Martin review – Higgins’ horn concerto is confident, fluent – and life-enhancing
Back to my roots: Gavin Higgins on how his new horn concerto reconnects him to trees – and teenage trauma
BBCNOW/Brabbins/Godden review – melancholy, defiance and energy from new and old female voices
The first programme in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales’s ‘Grace’ series showcased moving and authoritative music by Grace Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Sarah Lianne Lewis
BBC NOW/Bancroft review – anguished, beautiful Mahler and uplifting Schumann
Relocated and reprogrammed because of Raac checks closing the original venue, this season-opener of Mahler – with mezzo Christianne Stotijn – and Schumann did not disappoint
The week in classical: Prom 19: SCO/ Emelyanychev; Prom 22: BBC NOW/ Bancroft; Prom 24: BSO/ Karabits – review
Prom 21: BBCNOW/Bancroft review – all-American programme with a monumental finale
BBC NOW/Otaka/Lamsma review – all-English programme flows from disquiet to joy
Conductor Tadaaki Otaka demonstrated his quiet authority and his instinctive way with Elgar during a concert that also included Britten and Elizabeth Maconchy
BBCNOW/Coorey review – mills to bells and rain: Colin Riley conjures the Welsh landscape
Steve Reich’s tribute to New York was neatly paired with a Gershwin, with the world premiere of Colin Riley’s powerful seven-movement ode to Wales the concert’s centrepiece
BBCNOW/Diakun/Tharaud review – a magical musical mind takes flight
Thierry Pécou delivered a scintillating piano concerto grounded in Balinese tradition before Marzena Diakun presided over a moving eulogy to Bohemia
BBCNOW/Jeannin review – exultant Ravel and extravagant Stravinsky
Making her debut with the National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin controlled their massive sonorities with quiet authority
The week in classical: Prom 14: CBSO/ Yamada; Prom 16: BBCNOW/ Manze; L’incoronazione di Poppea
Why do some Proms sound better in the Albert Hall and others at home on the radio? Elsewhere, Grimeborn gets off to a smouldering start
Home listening
Classical home listening: Héloïse Werner, Danish String Quartet and BBCNOW at AldeburghPremiere recordings abound on livewire soprano-composer Héloïse Werner’s new album of solos and duos; and the Danish String Quartet reach Prism IV
BBCNOW CoLaboratory/Monbet review – experimental evening is great fun
French-Irish conductor and violinist Fiona Monbet oversaw a chameleonic programme that incorporated blues, bossa nova and a ballet suite
BBCNOW/Bicket review – St Matthew Passion of drama and lightness of touch
The large assembled Chorus of Wales under the expert handling of Harry Bicket brought heft and tension to a poignant performance of Bach’s Passion
BBC 100: Celebrating the BBC Orchestras review – party weekend has some fizz but ultimately feels flat
Seven concerts around the UK – one from each of the BBC’s performing groups – included some glorious moments, but the motley collection of works failed to create a celebratory or memorable whole
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Downie Dear review – mesmerising and moving
Sarah Lianne Lewis’s works performed by BBCNOW were brash and buoyant, while John Woolrich lent beauty and Ravel provided festive relief
The week in classical: BBC NOW/ Bancroft; The Pirates of Penzance; Tsoy, Philharmonia/ Emelyanychev
Proms: BBCNOW/Bancroft; Bournemouth SO/Karabits review – new works mark Albert Hall’s founding ambitions
BBCNOW/Bancroft review – panache, poignancy and a howl of protest
Ryan Bancroft’s first concert as principal conductor packed an emotional punch with a suite of American classics and a fierce new commission by Gavin Higgins
About 199 results for BBC National Orchestra of Wales 
