大象传媒

Live from 大象传媒 Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff

Five years since it moved into a new state-of-the-art studio, the 大象传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales celebrates the anniversary with music from Wales and beyond.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas

Hoddinott: Badger in the Bag
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate
Simon Holt: St. Vitus in the Kettle
Hoddinott: Dragonfire

8:30 During the Interval, Nicola Heywood Thomas discovers more about Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, after whom the hall is named.

8.55 Part Two
Parry: I was Glad
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

Followed at approx 9.30pm by CPE Bach and his keyboard sonatas
In his tercentenary year a chance to explore Emanuel Bach's revelatory keyboard music in performances on the clavichord, harpsichord, tangent and fortepianos as well as the modern concert grand piano.

Five years ago, the 大象传媒 National Orhestra of Wales moved into a new purpose-built studio in the hearf of Cardiff Bay. Since then, 大象传媒 Hoddinott Hall has hosted many concerts, soundtrack sessions and CD recordings. This anniversary concert opens with the work that opened the hall in January 2009, a colourful overture, inspired musically by Berlioz, but based on a story from the Medieval Welsh manuscript, the Mabinogion. As Composer in Association with the orchestra Simon Holt was commissioned for a short work when the hall opened. In the fourth century, St. Vitus miraculously jumped unscathed from a cauldron of boiling lead, whilst suffering at the hands of the Romans. By the middle ages, it had become traditional in Germany to dance at the saint's statue on his feast day to ensure good health for the coming year. In his short work, Simon Holt captures the fury and excitement of the demonical dancers. Cardiff-born soprano Rosemary Joshua returns to her home town to sing Mozart - as she did the week that the hall opened. Mozart's sparkling motet never fails to dazzle audiences.