17 May 2012
Voice in a Million-CANCELLED
7:30 PM
500 members of The Voice in a Million Choir, in an evening of awe inspiring entertainment..
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25 May 2012
BBC NOW-Debussy & Shostakovich
7:30 PM
DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH OUTSIDE THE HALL PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING TO THIS CONCERT. The vibrant orchestral colours of Debussy’s Images conjure the heat, dancing crowds, and intoxicating fragrance of Spain, including the atmospheric sun-drenched Iberia. Shostakovich’s troubled and searingly urgent First Violin Concerto is one of his greatest works..
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Ramin-In Concert
7:30 PM
Ramin received global acclaim starring in The Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary concert; performed at the Royal Albert Hall and broadcast around the world; and is one of Sony’s most exciting new signings, with a much anticipated new album released in March 2012..
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Roots Unearthed-Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
8:00 PM
The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlingly talented young California cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling,” has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years..
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1:00 PM
To mark the Mavron Quartet’s Tenth anniversary, the Hall’s Ensemble in Residence have commissioned a work from Welsh composer Rhian Samuel with a Women Make Music award from the PRS for Music Foundation. The work will premier at this Lunchtime concert, a real treat for all..
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Gentlemen of the Road presents Mumford & Sons SOLD OUT
7:30 PM
Sold Out Winners of Brit Award for Best Album in 2010 come to Cardiff as part of limited UK tour with a vibe falling somewhere between 'travelling Victorian circus' and 'Victorian travelling circus'.
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ROOTS UNEARTHED PROM
FLOOK
The flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weave and spin traditionally rooted tunes into the breathtaking sound of the groundbreaking band Flook. This group possesses a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination.
Though their first release, Flook! Live! (1997), was already heralded as "the ultimate modern flute album" by The Irish Times, Flook only properly burst onto the international music scene with the release of their debut studio album, "Flatfish", in 1999. This album introduced master bodhran player John Joe Kelly to Flook's line and was hailed as "stunning", "remarkable" and "little short of miraculous", but it was Flook's live performances that really captured the hearts of those who watched and listened; the rapport between these four musicians, the sheer enjoyment they developed in playing together, was commented on by audiences and critics alike. "Rubai", released in 2002 and nominated for BBC Folk Album of the Year, was universally applauded by both journalists and fellow musicians and cemented Flook's reputation as one of the most exciting and innovative bands to emerge from the English/Irish folk scene, and they went on to win the coveted award for Best Group at BBC Folk Awards 2006. There is no shortage of virtuosity amongst the members of Flook, but the unique impact of this band stems from the wholly intuitive, almost symbiotic, exchange between the various flutes, frets and skins.
In 2008, after thirteen years of touring and recording, Sarah, Brian, John Joe and Ed announced that they were calling it a day. Since then they have appeared together only a handful of times so we're delighted that they've agreed to be the featured artists for 2012's ‘Roots Unearthed' Prom.
"They looked for all the world like four people - until they started playing when they became as tight as one while producing a sound as rich as ten." - The Shetland Times
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