Season at a Glance
Unless otherwise indicated, concerts begin at 19.30 and in the University Concert Hall on Corbett Road, Cardiff
* = pre-concert talk or discussion at 18.30
** = post-concert discussion
October 2009
Tues 6* Carducci Quartet
Brian Boydell, Ravel, Dvorák
Tues 13 Brasil Guitar Duo
Rameau, Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Debussy, Astor Piazzolla
Tues 27 Tommy Peoples (fiddle)
A reputation among an international audience as one of the all-time
greatest Irish fiddle-players.
November 2009
Sun 1 Cardiff University
Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43
Tues 10 Carducci Quartet
Moeran, David Matthews, Elgar
Tues 17* Carducci Quartet
Haydn, Bartók, Beethoven
Tues 24* Tales of History and Imagination
Ysa˙e, Wagner, Grieg, Judith Weir, Szymanowski, John Casken
December 2009
Tues 1 Cycles and Scenas
Alun Hoddinott, Robert Fokkens, Oliver Knussen, Philip Cashian, Arlene Sierra
Wed 2 Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group
Purcell, Hans Werner Henze, Anthony Powers, Maxwell Davies, James MacMillan
Sat/Sun 5/6 Cardiff University Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra
The Great Mr Handel - David Ponsford & John Hugh Thomas (conductors)
Tues 8 Gwilym Simcock Trio
Radio 3 Jazz Award winner and first ever BBC Radio 3 New Generation Jazz Artist.
Thurs 10 Cardiff University
Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Debussy, Takemitsu, Mendelssohn
January 2010
Tues 26* Carducci Quartet
Nicholas Daniel (oboe) - Mozart, Bliss
February 2010
Tues 2 Quinttillion Ensemble/BBC National Orchestra of Wales Chamber Players
Haydn, Spohr, Schubert
Tues 9 The Kenneth Loveland Gift 2009 Winner’s Recital
Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Scriabin, Barber
Tues 16 Rex Lawson - Pianola Recital
Bach, Chopin, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Nancarrow, Strauss
March 2010
Tues 2 Carducci Quartet
Mozart, Liz Lane, Beethoven
Tues 9* Lontano
Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Jazwinski, Barbara White, Daniel Asia, Arlene Sierra, Daniel Thomas Davis, Steve Mackeyworld
Tues 16 Carducci Quartet
Haydn, Anthony Powers, Bartók
Fri 19 Cardiff
University Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Dvorák, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky
April 2010
Tues 13 Pianocircus
Erkki-Sven Tüür, Colin Riley, Steve Reich, Conlon Nancarrow, David Lang, Lynne Plowman
Sat 17 Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven, Mozart, Wranitzky
Tues 20* Leeds University Centre for Historically Informed Performance
Eberl, Mendelssohn, Brahms
Sat/Sun 24/25 Cardiff
University Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Campra, Nicolas de Grigny
Tues 27 Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Couperin, Scarlatti, Chopin
Wed 28 Cardiff University
Contemporary Music Group
Student Showcase