Sat 13 Feb 2027

• 15:00

  In Times of War

  Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

  Under Jörg Widmann, this programme spans celebration and an urgent plea for peace. Schumann’s Rhine Symphony surges with life and noble horn calls, while Widmann’s Cantata in tempore belli delivers a searing, uncompromising response to war.

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  Under Jörg Widmann, this programme spans celebration and an urgent plea for peace. Schumann’s Rhine Symphony surges with life and noble horn calls, while Widmann’s Cantata in tempore belli delivers a searing, uncompromising response to war.

  Programme

  • • • Robert Schumann
      • Symphony No. 3
    • • interval
    • • Jörg Widmann
      • Cantata in tempore belli (Cantata in Times of War)

  Performers

  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Jörg Widmann

    conductor
    conductor
  • Jess Dandy

    singer
    singer
  • Amira Casar

    narrator
    narrator

  Composers

  • Robert Schumann
  • Jörg Widmann

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