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Voices collide as BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales join composer-sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun in a of Indian classical and Western orchestral music, with acclaimed soloists, reimagined opera, and vibrant new works celebrating voices UK

Marking 60 years since Aberfan, this concert centres on Paul Mealor’s new requiem From Darkness into Light, joining massed Welsh forces in remembrance, framed by music moving from urgency to hope by Clyne, Haydn, Mozart and Vaughan Williams.

A festive, family friendly celebration conducted by Luis Castillo Briceño. Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel Prelude and Bridge’s Christmas Dance lead into Britten’s Young Person’s Guide, before Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite closes in seasonal magic.

Under Pietari Inkinen, this programme moves from Romantic drama to Nordic clarity. Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture opens the concert, then Grieg’s Piano Concerto stars Anna Geniushene, and Sibelius’s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies crown the evening.

Marking 200 years since Beethoven’s death, this concert explores his links to British and Irish folk music. Grant Llewellyn leads songs inspired by Irish, Scottish and Welsh melodies, with piper and harp soloists, and the finale of Symphony No. 7.