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BBC NOW 2025-26 Season Events
Thu 19 Feb 2026
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
BBC NOW – NOW! is back this spring bringing you the best in new music from around the world. Presenting five UK premieres we kick off the evening with Isabella Gellis’ Valedictions.
BBC NOW – NOW! is back this spring bringing you the best in new music from around the world. Presenting five UK premieres we kick off the evening with Isabella Gellis’ Valedictions.
Programme
- Valedictions(9 mins)
- 'Light Circle'(25 mins)World premiere
- interval
- 'Confluere' for Chamber Orchestra(8 mins)UIK premiere
- Azinheira(8 mins)UK premiere
- musica pyralis(10 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Jack SheenConductor
- Peter Mooretrombone
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26
Thu 26 Feb 2026
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Left handed piano sensation Nicholas McCarthy makes his debut with BBC NOW in Ravel’s emotionally powerfully and highly virtuoso Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Left handed piano sensation Nicholas McCarthy makes his debut with BBC NOW in Ravel’s emotionally powerfully and highly virtuoso Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Programme
- Pelléas et Mélisande
- Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
- Symphony in B flat major, Op 20
Performers
- Clelia CafieroConductor
- Nicholas McCarthypiano
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26
Fri 6 Mar 2026
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Born in Cardiff, Novello left an extraordinary legacy, composing more than 230 published songs and creating eight West End musicals that shaped British musical theatre for over thirty years.
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Thu 12 Mar 2026
- 19:30BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Marrying unmistakeable Britten with flavours of Copland and hints of jazz, Britten’s American Overture launches this evening conducted by the acclaimed Tomas Djupsjöbacka.
Marrying unmistakeable Britten with flavours of Copland and hints of jazz, Britten’s American Overture launches this evening conducted by the acclaimed Tomas Djupsjöbacka.
Programme
- An American Overture
- Love ReturnsUK premiere
- Symphony No. 2
- Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Performers
- Tomas DjupsjöbackaConductor
- Steven Bankssaxophone
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Sun 15 Mar 2026
- 15:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
From the celebratory orchestral firework, Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, to one of his greatest symphonies, Symphony No. 10, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama musicians come together to present two masterpieces.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26
Fri 13 Feb 2026
- 19:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26
Thu 12 Feb 2026
- 10:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26 - 14:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26
Wed 11 Feb 2026
- 14:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26 - 18:00BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Discover the latest in composition in Wales this spring as composers deserving of wider exposure have the opportunity to work with Jac van Steen and Composer-in-Association Gavin Higgins on their latest orchestral composition.
Also part ofBBC Hoddinott Hall 2025-26









