Posted on May 28, 2026

BBC National Orchestra of Wales 🎵
BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

**Paweł Kapuła** _conductor_
**Sterling Elliott** _cello_

**Marta Ptaszyńska**
A Winter’s Tale

**Robert Schumann**
Cello Concerto in A minor

**Felix Mendelssohn**
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — overture

**Ludwig van Beethoven**
Symphony No. 2 in D major

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Posted on May 14, 2026

BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff 🎵

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

**Alexandre Bloch** _conductor_
**Veronika Eberle** _violin_

**Ludwig van Beethoven**
Violin Concerto in D major

**Sir George Benjamin**
Concerto for Orchestra

**Richard Strauss**
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)

An orchestra is performing in a large concert hall filled with an audience.

Posted on February 13, 2026

Cleddau Bridge, Milford Haven

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The Ferry Inn, Pembroke Ferry

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A rainy Tuesday lunchtime in Pembroke Dock ameliorated by good Felinfoel beer and food at The Ferry Inn 🌧️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Posted on February 5, 2026

Six Nations starts tonight with France 🇫🇷 v 🇮🇪 Ireland. Then England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales on Saturday 🏉

ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final is tomorrow – England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇮🇳 India in Harare 🏏

The Winter Olympics has started – but the opening ceremony in Milan is tomorrow evening.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starts in India and Sri Lanka early Saturday 🏏

Plus Premier League ⚽️

Posted on February 2, 2026

Two days in London, away from Wales. But I’ve ended up having Abergavenny goats’ cheese for breakfast each morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤷‍♂️

Posted on December 11, 2025

BBC Hoddinott Hall 🎵

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Jaime Martín, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Elizaveta Ivanova, flute

Greig Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Nielsen Flute Concerto 

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake (selections from)

Posted on December 11, 2025

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Watching my nephew (red skull cap) playing rugby in the Principality Stadium – Road to Principality: Schools and Dewar Shield Finals Day 🏉

Unfortunately we had tickets to a concert in the Wales Millennium Centre tonight so couldn’t attend – reduced to watching the match on a phone in the bar 🍷