Taibhithe de Ludwig van Beethoven ag BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Based on folk tunes and featuring the lullaby Huna Blentyn at its heart, Welsh composer Grace Williams’ Hen Walia kicks off our performance at this years North Wales International Music Festival.

BBC NOW audience favourite Nil Venditti takes to the podium in Newport this September with a programme of popular classics.

Under the baton of British conductor Chloe Rooke, we’ll be joined by acclaimed violinist Tobias Feldman for a programme of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.

Earthly travail lead to heavenly bliss in Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration. To conduct we welcome back award-winning French conductor Alexandre Bloch.

Earthly travail lead to heavenly bliss in Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration. To conduct we welcome back award-winning French conductor Alexandre Bloch.

The ever-popular Martyn Brabbins returns to BBC NOW this May as we travel to St Davids for the annual Cathedral Festival.

Although less frequently performed that some of his other symphonies, Beethoven’s Second Symphony is a snapshot of Beethoven at his most humorous. Unpredictability and playfulness tally with a bold explosion of joy in this vividly contrasting symphony.