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Cardiff born Star of Stage and Screen, David Ivor Davies, known to millions as Ivor Novello, composed over 230 published songs in his lifetime, many from his eight West End Musicals which dominated British Musical Theatre for three decades.

Marrying unmistakeable Britten with flavours of Copland and hints of jazz, Britten’s American Overture launches this evening conducted by the acclaimed Tomas Djupsjöbacka.

Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky’s charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky’s charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

In a gentle and deeply personal work, Brahms’ lyrically uplifting Requiem stands as one of the world’s greatest choral works.