Performances of Ryan Bancroft at 麻豆社 Music
Thu 8 Jan 2026
- 19:30麻豆社 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Inspired by the playful Cadavre exquis game - where each person writes a line, folds the paper, and passes it on - Anders Hillborg creates a wild, energetic musical collage in Exquisite Corpse.
Inspired by the playful Cadavre exquis game - where each person writes a line, folds the paper, and passes it on - Anders Hillborg creates a wild, energetic musical collage in Exquisite Corpse.
Programme
- Exquisite Corpse
- Cello Concerto No 2 in G major
- Lemmink盲inen Suite, Op 22
Performers
- Ryan BancroftConductor
- Alban Gerhardtcello
Sat 17 Jan 2026
- 15:00Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Inspired by the Italian sun and hearty dances he played with his Hungarian violinist friend in his youth, Brahms鈥� gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto seems to express the very soul of the violin.
Inspired by the Italian sun and hearty dances he played with his Hungarian violinist friend in his youth, Brahms鈥� gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto seems to express the very soul of the violin.
Programme
- Violin Concerto in D major
- Symphony No. 1 in D major
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Johan Daleneviolin
Composers
Thu 4 Jun 2026
- 19:30麻豆社 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky鈥檚 symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.
Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky鈥檚 symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.
Programme
- Song of the Nightingale
- Double Concerto
- Symphonic Dances
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Lesley Hatfieldviolin
- Alice Nearycello
Fri 5 Jun 2026
- 19:30Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky鈥檚 symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.
Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky鈥檚 symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale.
Programme
- Song of the Nightingale
- Double Concerto
- Symphonic Dances
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Lesley Hatfieldviolin
- Alice Nearycello
Thu 23 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
For their first Prom of the 2026 season, Ryan Bancroft and the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales perform spiritually charged works by Lili Boulanger, Szymanowski, Messiaen and Strauss, each reflecting on death and the afterlife
For their first Prom of the 2026 season, Ryan Bancroft and the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales perform spiritually charged works by Lili Boulanger, Szymanowski, Messiaen and Strauss, each reflecting on death and the afterlife
Programme
- Vieille pri猫re bouddhique(7 mins)
- Stabat mater(28 mins)
- interval
- L鈥橝scension 鈥� four symphonic meditations(27 mins)
- Death and Transfiguration(23 mins)
Performers
- Mari Eriksmoensoprano
- Paula Murrihymezzo-soprano
- James Waytenor
- Szymon Mechli艅skibaritone
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Seats from 拢14.24 to 拢48.92 (including booking fee)
Mon 17 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Bancroft and the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales perform two 20th-century ballets 鈥� Copland鈥檚 Billy the Kid and Stravinsky鈥檚 Petrushka 鈥� alongside a new Clarinet Concerto by Portland-based composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane
Ryan Bancroft and the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales perform two 20th-century ballets 鈥� Copland鈥檚 Billy the Kid and Stravinsky鈥檚 Petrushka 鈥� alongside a new Clarinet Concerto by Portland-based composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane
Programme
- Billy the Kid 鈥� suite(22 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto, 鈥業f love will not swing wide the gates鈥�(22 mins)麻豆社 co-commission: European premiere
- interval
- Petrushka (1947 version)(34 mins)
Performers
- Anthony McGillclarinet
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from 拢14.24 to 拢48.92 (including booking fee)
Wed 11 Nov 2026
- 19:30麻豆社 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
Programme
- Le tombeau de Couperin
- Songs of travel
- interval
- Symphony No. 1
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Steffan Lloyd Owensinger
Thu 12 Nov 2026
- 19:30Aberystwyth Arts Centre
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
Programme
- Le tombeau de Couperin
- Songs of travel
- interval
- Symphony No. 1
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Steffan Lloyd Owensinger
Fri 13 Nov 2026
- 19:30Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
War and peace meet in music of remembrance and journey. Ravel鈥檚 Le Tombeau de Couperin shimmers with colour, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Songs of Travel, sung by Steffan Lloyd Owen, turn inward and Sibelius鈥檚 First Symphony drives north with urgency and force.
Programme
- Le tombeau de Couperin
- Songs of travel
- interval
- Symphony No. 1
Performers
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
- Steffan Lloyd Owensinger
Sat 10 Jul 2027
- 19:30
Sea, sky and symphonic power shape this programme from evocative seascape to heroic close. Grace Williams鈥檚 Sea Sketches shimmer, Beethoven鈥檚 鈥淓mperor鈥� Concerto features Alim Beisimbayev, and Sibelius鈥檚 Fifth Symphony ends in triumphant sweep.
