Ars Nova/BBCNOW/Rophé – review

Hoddinott Hall, CardiffThe Vale of Glamorgan festival may not be on the laser side of cutting edge, yet it manages to extend its audience's aural horizons with an approach that appears benign but is actually quite radical. This performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Pascal Rophé proved the point.Paris-based composer Qigang Chen draws equally on his Chinese heritage and his French training: his gift for iridescent orchestral textures betrays the influence of his teacher Olivier...

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