BBC National Orchestra of Wales — Attraction in Great Britain

The stage was fairly low so it made it hard to see the artists, although it was a live music performance it's still nice to be able to see everything. Sound could've been a little louder but was clear. We booked in the 2nd row to get a great seats but unfortunately there were large black screens to our disappointment it wasn't stated that there would be restricted viewing at the time of booking so very misleading, at least we know for next time to try and book further back but in the center. Overall a good night out with a...

I've listened to the orchestra since 1959. During that period they've been at various times, sometimes excellent, sometimes, fairy good and anything in between. The current players get eight out of ten on a good day and six on a bad day. They can play very loudly, and frequently do - too loudly, especially when accompanying soloists. Hardly a soloist escapes without being drowned out at some stage, especially by the strings. This means that we miss out on intricate and...

Had a wonderful evening (Rachmaninov 2)… we’d not been to a concert at Hoddinott Hall before, but both thought that the music was richer and more ‘immersive’ here than elsewhere, because we were on a level with, and closer to, this wonderful orchestra. One of the musicians asked us afterwards if we’d found the volume too much, but we replied that, on the contrary, we had enjoyed a far richer experience than in...