Tuesday 9 October —1pm Anne Page, Organ £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Vierne Les Cloches de Hinckley (Pièces de Fantaisie Op 55) Rogg Seven Versets on Psalm 92 (melody from the Genevan Psalter of 1562) Andante - Cantabile - Andante espressivo - Vivo - Recitativo - Maestoso e brillante - Andante tranquillo Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in D minor Op 37 Bach From The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 1 Two three-voice mirror fugues, rectus and inversus Mendelssohn Scherzo from the Music to Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ arranged by Samuel Warren Rogg ‘The Bells’ (Homage to William Byrd) Vierne Carillon de Westminster (Pièces de Fantaisie Op 54) In association with Cardiff Organ Events.

Tuesday 25 September —1pm Frith Piano Quartet £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Bridge Phantasy for Piano Quartet in f sharp minor, H 94 Brahms Piano Quartet No 2 in A major, Op 26

The Frith Piano Quartet was formed in 2000 by the pianist Benjamin Frith, violinist Robert Heard, violist Louise Williams and cellist Richard Jenkinson. Since its formation the group have performed the complete piano quartets of Brahms, Dvořák, Fauré and Mozart.

Tuesday 20 November — 1pm Ensemble Cymru

£6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Tuesday 13 November — 1pm Odysseus Piano Trio £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Vasks White Scenery (winter) from 4 seasons Lang Undanceable (cello and piano) Kerem Asleep (cello and piano) World Première Kúrtag Jatekok (selection for solo piano) Tabakova Rhodopa (violin and piano) Huw Watkins Piano Trio

Schubert Octet in F major. D 803 Interval John Metcalf Octet (please note – this concert will exceed 1hr to accommodate John Metcalf’s new work).

Formed in 2015, the Odysseus Piano Trio is developing a reputation as one of the most dynamic and distinctive ensembles to emerge in recent years. For this Lunchtime Concert they explore the rich seam of new music to have emerged from eastern Europe, before touching base, very much on home soil , with a performance of Watkins’ formidable piano trio. In association with the Vale of Glamorgan Festival.

Ensemble Cymru returns to the Hall with a dream of a programme featuring the famous Schubert Octet, a major accomplishment in chamber music that continues to captivate music-lovers across the world, alongside a contemporary Welsh tribute to this great historic figure from the pen of composer, John Metcalf.

Friday 7 December — 1pm Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Festive Brass Conductor, Dr Robert Childs £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

This popular family friendly concert returns to the Hall for another lunchtime filled with traditional carols and festive favourites, guaranteed to have you singing along. The perfect escape from the winter weather and Christmas shopping frenzy!

The Cathedral Choir begins our festive season with a beautiful selection of

traditional carols and music for Christmas, with members of the Concert Orchestra from St John's College.

Early booking is advised.

Tuesday 27 November — 1pm Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir Members of the Concert Orchestra of St John’s College Directed by Jeffrey Howard

£6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Tuesday 22 January — 1pm Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Chopin Complete Preludes

Isata Kanneh-Mason, an undergraduate at The Royal Academy of Music, studying piano with Carole Presland, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Elton John Scholarship and performed with Elton John in Los Angeles in 2013. Isata begins her Postgraduate studies at The Royal Academy in September 2018.

Villa-Lobos Prelude No 3 in A minor Villa-Lobos Prelude No 1 in E minor Villa-Lobos Prelude No 4 in E minor Bach Lute Suite No 2 in a minor BWV 997

Tuesday 29 January — 1pm Sean Shibe, Guitar £6/(£5 concessions) when booked in advance. £7/(£6 concessions) on the day of the concert.

Born in Edinburgh, Sean studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and with Paolo Pegoraro in Italy. At the age of 20 he became the first guitarist to be selected for the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme and the only solo guitarist to be awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. He was a YCAT artist between 2015-2017.