Choir
Jasdeep Singh Degun X BBC NOW: Coming Together (Llais 2026)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Date night
- Under 90 mins
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Thu, 8 Oct 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 1h 30m
- Venue
- BBC Hoddinott Hall
- City
- Cardiff
- Conductor
- Clark Rundell
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
Sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Clark Rundell at Hoddinott Hall for a programme featuring works by Glass, Wijeratne and Degun himself.
Why it's fantastic
This evening blends the sitar’s intricate shimmer with a full orchestra, centring on the spiritual pulse of Philip Glass’s minimalist masterpiece. It is a rare chance to hear ancient Indian classical traditions meet modern opera, creating a meditative soundscape that feels both deeply intimate and vast in its symphonic scale.
Programme
- 01Dinuk Wijeratne - A Letter from the After - life from Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
- 02Jasdeep Singh Degun - A Letter from the After-life from Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
- 03Philip Glass - Satyagraha, Act III Part 3, Evening Song (Gandhi’s Final Aria)
- 04Jasdeep Singh Degun - Excerpt from Act 3 of Orpheus -Tenor, Indian Singer and Piano
- 05Abbhā for tabla, sitar and singers with orchestra
- 06Lament (Finale from Orpheus) for two Indian classical voices, chorus, tabla, harp, and strings
Soloists
- Jasdeep Singh Degun
- James Way
- Kaviraj Singh
- Yarlinie Thanabalasingam
- Gurdain Rayatt
