Review of A Night With the Stars gala concert at Ffwrnes, Llanelli
A Night With the Stars gala concert, featuring Shân Cothi , Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin) and The Loud Applause Rising Stars, at Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli. Simply dazzling . . . No, we’re not talking Shân Cothi’s frocks here (although they were eye-catching, as always!). On a night of stirring singing, the show-stealing performance of the night was provided by an individual musician. Cardiff-based 17-year-old Charlie Lovell-Jones has a growing reputation as one of the UK’s finest young musical talents. And he blew the packed house away at Ffwrnes Theatre with a virtuoso violin performance. It was stunning stuff. At times you could swear a small chamber orchestra was playing, such was his dexterity during Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Sain-Saens. It took some time for some members of the audience to re-set their dropped jaws, but the violinist did reward everyone with a special addition to his set – a wonderfully emotional performance of the famous Suo Gan lullaby. He foll...
