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    Classic FM Live in Cardiff 2014: behind the scenes

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    All the backstage action from Classic FM Live in Cardiff, sponsored by Laithwaite's Wine, from the Wales Millennium Centre

    1. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      1. Wales Millennium Centre

      Creu Gwir fel gwydr o ffwrnais awen, translated as: "Creating truth like glass from the furnace of inspiration". The English version of this stunning inscription on the Wales Millennium Centre is "In these stones horizons sing".

    2. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      2. Taking over the foyer

      We're taking over the entire Wales Millennium Centre with an afternoon of rehearsals - and John Suchet broadcasting from the Red Dragon Centre across the road.

    3. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      3. Welcome to Classic FM Live

      Welcoming the guests - in Welsh, of course! - as they step into the Wales Millennium Centre.

    4. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      4. Ivor Novello statue

      Welsh composer and actor Ivor Novello sits proudly outside the Wales Millennium Centre.

    5. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      5. The auditorium

      Setting the stage ready for an afternoon of rehearsals, the sound checks and lighting rehearsals are underway in the Wales Millennium Centre auditorium.

    6. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      6. Wales Millennium Centre

    7. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      7. Impromptu performance?

      Nothing to see here. Just a Steinway casually waiting in the foyer. Perhaps we'll be treated to a special performance a little later?

    8. Classic FM Live in Cardiff behind the scenes

      8. Cardiff Bay

      Stormy clouds, but stunning sunshine in Cardiff Bay throughout the afternoon.

    9. Rehearsals in the Wales Millennium Centre

      9. Karl Jenkins rehearses in the Wales Millennium Centre

      Karl Jenkins conducts as the strains of Palladio fill the auditorium. Sounding great!

    10. Rehearsals in the Wales Millennium Centre

      10. Rehearsals in the Wales Millennium Centre

      A spot of Wagner as the WNO Orchestra take to the stage.

    11. Emma Johnson

      11. Emma Johnson interviewed backstage

      Classic FM's Tim Lihoreau has a chat with the star clarinettist ahead of her performance this evening, where she'll be playing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

    12. Classic FM Live 2014

      12. The view from the stage

      If you're Karl Jenkins, you might be seeing this as you step out on stage in the Wales Millennium Centre auditorium. (Picture: @henleydarren)

    13. Classic FM Live 2014

      13. Wales Millennium Centre lights up in the dark

      Lit up in Classic FM green, guests arrive at the Wales Millennium Centre. (Picture: @henleydarren)

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