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Bernard Hughes

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Bernard Hughes is a composer and writer, based in London.

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Ridout, 12 Ensemble, Wigmore Hall review - brilliant Britten and bombastic Brahms

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Jessica Duchen: Myra Hess - National Treasure review - well-told life of a pioneering musician

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RAM Song Circle, Wigmore Hall review - excellent young musicians lift the spirits

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Album: Ben Folds - Sleigher

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Christmas with Connaught Brass, Milton Court review - delightful seasonal fare from Bach to Boulanger

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Mailley-Smith, Piccadilly Sinfonietta, St Mary-le-Strand review - music in a resurgent venue

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Jonathan Coe: The Proof of My Innocence review - a whodunnit with a difference

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The Orchestral Forest, Smith Square Hall review - living the orchestra from the inside

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Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Wigmore Hall review - warm and colourful Bartók and Brahms

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Blond Eckbert, English Touring Opera review - dark deeds afoot in the woods

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Angela Hewitt, Wigmore Hall review - Scarlatti miniatures outshine Brahms behemoth

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theartsdesk Q&A: conductor Dalia Stasevska on her new album of contemporary orchestral music

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Prom 44, Shani, Rotterdam Philharmonic review - impressive multi-tasking by conductor-pianist

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Prom 36, McGill, BBCSSO, New review - summery Shakespearean mummery

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Prom 32, Gillam, BBCNOW, Venditti review - belated debuts and a dancing delight

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Prom 26, Feldmann, BBC Philharmonic, Bihlmaier review - two warhorses and a femmage

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It’s hard to think of anyone even half as persistent as William Forsythe in changing the conversation around ballet. The American...

Manic Street Preachers, Barrowland, Glasgow review - elder s...

As you might expect from a Manic Street Preachers gig, literary influences were never far away. A DH Lawrence quote was prominently displayed on...

Your Friends & Neighbors, Apple TV+ review - in every dr...

It had begun to seem that Jon Hamm, whatever other roles he might appear in, was destined to be forever remembered exclusively as Mad Men...

Goldberg Variations, Ólafsson, Wigmore Hall review - Bach in...

Víkingur Ólafsson had something to prove at the Wigmore Hall. And prove it he did, even if, this time, his Goldberg Variations left a few features...

Shanghai Dolls, Kiln Theatre review - fascinating slice of h...

The writer Amy Ng has made a sterling effort in digging up the true story behind her new play at the Kiln, Shanghai Dolls, but...

Mahler's Ninth, BBC Philharmonic, Gamzou, Bridgewater H...

There was a change of conductor from the one advertised for this BBC Philharmonic performance at the Bridgewater Hall – but the one who we heard...

Manhunt, Royal Court review - terrifyingly toxic masculinity...

Are we really in “a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage”? This is what...

Album: Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson - What Did the...

At a time when the powers that sadly be in America are trying their damnedest to erase and rewrite history, the latest release from Rhiannon...

St Matthew Passion, Dunedin Consort, Butt, Queen’s Hall, Edi...

I was in Germany last week, and nearly every town I went to was advertising a St Matthew or a St John Passion taking place in the week up to...