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Bernard Hughes

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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Prom 8, Kozhukhin, BBCSO, Stasevska review - Russian classics meet contemporary Iceland

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Prom 6, BBC Philharmonic, Davis review - a bracing pair of British symphonies

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Mad Song, Ballance, High Barnet Chamber Music Festival review - Reich towers over the rest

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Hewitt, Concerto Budapest SO, Keller, Cadogan Hall review - magical Mozart and bullish Beethoven

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Berrut, ECO, Guzzo, Cadogan Hall review - Schubert with a smile

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Bevan, Williams, Bebbington, RPO, Davan Wetton, Barbican review - Vaughan Williams celebrated

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Bach and Pärt St John Passions, Voces8, ECO, Cadogan Hall / Gesualdo Six, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - contrasting Easter stories

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Ferrández, RPO, Petrenko, RFH review - music defying oppression

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Simon Trpčeski and Friends, Wigmore Hall online review – chamber music classics old and new

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Kopatchinskaja, Namoradze, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer, RFH review – a Stravinsky feast

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Path of Miracles, Elysian Singers, St Pancras Church review – an ambitious musical pilgrimage

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Voces8 Live from London Christmas online review – seasonal favourites and new discoveries

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Solomon's Knot, Wigmore Hall review - festive music for uncertain times

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The Sixteen, Christophers, Cadogan Hall review - polished and impeccable but slightly sedate

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Colin Currie Group, RFH review - Reich premiere explores fresh territory

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Clements Prize, Conway Hall review - newly-written string trios in competition

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