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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

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

Saturday, 16 July 2022 Read more...

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

Tuesday, 07 June 2022 Read more...

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

Thursday, 19 May 2022 Read more...

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

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 Read more...

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

Saturday, 16 April 2022 Read more...

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

Friday, 25 March 2022 Read more...

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

Tuesday, 08 March 2022 Read more...

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

Saturday, 19 February 2022 Read more...

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

Monday, 07 February 2022 Read more...

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

Sunday, 26 December 2021 Read more...

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

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 Read more...

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

Thursday, 16 December 2021 Read more...

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

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 Read more...

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

Monday, 18 October 2021 Read more...

Two-Piano Gala, Kings Place review - five pianists, two pianos, too many pieces

Monday, 11 October 2021 Read more...

Black British Musical Theatre 1900-1950, Wigmore Hall review – a disappointing missed opportunity

Wednesday, 22 September 2021 Read more...

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