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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Clayton, Frank-Gemmill, SCO, Kuusisto online review – small but beautifully formed

Friday, 27 November 2020 Read more...

Philharmonia, Rouvali, RFH review – wide range of American voices

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 Read more...

Cooper, Aurora Orchestra, Kings Place review - a heartwarming delight

Sunday, 18 October 2020 Read more...

The Divine Comedy: Live from the Barbican review – thirty years of great songs

Saturday, 17 October 2020 Read more...

Gillam, Miloš, Wigmore Hall review – charismatic performers, charming playing

Tuesday, 22 September 2020 Read more...

BBC Proms live online: Grosvenor, Evans, Philharmonia, Järvi review – energy and sparkle

Thursday, 10 September 2020 Read more...

BBC Proms live online: London Sinfonietta, Paterson review – varied perspectives on city life

Wednesday, 02 September 2020 Read more...

BBC Proms live online: Uchida, LSO, Rattle review – eclectic concert makes good TV

Monday, 31 August 2020 Read more...

The Opera Story: Episodes review - whimsical takes on lockdown life

Thursday, 02 July 2020 Read more...

Radio 3 In Concert, BBC Sounds - a wonderful week of music

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 Read more...

Berlin Philharmoniker, Karajan, Digital Concert Hall review - a captivating musical time capsule

Thursday, 09 April 2020 Read more...

Michael Collins, Michael McHale, London Winds, Wigmore Hall review - flying the flag for wind chamber music

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 Read more...

Elysian Singers, SPCMH, Sam Laughton, St Luke’s, Chelsea review - John Cage and friends given a rare airing

Monday, 17 February 2020 Read more...

Young people's guides to the orchestra: the making of 'Not Now, Bernard & Other Stories'

Friday, 31 January 2020 Read more...

Oriole Ensemble, Conway Hall review - sublimely peculiar chamber music

Tuesday, 28 January 2020 Read more...

Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Wickham, Kings Place review - fresh take on 'lessons and carols'

Monday, 09 December 2019 Read more...

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Supersonic Festival 2025, Birmingham review - a deep dive in...

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Album: Faithless - Champion Sound

Although they haven’t had a hit single in almost 20 years, Faithless remain a potent commercial force, continuing to rack up festival headline...

The Guest, BBC One review - be careful what you wish for

Why isn’t Eve Myles a superstar? Though well known for her appearances in the likes of Torchwood, Broadchurch and the brilliant...

Born with Teeth, Wyndham's Theatre review - electric sp...

The title refers to a line in Henry VI, Part III: the future Richard III boasts that midwives cried, "Oh Jesus bless us, he is born with...

Album: Saint Etienne - International

International is Saint Etienne’s 13th album. It is their last. According to the promotional material, it was written while recording...

BBC Proms: Barruk, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Kuusisto rev...

Every year, the Royal Albert Hall proves complicit in the magic of the quietest utterances if, as Barenboim put it, you let the audience come to...

Blu-ray: The Graduate

Can a film’s classic status expire, or be rescinded? If it can, I’d say The Graduate is a potential candidate.

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BBC Proms: Alexander’s Feast, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Whela...

Many Londoners would already have experienced the musicality incarnate of Peter Whelan and his Irish Baroque Orchestra. A smaller ensemble rocked...