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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Shaw, Attacca Quartet, Kings Place review - composer portrait shows strengths and limitations

Thursday, 21 November 2019 Read more...

Gerstein, LPO, Adès, RFH review - engaging new piano concerto

Thursday, 24 October 2019 Read more...

Glennie, Lubbe, Ticciati, O/Modernt, Kings Place review - a Pergolesi-based dud

Saturday, 19 October 2019 Read more...

Dickson, Brautigam, Aurora Orchestra, Collon, Kings Place review - disappointing Mozart concerto

Monday, 30 September 2019 Read more...

Tetzlaff, Philharmonia, Salonen, RFH review - glories of the Weimar era

Friday, 27 September 2019 Read more...

Prom 66: In the Name of the Earth review - John Luther Adams's ambitious choral spectacular

Monday, 09 September 2019 Read more...

Prom 47: Schönheit, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Nelsons review - Bruckner doesn’t quite take flight

Saturday, 24 August 2019 Read more...

Prom 46: Kanneh-Mason, CBSO, Gražinytė-Tyla review - brilliant programme, brilliant playing

Friday, 23 August 2019 Read more...

Prom 28: BBCNOW, Otaka review - fantastical choral expedition

Friday, 09 August 2019 Read more...

Prom 23: Floristán, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon review - concerto lacks heft

Tuesday, 06 August 2019 Read more...

Prom 8, Faust, BBCSO, Eötvös review - terrific orchestral showcase

Thursday, 25 July 2019 Read more...

Londinium, Griffiths, St John’s Waterloo review - a choral Grand Tour

Saturday, 13 July 2019 Read more...

London Mozart Players, Davan Wetton, St Giles Cripplegate - rousing Shakespearean revel

Saturday, 29 June 2019 Read more...

The Diary of One who Disappeared, ROH review – song cycle-as-opera is a mish-mash

Friday, 07 June 2019 Read more...

Kuusisto, Philharmonia, Rouvali, RFH review - new principal conductor steps up

Saturday, 01 June 2019 Read more...

Hardenberger, Pöntinen, Wigmore Hall review - superstar trumpeter shows his class

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 Read more...

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Manchester Camerata is enhancing its reputation for pioneering with three performances featuring Nick Martin’s new Violin Concerto, which it has...