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Colin Matthews

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Matthews, like Britten, has the gift of creating crisply memorable material …

— Edward Greenfield, The Guardian

Ravel : Oiseaux Tristes – from Miroirs (2015). Orchestra

An orchestration of oiseaux tristes (sad birds) from Ravel’s suite for solo piano, Miroirs. Commissioned by the BBC, and first performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the 2015 Proms under Nicholas Collon.

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Categories: Arrangements and orchestrations, Orchestra

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27 November, 2025 - Two Part Invention
Timothy Lines (Director and Conductor), New Perspectives, Matthew Bottaro (Flute), Anthony McKenna (Clarinet)
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London

8 February, 2026 - Oboe Concerto (World Premiere)
London Symphony Orchestra, Olivier Stankiewicz (Oboe), Elim Chan (Conductor)
Barbican Hall, London

19 February, 2026 - Pluto the Renewer
The Hallé Orchestra, The Hallé Choir, Kahchun Wong (Conductor)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

14 May, 2026 - Berceuse and Sarabande
Folkestone New Music
The Green Room at the Grand, Folkestone

20 September, 2026 - Paraphrases
Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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