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Colin Matthews

Composer

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

— Edward Greenfield, The Guardian

Figures, Suspended (2017). Oboe

A view of the harbour at Port Erin
Port Erin Harbour

A 5 minute piece for solo oboe, commissioned as the test piece for the 4th Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition at the Erin Arts Centre, Isle of Man in April 2017. The piece was played by all 27 of the contestants in the opening round. The overall winner was Ilyes Boufadden-Adloff from France. A special Faber prize was given for the best performance of Figures, Suspended to the German oboist Fanny Kloevekorn, who played the piece from memory.

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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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