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Colin Matthews

Composer

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel of contemporary music …

— Paul Griffiths, The Times

Berceuse for Dresden and Pluto at the 2016 Proms

14 April, 2016

The Proms 2016 season has just been announced. The Hallé will be playing Berceuse for Dresden at Prom 41 on August 16th under Mark Elder, with Leonard Elschenbroich on the cello. Colin will be giving a pre-concert talk at 5.15pm, with live performance and discussion. And at Prom 29 on 6th August the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and Edward Gardner  will perform Holst’s ‘The Planets’, including Pluto.

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11 March, 2026 - Postludes / Little Continuum
New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Stefan Asbury (Conductor)
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, USA

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

26 July, 2026 - Fantazia 13
The Happenstancers
Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa, Ottawa Chamberfest

7 March, 2027 - Paraphrases
Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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