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Imogen Holst talking to Colin Matthews, sitting in an otherwise empty concert hall

Imogen Holst

4 February, 2024

I’ve just finished recording the music of Imogen Holst for release by NMC in September. This could hardly be more appropriate, as without Imogen (known…
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Aldeburgh 2023

30 June, 2023

An exceptional Aldeburgh Festival this year, which included no less than 8 orchestral concerts and 36 world premières. The main featured composers were Anna Thorvaldsdottir…
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Another Panufnik workshop!

1 June, 2023

The usual post-workshop scene after a highly successful day. Composers from the current course joined the 2022 contingent – Lara Agar, Rob Crehan, Litha Efthymiou,…
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Panufnik composers 2023

12 March, 2023

Another year, and the latest group of composers for the LSO’s Panufnik Scheme, bringing the total we’ve worked with since 2005 up to 105. Selected…
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Francois-Xavier Roth conducting

Mosaics

18 February, 2023

A rare treat – the LSO and François-Xavier Roth gave me an hour of rehearsal time to run through the piece whose first performance they…
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20 September, 2026 - String Quartet No.6
Gildas Quartet
Brighton Dome

20 October, 2026 - Pluto the Renewer
Orchestre symphonique et chœurs d'ARTS², Nicolas Krüger (Conductor)
La Collégiale Sainte-Waudru de Mons, Belgium

22 October, 2026 - Pluto the Renewer
Orchestre symphonique et chœurs d’ARTS², Nicolas Krüger (Conductor)
Palais des Beaux Arts de Charleroi, Belgium

22 October, 2026 - Three Songs without Words (Ravel/Matthews)
Hallé Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (Conductor)
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

23 October, 2026 - Three Songs without Words (Ravel/Matthews)
Hallé Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (Conductor)
Sheffield City Hall

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