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Colin Matthews

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Matthews can handle grandeur and intimacy with equal skill.

— Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

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Leila Josefowicz playing the violin on stage very energetically, conducted by Simon Rattle wtih some members of the orchestra visible

Violin Concerto at the Barbican

24 September, 2019

A remarkable performance at the Barbican in September of my Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz and Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra. You can…
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Group of 9 composers with Martyn Brabbins together backstage - Martyn Brabbins is holding a cake

Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M.C.B.

15 August, 2019

Here’s the backstage photo after Martyn Brabbins’ 60th birthday Prom, with his remarkable commission of 15 composers to write an updated version of the Enigma…
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Composers on the course plus Colin Matthews, sitting outside at snape maltings having a drink

Composition and performance at Snape

15 July, 2019

The 16th Composition and Performance Course at Snape has just finished, after 10 days of intense work. This was the first time since 1992 –…
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Group photograph - all seated at Snape Maltings concert hall during rehearsal, all looking towards the stage

Sue Knussen Birthday Awards

20 May, 2019

Today would have been my close friend Sue Knussen’s 70th birthday. I’m delighted that the Sue Knussen Composer’s fund is celebrating by announcing the Sue…
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the 8 panufniks composers plus colin matthews lined up together with the LSO logo in the background

Panufnik composers for 2019

28 February, 2019

It’s difficult to believe that it’s a year since the last group of composers was welcomed on to the LSO’s Panufnik Scheme, initiated by Camilla…
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14 May, 2026 - Berceuse and Sarabande
Folkestone New Music
The Green Room at the Grand, Folkestone

22 May, 2026 - Seascapes
Claire Booth (Soprano), Ensemble 360
Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield

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

5 August, 2026 - La Vallée des Cloches (Ravel/Matthews)
Hallé Orchestra, Kahchun Wong (Conductor)
Royal Albert Hall, London

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

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