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Colin Matthews

Composer

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

— Edward Greenfield, The Guardian

Past performances

5 February, 2021 - Spiralling
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor)
BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales (will be digitally streamed)

5 February, 2021 - …through the glass
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff - available as a livestream on Radio 3

4 February, 2021 - Eleven Studies in Velocity
Royal Academy of Music
Livestreamed from the David Josefowitz Recital Hall

20 January, 2021 - La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre de Paris, Ludovic Morlot (conductor)
Philharmonie, Paris, France

28 July, 2020 - The Great Journey – postponed
Roderick Williams (tenor), Adrian Partington (conductor), Philharmonia Chamber Players
Three Choirs Festival, Worcester

13 June, 2020 - Seascapes (world premiere) – postponed
Nash Ensemble, Claire Booth (soprano), Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival

11 June, 2020 - Violin Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Leila Josefowicz (violin),
LSO live youtube channel

31 March, 2020 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Wigmore Hall, London

20 March, 2020 - La Puerta del Vino / Les collines d’Anacapri (Debussy/Matthews)
San Antonio Symphony
H-E-B Performance Hall, Tobin Center, San Antonio, USA

21 February, 2020 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales

10 December, 2019 - Hidden Variables
LA Phil New Music Group, Susanna Mälkki (conductor)
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA

19 October, 2019 - Metamorphosis
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
Royal Festival Hall, London

29 September, 2019 - Seven Songs (Fauré/Matthews)
Faust Chamber Orchestra, Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Mark Austin (conductor)
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, Hertfordshire

26 September, 2019 - Little Suite for Harp
Hugh Webb (harp)
Malling Abbey, West Malling, Kent

19 September, 2019 - Spiralling
Britten Sinfonia, Andrew Gourlay (conductor)
Radio Hall, Bucharest, Romania - George Enescu Festival

14 September, 2019 - Violin Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Leila Josefowicz
The Barbican Centre, London

30 June, 2019 - Alphabicycle Order
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Children’s Choir, Stephen Bell (conductor)
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

22 June, 2019 - Oboe Quartet and Mondnacht (Schumann/Matthews)
Britten Oboe Quarter
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings - Aldeburgh Festival

14 June, 2019 - Sun’s Dance
Ulysses Ensemble, Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings - Aldeburgh Festival

23 May, 2019 - Minstrels (Debussy/Matthews)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, USA

10 May, 2019 - Pluto the renewer
Kaohsiung Philharmonic , Century Voice Choir, Chih-Chin Yang (conductor)
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Taiwan

5 May, 2019 - La puerta del vino (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Régional Bayonne Côte Basque, Victorien Vanoosten (conductor)
Salle de handball, Cambo-les-Bains, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

3 May, 2019 - La puerta del vino (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Régional Bayonne Côte Basque, Victorien Vanoosten (conductor),
Théâtre Quintaou, Anglet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

26 April, 2019 - Violin Concerto
Orquestra Sinfónica de Galicia, Leila Josefowicz (violin), Daniel Bjarnason (conductor)
Auditorio Mar de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

25 April, 2019 - Violin Concerto
Orquestra Sinfónica de Galicia, Leila Josefowicz (violin), Daniel Bjarnason (conductor)
Auditorio Mar de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

13 April, 2019 - Il vostro dipartir (Casulana Maddalena/Matthews)
Lincolnshire Youth String Chamber Orchestra, Chris Rogers (conductor)
The Engine Shed, Lincoln

23 March, 2019 - Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (Britten/Matthews)
Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra, Leigh O'Hara (conductor)
St Barnabas Church, Wandsworth

22 March, 2019 - La Sérénade interrompue / Feux d’artifice / Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest / La fille aux cheveux de lin / La danse de Puck / Les collines d’Anacapri / Minstrels / La Puerta del Vino / La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Clark Rundell (conductor)
Philharmonie Luxembourg

20 March, 2019 - Hidden Variables
UnitedBerlin, Catherine Larsen-Maguire (conductor)
Konzerthaus Berlin, Germany

28 February, 2019 - Nicht zu schnell (Mahler/Matthews)
Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy

6 February, 2019 - Postludes (world premiere)
Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Wigmore Hall, London

1 February, 2019 - La cathédrale engloutie
Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany

25 January, 2019 - A Voice to Wake (US premiere)
New Juilliard Ensemble, Nicolette Mavroleon (soprano), Joel Sachs (conductor)
The Juillard School, New York, USA

12 January, 2019 - La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, USA

7 December, 2018 - As Time Returns (world premiere)
London Sinfonietta
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London

20 November, 2018 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

15 November, 2018 - Nicht zu snell (Mahler/Matthews)
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno (conductor)
Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain

13 November, 2018 - Pluto, the renewer
Lakeview Orchestra, , Josh Mather (conductor)
Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago

26 October, 2018 - Minstrels (Debussy/Matthews)
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Garry Walker (conductor)
Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Germany

13 August, 2018 - Fantazia 13 (Purcell/Matthews)
North York Moors Festival
St Mary's Church, Lastingham, North Yorkshire

7 July, 2018 - Pluto, the renewer
Chethams Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor)
Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield Festival

6 July, 2018 - Pluto, the renewer
Chethams Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor)
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

4 July, 2018 - Images (Book 1) (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Philharmonie Luxembourg

30 June, 2018 - Voices of the Air
London Festival Chorus, Katy Hill (soprano), Andrea Brown (conductor)
St Luke's Church, Battersea

26 June, 2018 - Turning Point
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Asbury (conductor)
Tokyo Opera City, Japan

23 June, 2018 - Pluto, the renewer
Brent Symphony Orchestra, Levon Parikian (conductor)
St Martin's Church, London NW10

8 June, 2018 - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (Britten/Matthews)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson (conductor), Robert Murray (tenor)
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival

26 May, 2018 - Grand Barcarolle
Morley Chamber Orchestra, Charles Peebles (conductor)
Morley College, London

17 May, 2018 - Meditation
Tabea Debus (recorder)
St George's Church, Bloomsbury

4 May, 2018 - Les sons et les parfums / La terrasse des audiences (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Bramwell Tovey (conductor)
Opéra National de Bordeaux, France

4 May, 2018 - Minstrels / La puerta del vino / Général Lavine / Cathédral engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Parco della Musica, S. Grande, Rome

4 May, 2018 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Winchester Discovery Centre, Hampshire

30 April, 2018 - Ghost Story (world premiere)
London Music Masters
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Southbank Centre

28 April, 2018 - Oiseaux Tristes (Ravel/Matthews)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

26 April, 2018 - Oiseaux Tristes (Ravel/Matthews)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

25 March, 2018 - Général Lavine – l’eccentrique / Minstrels (Debussy/Matthews)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

24 March, 2018 - La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

21 March, 2018 - Hommage à S Pickwick; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Général Lavine; La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
RNCM Symphony Orchestra, Mark Heron, Orr Guy (conductors)
RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester

16 March, 2018 - Le vent dans la plaine / La puerta del vino / Les collines d’Anacapri (Debussy/Matthews)
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, Jac van Steen (conductor)
Kongresshaus, Innsbruck, Austria

15 March, 2018 - Fuga
Red Note Associate Contemporary Ensemble, RCS MusicLab
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow

15 March, 2018 - Le vent dans la plaine / La puerta del vino / Les collines d’Anacapri (Debussy/Matthews)
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, Jac van Steen (conductor)
Kongresshaus, Innsbruck, Austria

6 March, 2018 - Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen (Mahler/Matthews)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Seoul Arts Center, South Korea

4 March, 2018 - Figures, suspended
Ilyes Boufadden-Adloff
Royal Overseas League, London

13 January, 2018 - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé (Debussy/Matthews)
Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

12 January, 2018 - Moto Perpetuo
Lost Dog New Music Ensemble
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA

6 January, 2018 - Meditation (world premiere)
Tabea Debus (recorder)
St James's Church, Clerkenwell, London

7 December, 2017 - Night Music
Morley Chamber Orchestra, Charles Peebles (conductor)
Morley College, London

25 November, 2017 - Contraflow
London Sinfonietta, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
St John's Smith Square, London

22 November, 2017 - Contraflow
London Sinfonietta, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
St Paul's Hall, University of Huddersfield

20 November, 2017 - Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen (Songs of a wayfarer) (Mahler/Matthews)
University of Toronto Faculty Artists' Ensemble, Darryl Edwards (tenor), Uri Mayer (conductor)
University of Toronto, Canada

17 November, 2017 - Three Interludes
Jacquin Trio
The Forge, Camden, London

20 September, 2017 - Fantazia 13 (Purcell/Matthews)
Britten Sinfonia, Jacqueline Shave (violin/director)
Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

16 June, 2017 - Symphony in B Minor (finale) (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck (conductor)
Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, Paris

12 June, 2017 - Un Colloque Sentimental
Andrew Watts (countertenor), Iain Burnside (piano)
Aldeburgh Parish Church (Aldeburgh Festival)

10 June, 2017 - A Land of Rain (world premiere)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth (soprano), Oliver Knussen (conductor)
CBSO Centre

28 April, 2017 - New work for piano trio (world premiere)
London Bridge Trio
Discovery Centre, Winchester

27 April, 2017 - Three Interludes
Jacquin Trio
St John's Smith Square

26 April, 2017 - String Quartet No.5
Solem String Quartet
St John's Smith Square, London

13 April, 2017 - Ten Pig Songs
Singers of the Magdalen Farm Strings
Magdalen Farm, Winsham, Somerset

10 April, 2017 - Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Mahler/Matthews)
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Musikkollegium Winterthur
Kirche St Peter, Zürich

9 April, 2017 - Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Mahler/Matthews) (world premiere)
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Musikkollegium Winterthur
Musikkollegium Winterthur, Switzerland

8 April, 2017 - Figures, suspended (world premiere)
Competititors at the 4th International Barbirolli Oboe Competition
Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, Isle of Man

21 March, 2017 - Fuga / It Rains (world premiere)
Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Roderick Williams (baritone)
Wigmore Hall

2 February, 2017 - Un Colloque Sentimental
Andrew Watts (countertenor)
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk

13 January, 2017 - La Vallée des Cloches / Oiseaux Tristes (Ravel/Matthews)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, NIcholas Collon (conductor)
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

31 December, 2016 - Feux d’artifice (Debussy / Matthews)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, HK Gruber (conductor)
Bamberg Konzerthalle, Bavaria, Germany

6 December, 2016 - Des pas sur la neige / Voiles / La cathédrale engloutie (Debussy / Matthews)
L'Orchestre Symphonique Saint-Etienne Loire, Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor)
Grand Theatre Massenet, Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes

3 December, 2016 - Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (Britten/Matthews)
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, Ryan Golden (Clarinet), Alexander Platt (Conductor)
Sundin Music Hall, Minnesota, USA

26 November, 2016 - Voices of the Air (world premiere)
London Festival Chorus
St Luke's Church, Battersea

24 November, 2016 - La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, MIchael Francis (conductor)
La Maison Symphonique, Montréal

24 November, 2016 - La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy / Matthews)
RNCM concert orchestra, Clark Rundell, Diogo Costa, Orr Guy, Alex Robinson (conductors)
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

23 November, 2016 - La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, MIchael Francis (conductor)
La Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada

10 November, 2016 - Minstrels / Les Sons et les Parfums / La Puerta del Vino / Général Lavine (Debussy / Matthews)
National Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts , Washington DC, USA

4 November, 2016 - Pavan: St Thomas Wake! (world premiere)
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir James MacMillan (conductor)
King's Place, London

21 October, 2016 - …through the glass
Royal College of Music, Thomas Zehetmair (conductor)
Royal College of Music, London

9 October, 2016 - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Toby Thatcher (conductor), Sydney Children's Choir
Sydney Opera House, Australia

3 October, 2016 - Horn Concerto
Kensington Symphony Orchestra, Richard Watkins (horn), Russell Keable (conductor)
St John's Smith Square, London

22 September, 2016 - Un Colloque Sentimental
Andrew Watts (countertenor), Iain Burnside (piano)
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape, Suffolk

16 September, 2016 - Spiralling
St Paul's Sinfonia, Andrew Morley (conductor)
St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London

2 September, 2016 - Symphony in B Minor (Debussy/Matthews)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Graf (conductor)
Seoul Arts Centre, South Korea

1 September, 2016 - Les collines d’Anacapri / La puerta del vino (Debussy/Matthews)
Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerai, Marcelo Lehninger (conductor)
Sala Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

1 September, 2016 - Symphony in B Minor (Debussy/Matthews)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Graf (conductor)
Seoul Arts Centre, South Korea

16 August, 2016 - Berceuse for Dresden
The Hallé , Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
The Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC Proms 2016

6 August, 2016 - Pluto the Renewer
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner (conductor)
The Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC Proms 2016

5 August, 2016 - Pluto the Renewer
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner (conductor)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

4 August, 2016 - Pluto the Renewer
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Edward Gardner (conductor)
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk

17 July, 2016 - Five Concertinos
Berkeley Ensemble
Cheltenham Music Festival, Gloucestershire

9 July, 2016 - No Man’s Land
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Robin Tritschler (Tenor), Roderick Williams (Baritone)
Lichfield Festival, Staffordshire

24 June, 2016 - Two Tributes/Flourish with Fireflies
Britten-Pears Contemporary Ensemble
Aldeburgh Festival

23 June, 2016 - Night Music
Britten Sinfonia, Oliver Knussen (conductor)
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival

21 June, 2016 - Reflected Images
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ryan WIgglesworth (conductor)
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival

16 June, 2016 - String Quartet No.5/Hidden Variables/Contraflow/Five Concertinos
Royal Northern College of Music, Mark Heron, Tom Goff, Edmon Levon (conductors)
Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall, Manchester

16 June, 2016 - Five Duos for Cello
Royal Northern College of Music
Studio Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

15 June, 2016 - Violin Concerto/Broken Symmetry/Threnody/Selected Debussy Preludes
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Pioro (violin), Clark Rundell (conductor)
MediaCityUK, Manchester

26 May, 2016 - Traces Remain
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Municipal House - Smetana Hall, Prague (Prague Spring Festival)

21 May, 2016 - Lobster Quadrille
Ashley Wass (piano), Matthew Trusler (violin), Robert Powell (narrator)
The Old Court House, Antrim

1 May, 2016 - La puerta del vino / Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir / Postlude – Monsieur Croche (Debussy/Matthews)
Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Garry Walker (conductor)
Chassé Theatre, Breda, Netherlands

30 April, 2016 - La puerta del vino / Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir / Postlude – Monsieur Croche (Debussy/Matthews)
Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Garry Walker (conductor)
Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven, Netherlands

26 April, 2016 - Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest / Feux d’artifice / Feuilles mortes (Debussy/Matthews)
Limoges & Limousine Orchestra, Robert Tuohy (conductor)
Theatre de Limoges, France

8 April, 2016 - Figures, Suspended (world premiere)
4th Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition
Erin Arts Centre, Isle of Man

20 March, 2016 - Seven Songs (Fauré/Matthews)
Unterägeri Zuger Sinfonietta, Carmela Konrad (Soprano)
Unterägeri Parish Church

19 March, 2016 - Seven Songs (Fauré/Matthews)
Unterägeri Zuger Sinfonietta, Carmela Konrad (Soprano)
Unterägeri Parish Church, Switzerland

15 March, 2016 - Three of a Kind
Jørgensen Trio
David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London

12 March, 2016 - Lobster Quadrille
Ashley Wass (piano), Matthew Trusler (violin), Karen Burrows (narrator)
Stamford Arts Centre

12 March, 2016 - Les Collines d’Anacapri/La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
Perth Concert Hall, Australia

11 March, 2016 - Les Collines d’Anacapri/La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)
Perth Concert Hall, Australia

6 March, 2016 - Three Songs without Words (Mendelssohn/Matthews)
Elias Quartet
RNCM, Manchester

18 February, 2016 - First & Second Oboe Quartet
The Berlin Oboe Quartet
Sendesaal Bremen, Germany

24 January, 2016 - Vier Stücke (Berg/Matthews)
City of London Sinfonia, Michael Collins (Conductor)
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London

6 January, 2016 - Quatrain
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Michael Collins (conductor)
Maida Vale Studios, London

10 December, 2015 - Eleven Studies in Velocity
Joseph Houston
St John's Smith Square, London

5 December, 2015 - La Virgen Lava Panales
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra/Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West, Pacific Lutheran University Chorale
Lagerquist Concert Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, USA

3 December, 2015 - General Lavine – l’eccentrique/La cathedral engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
São Paulo Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo/Celso Antunes,
Sala São Paulo, Brazil

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27 April, 2021 - Seascapes (World Premiere)
Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

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