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Colin Matthews

Composer

Matthews can handle grandeur and intimacy with equal skill.

— Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

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  • Recorded: 2006
  • Record label: London Sinfonietta
  • Performers: London Sinfonietta; George Benjamin (conductor)
  • Availability: On general release

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A collection of 13 musical tributes to Oliver Knussen, recorded live at his 50th birthday concert in June 2002, including Flourish, with fireflies by Colin Matthews.

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Nottingham University Challenge team - Roy, Hopkins, Wood, Matthews

Christmas University Challenge

19 December, 2020

Gurrelieder poster for first perfomance in 1913

Gurrelieder

7 April, 2020

Group pic of composers David Alberman (LSO chair and principal 2nd violin), Christian Mason (composition support) and from left to right Christian Drew, Stef Conner, Chris McCormack, Camilla Panufnik, Patrick Jones, Emma-Kate Matthews, CM, and Alex Paxton.

2020 Panufnik Composers

6 March, 2020

Upcoming Performances

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

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

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

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Faber Music
NMC Recordings
The Holst Foundation

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