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Colin Matthews

Composer

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel of contemporary music …

— Paul Griffiths, The Times

Recordings

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Oboe Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Recorded: 2016
Performers: The Berlin Oboe Quartet;
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Turning Point

Recorded: 2008
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Markus Stenz (conductor)
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Meditation after Telemann: 12 Fantasie

Recorded: 2018
Performers: Tabea Debus;
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Holst – The Planets with Pluto

Recorded: 2006
Performers: Berliner Philharmoniker; Simon Rattle (conductor)
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Colin Matthews: Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

Fourth Sonata, Suns Dance, Broken Symmetry

Recorded: 2003
Performers: London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen (conductor)
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Three of a Kind

Recorded: 2015
Performers: Richard Watkins (Horn); Huw Watkins (Piano), Paul Watkins (Cello);
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Colin Matthews: Debussy - La Mer

Debussy: La Mer, Preludes for Piano orch. Colin Matthews

Recorded: 2008
Performers: Hallé Orchestra; Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
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Scherzetto

Recorded: 2010
Performers: Endymion; Quentin Poole (conductor)
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Upcoming Performances

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27 November, 2025 - Two Part Invention
Timothy Lines (Director and Conductor), New Perspectives, Matthew Bottaro (Flute), Anthony McKenna (Clarinet)
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London

8 February, 2026 - Oboe Concerto (World Premiere)
London Symphony Orchestra, Olivier Stankiewicz (Oboe), Elim Chan (Conductor)
Barbican Hall, London

19 February, 2026 - Pluto the Renewer
The Hallé Orchestra, The Hallé Choir, Kahchun Wong (Conductor)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

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

20 September, 2026 - Paraphrases
Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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Faber Music
NMC Recordings
The Holst Foundation

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