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Colin Matthews

Composer

Raucous, modern, tone-crunching … aggressive, in-your-face music.

— Lawrence A. Johnson, Sun-Sentinel

Recordings

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British Clarinet Concertos Volume 2

Recorded: 2016
Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Michael Collins (clarinet & conductor);
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20th Century British Piano Music Vol.3

Recorded: 2013
Performers: Nicholas Unwin (Piano);
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Mary Wiegold’s Songbook

Recorded: 1990
Performers: Mary Wiegold (soprano); Composers Ensemble; Dominic Muldowney (conductor)
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Claude Debussy, Jeux, Preludes for Piano orch. Colin Matthews

Recorded: 2009
Performers: Hallé Orchestra; Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
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Colin Matthews: Quatrain, Memorial and others

Machines and Dreams, Memorial, Quatrain, Hidden Variables

Recorded: 1996
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
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Britten – Resonances

Recorded: 2006
Performers: Anthony Goldstone (piano);
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Holst – The Planets with Pluto

Recorded: 2008
Performers: The Hallé, ; The ladies of the Hallé Choir; Mark Elder (conductor)
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Holst – The Planets with Pluto

Recorded: 2002
Performers: Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
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Michael Tilson Thomas

24 April, 2026

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45 Composers, Three concert halls

31 March, 2026

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Premiere of new Oboe Concerto

16 February, 2026

Upcoming Performances

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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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Faber Music
NMC Recordings
The Holst Foundation

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