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Colin Matthews

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

— Edward Greenfield, The Guardian

Ravel : Oiseaux Tristes – from Miroirs (2015). Orchestra

An orchestration of oiseaux tristes (sad birds) from Ravel’s suite for solo piano, Miroirs. Commissioned by the BBC, and first performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the 2015 Proms under Nicholas Collon.

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Categories: Arrangements and orchestrations, Orchestra

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23 October, 2025 - Fuga
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John StorgÄrds (Conductor)
Concert Hall, Korundi House of Culture, Rovaniemi, Finland

24 October, 2025 - Fuga
Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John StorgÄrds (Conductor)
Kemi Church, Kemi, Finland

30 October, 2025 - Pluto the Renewer
Odense Symfoniorkester, Alpesh Chauhan (Conductor)
Carl Nielsen Salen, Odense Concert Hall, Denmark

31 October, 2025 - Pluto the Renewer
Odense Symfoniorkester, Alpesh Chauhan (Conductor)
Carl Nielsen Salen, Odense Concert Hall, Denmark

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

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