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    Proms 2019: Huw Watkins – The Moon (World Première)

    by 5:4 August 10, 2019 • 18:33
    August 10, 2019 • 18:33

    There are times when it seems the Proms is incapable of commissioning a new work without foisting upon the composer some theme or connection that they are required to incorporate into the piece. The festival’s ongoing theme commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings was brought to bear on yet…

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    Proms 2016: Malcolm Hayes – Violin Concerto; Huw Watkins – Cello Concerto; Charlotte Bray – Falling in the Fire (World Premières)

    by 5:4 August 16, 2016 • 10:25
    August 16, 2016 • 10:25

    Three Proms, three world premières, three concertos, one for violin, two for cello, all lasting around 25 minutes. The similarities between them go little deeper than these most basic facts, though, each occupied with a very particular soundworld, aesthetic, and relationship between soloist and orchestra. The results were similarly mixed.

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    Attraction & resistance: NMC Debut Discs – music by Huw Watkins, Dai Fujikura and Sam Hayden

    by 5:4 July 9, 2012 • 14:21
    July 9, 2012 • 14:21

    i don’t think it’s hyperbole to describe NMC Recordings as one of the bastions of contemporary music in the UK. For as long as i’ve been listening to new music (more than two decades now), NMC’s output has been a dependable point of continuity, and many of their releases have…

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    Proms 2010: Huw Watkins – Violin Concerto (World Première)

    by 5:4 August 23, 2010 • 12:15
    August 23, 2010 • 12:15

    Tuesday 17 August’s Proms concert brought the world première of Huw Watkins‘ Violin Concerto, the second new violin concerto heard this season. The opening movement sets a commanding tone, its fast tempo instigated by the solo violin, surrounded by pointillistic contributions from winds and upper strings, firmly drummed in place…

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