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Huw Watkins

p, *1976 GB
Musician / Composer of Classical and Rock

Huw Watkins (born 13 July 1976) is a British composer and pianist. Born in South Wales, he studied piano and composition at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where he received piano lessons from Peter Lawson. He then went on to read Music at Kings College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Alexander Goehr, and completed an MMus in composition at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Julian Anderson. Huw Watkins was awarded the Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music, where he is now a Professor of Composition.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Rock
  • World
  • Folk
  • Jazz
Plays With
Kerenza Peacock
Popular Tracks   
4 Romantic Pieces, B.150: I. Allegro moderato on Dvorak: Allegro Moderato, from Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 No. 1 by Antonín Dvořák, Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins
Dance: II. Second Movement on Oliver Davis: Dance by Oliver Davis, Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Paul Bateman
The Fruits Of Silence on Winter by VOCES8
Dance: I. First Movement on Oliver Davis: Dance by Oliver Davis, Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Paul Bateman
III. Sarabande on Echo by Ruby Hughes & Huw Watkins
Spiral, for Violin, Piano and Strings: IV. Part 2 on Oliver Davis: Liberty by Oliver Davis, Paul Bateman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Winter on Winter by VOCES8
Nocturne in E-Flat Major on Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins: Works for Violin & Piano by Hahn and Szymanowski by Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins
Morpheus, Cello Concerto: III. Third Movement on Oliver Davis: Liberty by Oliver Davis, Paul Bateman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Spiral, for Violin, Piano and Strings: I. First Movement on Oliver Davis: Liberty by Oliver Davis, Paul Bateman & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
BohemiaAntonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Josef Suk, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Huw Watkins2017Album
DanceOliver Davis, Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman2016Album
Works For Violin & PianoTamsin Waley-Cohen, Huw Watkins, Reynaldo Hahn, Karol Szymanowski2015Album
BritanniaOliver Knussen, Huw Watkins, Benjamin Britten, John Woolrich, Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage2014Album
At The Speed Of StillnessCharlotte Bray, Aldeburgh World Orchestra, Mark Elder, Alexandra Wood, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Lucy Schaufer, Huw Watkins, Claire Booth, Andrew Matthews-Owen2014Album
Game Of Attrition: Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2Arlene Sierra -- Huw Watkins • The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales • Jac van Steen2014Album
Piano TriosBedřich Smetana / Maurice Ravel / Huw Watkins - Antje Weithaas, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt, Sebastian Manz2012Album
Symmetry Disorders ReachAlexander Goehr, Huw Watkins2007Album
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