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Bernard Hughes is a composer and writer, based in London.

Articles By Bernard Hughes

The Courtesan’s Gaze, Fieri Consort, Handel House review – historical female composers in context

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Read more...

Ligeti Chamber Music, QEH review - inventive celebration of iconic composer

Saturday, 12 May 2018 Read more...

Anna Meredith, Southbank Sinfonia, QEH review - triumphant genre-busting treat

Monday, 30 April 2018 Read more...

Donohoe, LPO, Orozco-Estrada, RFH review – wit aplenty in rare Stravinsky

Thursday, 22 March 2018 Read more...

Sonoro, Ferris, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate review - intriguingly programmed launch concert

Wednesday, 07 March 2018 Read more...

Coates, Tenebrae, Short, Kings Place review - effective meeting of cello and choir

Monday, 18 December 2017 Read more...

Labèques, Aurora Orchestra, Collon, Kings Place review - good-natured Schubert and Mozart delight

Saturday, 25 November 2017 Read more...

Marnie, English National Opera review – hyped new opera doesn’t hit the heights

Sunday, 19 November 2017 Read more...

Total Immersion: Julian Anderson, Barbican review - BBC ensembles showcase leading British composer

Monday, 23 October 2017 Read more...

Angela Hewitt, Wigmore Hall review – Bach Partitas shine and sing

Thursday, 19 October 2017 Read more...

Tetzlaff, LSO, Rattle, Barbican review - a triumphant homecoming for the maestro

Friday, 15 September 2017 Read more...

Die Zauberflöte, Royal Opera review – enjoyable revival of much loved production

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Read more...

Prom 24 review: Crebassa, Philharmonia, Salonen – thrilling performance of Adams masterpiece

Thursday, 03 August 2017 Read more...

Prom 22 review: Pygmalion, Pichon – theatrical take on Monteverdi's Vespers

Tuesday, 01 August 2017 Read more...

Prom 13 review: Rana, BBCSO, Davis – Malcolm Sargent tribute lacks punch

Tuesday, 25 July 2017 Read more...

Prom 1 review: Levit, BBCSO, Gardner - fizzing Adams finally ignites mixed First Night

Saturday, 15 July 2017 Read more...

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Album: CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY

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BBC Proms: The Marriage of Figaro, Glyndebourne Festival rev...

One door closes, and another one opens. A lot. It’s extraordinary what value those two simple additions to the Royal Albert Hall stage lent to...

Fat Ham, RSC, Stratford review - it's Hamlet Jim, but n...

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King & Conqueror, BBC One review - not many kicks in 106...

In this strangely dreary recreation of 11th century history, it’s not just grim oop north, it’s grim everywhere. King & Conqueror...

Juniper Blood, Donmar Warehouse review - where ideas and ide...

Playwright Mike Bartlett is, like many writers, a chronicler of both contemporary manners and of the state of the nation. In his latest domestic...

Album: The Hives - The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives

The Hives must be one of the most self-assured bands around – but not without good reason. Ever exuberant, all their tunes are short and sweet,...