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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Adam Sisman: The Secret Life of John le Carré review - tinker, tailor, soldier, cheat

Thursday, 12 October 2023 Read more...

Roomful of Teeth, Milton Court review - mellifluous minimalism with a mild manner

Sunday, 08 October 2023 Read more...

I Fagiolini, Hollingworth, Kings Place review - magnificent Monteverdi Vespers

Sunday, 01 October 2023 Read more...

The Yellow Wallpaper, Lilian Baylis Studio review - a tense and intimate monodrama

Saturday, 16 September 2023 Read more...

Prom 43: Endgame, BBC Scottish SO, Ryan Wigglesworth review - beautiful sounds but slow, slow drama

Friday, 18 August 2023 Read more...

Tony Williams: Cole the Magnificent - fantastical tale blends myth, poetry and comedy

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 Read more...

Prom 27: Wang, Hampson, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mäkelä review - glittering night with music’s golden couple

Saturday, 05 August 2023 Read more...

theartsdesk at the Voces8 Summer School - musical oasis offers opportunities for all

Saturday, 05 August 2023 Read more...

Prom 17: CBSO, CBSO Chorus, Yamada review - Carmina Burana presses all the right buttons

Friday, 28 July 2023 Read more...

Fiona Maddocks: Goodbye Russia - Rachmaninoff in Exile review - an affectionate biographical portrait

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 Read more...

Hahn, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Wigmore Hall review - Americana old and new

Wednesday, 21 June 2023 Read more...

Estonian National Male Voice Choir, Üleoja, Kings Place review - full-throated Baltic choral music

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Read more...

Bercken, Britten Sinfonia, Milton Court review - beleaguered ensemble shows its value

Saturday, 15 April 2023 Read more...

Gagarin Quartets, Modulus String Quartet, Brunel Museum review - a multimedia journey into space

Friday, 14 April 2023 Read more...

National Youth Choir, Royal Albert Hall review – a spectacular jubilee

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 Read more...

Facade Ensemble, Collins Rice, St Margaret Pattens Church review - meditation and reflection

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 Read more...

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