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Bernard Hughes

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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Prom 4, Simpson, BBCPO, Mena review - terrific Lindberg, brooding Shostakovich

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The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Grange Festival review - enjoyable if conventional production

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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