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Bernard Hughes

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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall review - a riveting new string quartet

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A Child in Striped Pyjamas, The Cockpit review - a brave tackling of a Holocaust story

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Chasing the Night, Echo Vocal Ensemble and Friends, Latto, Kings Place review - midwinter songs from around the world

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Basel Saleh, Sansara, United Strings of Europe, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - music of sanctuary and solidarity

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The Hermes Experiment, Purcell Room review - familiar objects, unfamiliar sounds

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Australian Chamber Orchestra, Tognetti, Milton Court review - from Beethoven to didgeridoo

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Path of Miracles, Tenebrae, Short, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - a modern choral classic

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The Divine Comedy, Barbican review - a triumphant retrospective

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TUKS Camerata, Voces8 Live from London online review - a diverse choral selection

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Prom 52, Kuusisto, Finnish RSO, Collon review - fairytales, folksongs and a soaring lark

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Prom 8, Kozhukhin, BBCSO, Stasevska review - Russian classics meet contemporary Iceland

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Prom 6, BBC Philharmonic, Davis review - a bracing pair of British symphonies

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Mad Song, Ballance, High Barnet Chamber Music Festival review - Reich towers over the rest

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Hewitt, Concerto Budapest SO, Keller, Cadogan Hall review - magical Mozart and bullish Beethoven

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Berrut, ECO, Guzzo, Cadogan Hall review - Schubert with a smile

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Bevan, Williams, Bebbington, RPO, Davan Wetton, Barbican review - Vaughan Williams celebrated

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The 23 years since 28 Days Later and especially those since Danny Boyle’s soulful encapsulation of Britain’s best spirit at the 2012...

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