Huw Watkins

Mi segundo trío de cuerda es una pieza de mayor envergadura que la primera, compacta y de un solo movimiento, escrita hace poco más de una década. Consta de siete movimientos cortos, cada uno de los c...

Written for the magnificent organ of Saint Sulpice in Paris, this virtuosic work is both explorative and passionate. Watkins utilises the full tessitural and dynamic range of the instrument to create...

'Opening with an impatient gesture in the piano immediately answered by an energetic viola line, the piano then joins and interrupts'. This sets the scene for Watkins' 'Fantasy', a contemporary work w...

Commissioned by the King's College Choir to write the carol for their celebrated Christmas Eve service A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Watkins, who studied at King's as an undergraduate, has se...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

I wrote my Sarabande for the pianist Piotr Anderszewski in 2014. It's a five minute long piece which explores the characteristic triple time rhythm of this baroque dance form.Huw Watkins

Prayer fue una de las siete nuevas obras interpretadas en el festival de música de cámara Spannungen en memoria de Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

Written in 2012 for the Schubert Ensemble and first performed at the Spitalfields Fesival. A single movement that starts quietly before a jolt from the piano which triggers a fast and restless section...

Huw Watkins ist Composer in Residence beim Heimbach Festival 2011, das unter der künstlerischen Leitung des Pianisten Lars Vogt steht. Für das diesjährige Festival schrieb Watkins ein neues Werk für V...

Stolen Songs se inspira en la historia del violinista alemán Alois Rosetz y su esposa letona, Solomea Graudan, dos artistas cuyas vidas y carreras en Berlín fueron trágicamente borradas. Al final de l...

Spring was written as part of violinist Krysia Osostowicz and pianist Daniel Tong's 'Beethoven Plus' project, for which a new five-minute work has been commissioned as a companion to each of Beethoven...

Watkins' String Quartet, set in three movements, showcases the range of emotions the composer is able to conjure through music. The piece works from gently ebbing lyrical episodes into virtuosic, impa...

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. The Sonata is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in her genre.