Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto, Violin Concerto & Symphony

Featuring

Ryan Wigglesworth
Adam Walker
Edward Gardner
Alina Ibragimova
Hallé Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Huw Watkins

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Composer Biography

Huw Watkins, born in 1976, is a leading composer-pianist who studied with notable figures like Robin Holloway, Alexander Goehr, and Julian Anderson.

Recording & Production

The Flute Concerto and Symphony were recorded at Hallé St Peter's in September 2017, while the Violin Concerto was recorded live by the BBC at the BBC Proms in August 2010.

Performer Biography

Adam Walker, the flutist, was appointed principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2009 at the age of 21 and is an ambassador for the flute with a 'ferocious appetite for repertoire'.

Performer Biography

Alina Ibragimova, the violinist on this recording, is known for performing music from Baroque to new commissions on both modern and period instruments.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Watkins aims for his music to be accessible to a non-specialist audience without 'writing down for them', often exploring new ways of using tonal, triadic material with rhythmic complexity.

Compositional Technique

A major hallmark of Watkins's music is exploring contrasts within complementary materials, such as a repeated single note underpinning a harmonic passage while also forming a rhythmic motif.