Huw Watkins
Born: 13th July 1976, Wales, UK
Nationality: British
Huw Thomas Watkins is a British composer and pianist. Born in South Wales, he studied piano and composition at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where he received piano lessons from Peter Lawson. He then went on to read music at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Alexander Goehr, and completed an MMus in composition at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Julian Anderson. Huw Watkins was awarded the Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music, where he used to teach composition. He is Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huw_Watkins
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Further Reading: Watkins, H
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins reflect on 'Reflection'
6th May 2026
The violinist and composer-pianist discuss their album of music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky, the late Oliver Knussen and Watkins himself, released in February on Signum Classics.
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Contemporary Music Round-Up - Spring 2026
5th May 2026
In our latest round-up of contemporary music releases, Ben celebrates Michael Finnissy's eightieth birthday and explores albums devoted to the music of Huw Watkins, Unsuk Chin, John Casken, Augusta Read Thomas and Morton Feldman.
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All Works: Watkins, H
- Arietta for Violin & Piano (1)
- Carol Eliseus (1)
- Concerto for Orchestra (1)
- Double (1)
- Dream (1)
- Echo (1)
- Fanfare for the Hallé (1)
- Flute Concerto (2)
- Four Fables for Clarinet and Piano Trio (1)
- Four Spencer Pieces (1)
- In my craft or sullen art - Goodison Quartet No. 4 (1)
- Lament (1)
- Partita for solo violin (2)
- Piano Trio No. 1 (2)
- Proud Maisie (1)
- Sonata (2000) (1)
- Sonata for Cello and Eight Instruments (1)
- Speak Seven Seas - Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1)
- Spring (1)
- Suite for harp (1)
- Symphony (1)
- Symphony No. 2 (1)
- The Phoenix and the Turtle (2)
- Three Auden Songs (2)
- Trio (1)
- Violin Concerto (1)
- Violin Sonata (1)
Recent Best Sellers: Watkins, H
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Huw Watkins: Fanfare; Symphony No. 2; Concerto For Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2026, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Winner, Contemporary
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Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto, Violin Concerto and Symphony
Adam Walker (flute), Alina Ibragimova (violin) Hallé, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth, Edward Gardner
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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The Contrast | English Poetry in Song
Carolyn Sampson (piano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Huw Watkins: In My Craft or Sullen Art
Paul Watkins (cello), Huw Watkins (piano), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Huw Watkins (piano), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Mark Padmore (tenor) The Nash Ensemble, Elias Quartet, Ian Brown
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