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

Articles By Bernard Hughes

Prom 17: CBSO, CBSO Chorus, Yamada review - Carmina Burana presses all the right buttons

Friday, 28 July 2023 Read more...

Fiona Maddocks: Goodbye Russia - Rachmaninoff in Exile review - an affectionate biographical portrait

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 Read more...

Hahn, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Wigmore Hall review - Americana old and new

Wednesday, 21 June 2023 Read more...

Estonian National Male Voice Choir, Üleoja, Kings Place review - full-throated Baltic choral music

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 Read more...

Bercken, Britten Sinfonia, Milton Court review - beleaguered ensemble shows its value

Saturday, 15 April 2023 Read more...

Gagarin Quartets, Modulus String Quartet, Brunel Museum review - a multimedia journey into space

Friday, 14 April 2023 Read more...

National Youth Choir, Royal Albert Hall review – a spectacular jubilee

Wednesday, 12 April 2023 Read more...

Facade Ensemble, Collins Rice, St Margaret Pattens Church review - meditation and reflection

Wednesday, 05 April 2023 Read more...

Things to Come, LSO, Strobel, Barbican review - blissful visions of the future

Monday, 27 March 2023 Read more...

Nonclassical: The Greenhouse Effect, Barbican Conservatory review - enjoyable freestyle happening

Monday, 13 March 2023 Read more...

LPO, Adès, RFH review - tempests and infernos

Thursday, 23 February 2023 Read more...

Benjamin, Jaya-Ratnam, Harper, Milton Court review - black musicians take centre stage

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 Read more...

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

Monday, 23 January 2023 Read more...

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

Friday, 13 January 2023 Read more...

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

Friday, 16 December 2022 Read more...

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

Saturday, 26 November 2022 Read more...

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On paper, this RSC revival of Ella Hickson’s 2013 adaptation sounds just the ticket: a feminist spin on the familiar JM Barrie story,...

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Twenty-five-year-old South Londoner and current Celebrity Traitors contestant Cat Burns is a charming performer....