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.
All Genres: Watkins, H
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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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Special offer. 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 Shortlist, Contemporary
CD: Original price $15.75 Reduced $12.60Download from $7.00 -
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Special offer. Smetana, Ravel and Watkins: Piano Trios
Antje Weithaas (violin), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Huw Watkins (piano), Florian Donderer (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano), Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Florian Donderer (viola)
CD: Original price $18.50 Reduced $14.98Download from $8.25 -
Echo
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Huw Watkins (piano)
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, Recording of the Month
SACD: $18.25 -
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Reflection
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)
CD: $17.50Download from $10.00
