Reflection
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)
As album titles go, Reflection is pretty bland. But there is nothing timid about the playing of that feisty violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and her excellent piano partner Huw Watkins. The music...
Reflection
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)
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As album titles go, Reflection is pretty bland. But there is nothing timid about the playing of that feisty violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and her excellent piano partner Huw Watkins. The music...
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Violin and piano duo Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins explore a violin and piano programme spanning four generations of musical imagination. Prokofiev’s F minor Sonata captivates with its dramatic intensity and baroque-inspired clarity. Stravinsky’s Duo Concertant enchants through five lyrical musical poems, blending wit, elegance, and classical poise. Knussen’s ‘Reflection’ written for Waley-Cohen and Watkins immerses listeners in a jewel-like world of colour and introspection, where every note is deliberately placed. Watkins’s Violin Sonata fuses modern lyricism with bursts of earthy vitality, creating a dialogue of subtle contrasts.
Contents and tracklist
Spotlight on this release
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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.
Awards and reviews
23rd February 2026
As album titles go, Reflection is pretty bland. But there is nothing timid about the playing of that feisty violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and her excellent piano partner Huw Watkins. The music isn’t insipid either, particularly the title track: the first recording of the much-missed Oliver Knussen’s last completed work, an eight-minute jewel that happily marries superb craftsmanship with the spontaneous display of emotion.
