Huw Watkins

My second string trio is a more large-scale piece than the compact, single-movement first, written just over a decade ago. It is made up of seven short movements, each one picking up an idea, or a not...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

Written for the magnificent organ of Saint Sulpice in Paris, this virtuosic work is both explorative and passionate. Watkins utilises the full tessitural and dynamic range of the instrument to create...

'Opening with an impatient gesture in the piano immediately answered by an energetic viola line, the piano then joins and interrupts'. This sets the scene for Watkins' 'Fantasy', a contemporary work w...

Commissioned by the King's College Choir to write the carol for their celebrated Christmas Eve service A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Watkins, who studied at King's as an undergraduate, has se...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

I wrote my Sarabande for the pianist Piotr Anderszewski in 2014. It's a five minute long piece which explores the characteristic triple time rhythm of this baroque dance form.Huw Watkins

Prayer was one of seven new works performed at Spannungen chamber music festival in memory of Lars Vogt (1970-2022).

Written in 2012 for the Schubert Ensemble and first performed at the Spitalfields Fesival. A single movement that starts quietly before a jolt from the piano which triggers a fast and restless section...

Huw Watkins ist Composer in Residence beim Heimbach Festival 2011, das unter der künstlerischen Leitung des Pianisten Lars Vogt steht. Für das diesjährige Festival schrieb Watkins ein neues Werk für V...

The inspiration behind Stolen Songs comes from the story of German violinist Alois Rosetz and his Latvian wife, Solomea Graudan - two artists whose lives and careers in Berlin were tragically erased....

Spring was written as part of violinist Krysia Osostowicz and pianist Daniel Tong's 'Beethoven Plus' project, for which a new five-minute work has been commissioned as a companion to each of Beethoven...

Watkins' String Quartet, set in three movements, showcases the range of emotions the composer is able to conjure through music. The piece works from gently ebbing lyrical episodes into virtuosic, impa...

Huw Watkin's Minatures for viola and piano were written for violist Simon Rowland-Jones and first performed at the North Norfolk Music Festival in 2009. There are eight short movements. The first has...

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. The Sonata is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in her genre.