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....

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...

Text by William Blake.

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...

The work is in three movements which roughly following the traditional fast slow fast structure with it’s beauty lying in the delicate balance between fragile sustained harmonies with energetic, drama...

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.

Sad Song, composed by Huw Watkins and arranged for flute with piano accompaniment. Taken from FingerPrints, 14 easy contemporary pieces for flute.

Watkins skillfully interweaves the two instruments around the chorale theme. As usual in Watkins' work his skill as a musician shines through with neither instrument dominating.

Watkins skillfully interweaves the two instruments around the chorale theme. As usual in Watkins' work his skill as a musician shines through with neither instrument dominating.