Premieres

A prominent performer of new music, Matthew has given over 140 premieres and has commissioned many solo and chamber works.
In 2014, Diatribe Records released Matthew Schellhorn’s first solo album, Ian Wilson: Stations (Diatribe Records DIACD016), a world premiere recording featured on RTÉ lyric fm as one of the ‘great cycles of 21st-century piano music’. His commission from Colin Riley, As the Tender Twilight Covers, was released on NMC in 2017 (NMC Recordings NMC D241). His World Première performances of Ian Wilson’s piano concertos Flags and Emblems and Mutazione with the Ulster Orchestra were broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

New music collaborations

Matthew is committed to bringing new music to a wider audience.

Composers currently writing for Matthew include David Lancaster (b. 1960), Louise Drewett (b. 1989), Zhenyan Li (b. 1998), Jeremy Thurlow (b. 1967), Ian Wilson (b. 1964) and Marco Galvani (b. 1994).

If you would like to write for Matthew or submit a work for his consideration, please go to the Contact page to get in touch.

List of performances

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  • Álvarez, Geoffrey (b. 1961)
    Toccata Wagogo and Fuga Errato (2009) for piano solo [13′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK
  • Armstrong, Tom (b. 1968)
    Consort Music (2014–17) version for oboe, vibraphone & piano [15′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/11/2017 Richmond and Putney Unitarian Church, London, UK, with Nancy Johnston (oboe) & Martin Pyne (vibraphone)
  • Barchan, Stephen Mark (b. 1982)
    Opened Up (2010) for orchestra [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Briggs, Roger (b. 1952)
    Jitterbug (2015) for piano solo [6′]
    UK PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 30/01/2018 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Briggs, Roger (b. 1952)
    Willows (2014) for piano solo [5′30″]
    UK PREMIERE 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Bruce, David (b. 1970)
    Berimbau (2007) for piano solo [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/11/2007 Friends’ Meeting House, Hertford, UK
  • Bruce, David (b. 1970)
    The shadow of the blackbird (2010) for piano solo [8′]
    UK PREMIERE 29/02/2012 Michael Tippett Centre, Bath, UK
  • Buckley, Linda (b. 1979)
    serein (2014) for piano solo [8′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/05/2014 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
    UK PREMIERE 25/10/2018 Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen, Scotland
    ALSO PERFORMED 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]
  • Buckley, Linda (b. 1979)
    zone (2006) for piano solo [9′]
    UK PREMIERE 02/11/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK [see video]
  • Burrell, Diana (b. 1948)
    Pentecost (2017) for piano solo [19′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/05/2018 London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, St Pancras Church, London, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 25/10/2018 soundfestival, Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen, Scotland; 25/10/2018 soundfestival, King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK [see video]; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
  • Bush, Geoffrey (1920–1998)
    archy at the zoo (1994) for soprano & piano [10′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
    ALSO PERFORMED 14/08/2017 In Tune, BBC Radio 3, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Bush, Geoffrey (1920–1998)
    Cuisine Provençale (1982) for soprano & piano [5′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Bush, Geoffrey (1920–1998)
    Love for such a cherry lip (1984) for soprano & piano [1′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Bush, Geoffrey (1920–1998)
    Mirabile Misterium (A great and mighty wonder) (1985) for soprano & piano [15′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Bush, Geoffrey (1920–1998)
    Yesterday (Nine songs for Kay to poems by Charles Causley) (1990) for soprano & piano [13′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Bussey, Martin (b. 1958)
    Floreat Coll. Reg. (2021) for piano solo [6′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK; 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK; 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK; 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Clancy, Seán (b. 1984)
    Fourteen Minutes of Music on the Subject of Greetings Cards (2006) for flute, violin & piano [14′]
    UK PREMIERE 06/10/2014 Little Missenden Festival, UK, with Aisha Orazbayeva (violin) & Audrey Milhères (flute)
  • Clancy, Seán (b. 1984)
    Thirteen Minutes of Music on the Subject of the Transformation of Things (2014) for piano solo [13′]
    IRISH PREMIERE 28/05/2014 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
  • Cleary, Siobhan (b. 1970)
    Chaconne (2007) for piano solo [8′]
    UK PREMIERE 02/08/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK [see film]
  • Cleary, Siobhan (b. 1970)
    The Whitening (2011) version for ondes Martenot & piano [6′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2011 The Model, Sligo, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot) [recorded live]
    UK PREMIERE 25/11/201 Brunel University, UK, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
    FRENCH PREMIERE 26/01/2012 9ème Semaine du Son, Conservatoire de Musique et d’Art Dramatique, Dunkerque, France, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
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  • Đạo, Nguyễn Thiên (1940–2015)
    Bâi-Tâp (1974) for ondes Martenot and piano [6′]
    IRISH PREMIERE 19/11/2011 The Model, Sligo, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
    UK PREMIERE 25/11/2011 Brunel University, UK, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
  • Dawson, Philip
    Chimera (2010) for orchestra [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Duggan, John (b. 1963)
    The Owl and the Pussycat (2014) for soprano & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/05/2014 Wolfson College, Oxford, UK, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano) [recorded live]
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  • Efthymiou, Effy (b. 1980) & Efthymiou, Litha (b. 1980)
    Parting (2013–14) multidisciplinary theatre [80′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 16/03/2014 King’s Place, London, UK
  • Finnissy, Michael (b. 1946)
    Catchpenny Rhymes (1986) version for contralto & piano [12′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 26/09/2015 St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, UK, with Susie Self (contralto)
  • Flaquer, Mateu Malondra (b. 1977)
    Signals and Bipolar Coordinates (2010) for orchestra [7′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Frances-Hoad, Cheryl (b. 1980)
    Stolen Rhythm (2009) for piano solo [2′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 01/12/2010 British Composer Awards 2010, BBC Radio 3; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Galvani, Marco (b. 1994)
    Before Sunrise (2021) for piano solo [5′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    World Premiere 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]; 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
  • Gaunt, Ben (b. 1984)
    Sand House (2021) for piano solo [25′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2023 Cast, Doncaster, UK
    SWISS PREMIERE 01/03/2024 Lucerne School of Music Concert Hall, Switzerland
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/03/2023 York St John University, York, UK
  • Gordon, Michael Zev (b. 1963)
    Innocente (2009) for piano solo [2′30″]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see film]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2010 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Gurney, Ivor (1890–1937)
    Si j’étais Roi (1927) for piano solo [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK
  • Herrmann, Torsten (b. 1981)
    Prometheus Tanz (2010) for piano solo [6′]
    UK PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK
  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    Foie-gras (1974) for soprano & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
    ALSO PERFORMED 13/06/2016 Wigmore Hall, London, UK, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    Malicious Madrigal (1970) for soprano & piano [2′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    Pierrot’s Hornpipe (2016) for piano solo [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/01/2018 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK
  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    Romance (1975, arr. 2016) for soprano & piano [2′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    The Garden of Love (2014) for soprano & piano [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
    ALSO PERFORMED 13/06/2016 Wigmore Hall, London, UK, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
    Zum 11ten März (1995) for soprano & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 14/07/2017 Bush & Horovitz: Songs (Naxos 8.571378), with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
    ALSO PERFORMED 13/06/2016 Wigmore Hall, London, UK, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano); 14/08/2017 In Tune, BBC Radio 3, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    A Little Book of Dances (1928) for piano solo [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge; 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    A Mersey Tune (1924) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    A Sailor Tune (1930) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Comme le cerf soupire… (1963) for piano solo [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos)
    ALSO PERFORMED 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge; 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK; 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Country Pageant (1928) for piano solo [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge; 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Et nunc, et semper (1967) for piano solo [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Finzi: His Rest (1956) for piano solo [4′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/01/2020 Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
    ALSO PERFORMED 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Harlequin Dreaming (1918) for piano solo [3′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK
    BROADCAST 04/08/2020 In Tune, BBC Radio 3; 16/12/2008 En Pistes!, France Musique
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Legend (1909) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Melody (1909) for piano solo [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/01/2020 Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge; 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK; 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Minuet for Ursula (1935) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    My Lord Harewood’s Galliard (1949) for piano solo [2′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/01/2020 Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Once Upon A Time (1920) for piano solo [10′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 3 (Naxos) forthcoming
    ALSO PERFORMED 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]; 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK; 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge; 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge; 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK
  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Pavane and Galliard (1964) for piano solo [7′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Petrus Suite (1967–73) for piano solo [18′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/10/2017 Old Divinity School, Cambridge, UK (Nos. 1, 5); 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK (complete)
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Phantasy (1917) for piano solo [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
    BROADCAST 18/07/2020 CD Review, BBC Radio 3; 04/08/2020 In Tune, BBC Radio 3; 16/12/2008 En Pistes!, France Musique; 04/03/2022 In Tune, BBC Radio 3;
    ALSO PERFORMED 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Promenade for Boys (1938) for piano solo [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Promenade for Girls (1938) for piano solo [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING Released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Romance (1908) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Siciliana (1958) for piano solo [3′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/10/2017 Old Divinity School, Cambridge, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
    BROADCAST 6/12/2020 En Pistes!, France Musique
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Sonatina (1971) for piano solo [16′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING (FIRST RECORDING OF EDITION) released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge; 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge; 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK; 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Summer Idyls (1911) for piano solo [24′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/10/2017 Old Divinity School, Cambridge, UK (No. 7); 26/10/2018 soundfestival, Phoenix Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland (Nos. 2–4); 24/01/2020 Royal Academy of Music, London, UK (No. 1)
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 10/07/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos 8.571382)
    OTHER PERFORMANCES 30/07/2021 Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK (Nos. 1 & 6)
    BROADCAST (Quiet Woods) 22/07/2020 Breakfast Wednesday – Petroc's classical rise and shine, BBC Radio 3
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    The Arab’s Song (1908) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/10/2017 Old Divinity School, Cambridge, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    Three Tunes (1932) for piano solo [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 21/11/2021 Girton College, Cambridge
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
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  • Howells, Herbert (1892–1983)
    To a Wild Flower (1908) for piano solo [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/01/2020 Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 02/12/2022 Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Naxos 8.571383)
    ALSO PERFORMED 20/11/2021 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK; 09/11/2023 Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Canterbury, UK
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  • Ianotta, Clara (b. 1983)
    Il Colore dell’Ombra (2010) for piano trio [11′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK, with Aisha Orazbayeva (violin) & David Lale (cello)
  • Ito, Miyuki (b. 1968)
    La transparencia del espacio (2010) for ondes Martenot and piano [8′30″]
    UK PREMIERE 25/11/2011 Brunel University, UK, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
  • Kaprálová, Vítězslava (1915–1940)
    Vteřiny (Seconds), Op. 18 (1936–9) for soprano and piano [10′] (selections)
    UK PREMIERE 15/05/2012 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK, with Michelle Latour (soprano) (‘Bílým šátkem mává’ (With a white kerchief he waves), ‘Píseň milostná’ (Love song), ‘Velikonoce’ (Easter), ‘Postmrtná variace’ (Posthumous variation), ‘Léta mlčí, léta jdou’ [‘Pisen nedozniva’] (The years are silent, the years go by), ‘Novoroční’ (New Year’s))
  • Kien, Molly (b. 1979)
    Symmetrical Swans (2016) for piano solo [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK [see video]
  • Kosma, Wojciech (b. 1981)
    First Piano Sonata (2011) for piano solo [10′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 11/11/2011 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
  • Lancaster, David (b. 1960)
    De temporum ratione (2024) for piano solo [45′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE forthcoming
  • Latimer, Ryan (b.1990)
    Beta and Tau (2010) for orchestra [9′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Lauricella, Massimo (b. 1961)
    Nuances for piano solo [7′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK
  • LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947)
    Eight Studies (2012) for piano solo [17′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 02/08/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK (Nos. 1, 4) [recorded live]; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (complete)
    ALSO PERFORMED 05/09/2015 York Late Music, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, UK
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  • LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947)
    Sea Sketches (2008) for clarinet & piano [11′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 10/01/2008 In Tune, BBC Radio 3 (extracts), with Peter Sparks (clarinet); 11/01/2008 Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, UK (complete), with Peter Sparks (clarinet)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/03/2008 St James's Picadilly, London, UK, with Peter Sparks (clarinet); 22/09/2011 Forest School, Snaresbrook, London, UK, with Tom Lessels (clarinet)
  • Liszt, Franz (1811–1886), arr. M. Magub
    Consolation No. 3, S.171a/3 (1844–50, arr. 2023) for violin & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Masing, Elo (b.1984)
    Resonance (2010) for flute, clarinet, horn and piano [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • McCabe, John (1939–2015)
    Landscape: Hills Near Jerusalem (1978) for piano solo [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2021 The Great Hall, Imperial College London, UK [see video]
  • McDowall, Cecilia (b. 1951)
    Haydn Seek (2009) for piano solo [3′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2010 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 23/11/2013 St George's Cathedral, Southwark, UK; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • McKay, Deirdre (b. 1972)
    time, shining (1997) for piano solo [13′]
    SCOTTISH PREMIERE 26/10/2018 soundfestival, Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee, Scotland
    ALSO PERFORMED 02/11/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK [recorded live]
  • Messiaen, Olivier (1908–92)
    Fantaisie (1933; published 2007) for violin & piano [9′]
    UK PREMIERE 29/06/2007 Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall, Oxford, UK, with Elizabeth Cooney (violin)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/07/2008 St George’s Bristol, UK, with James Clark (violin)
    RECORDING released 30/06/2008 Messiaen: Chamber Works (Signum Classics SIGCD126), with James Clark (violin)
    Signum Classics SIGCD126
  • Messiaen, Olivier (1908–92)
    Morceau de lecture à vue (1934) for piano solo [2′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 30/06/2008 Messiaen: Chamber Works (Signum Classics SIGCD126)
    BROADCAST 19/07/2008 CD Review, BBC Radio 3
    Signum Classics SIGCD126
  • Messiaen, Olivier (1908–92)
    Oraison (1937) arrangement for ondes Martenot & mono synthesizers [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 09/03/2013 Nonclassical presents: ‘Pioneers of Electronic Music’ festival, XOYO, London, UK, with Augustin Viard (ondes Martenot) & Gabriel Prokofiev (mono synthesizer)
  • Mitchell, Laura (b. 2001)
    … le soleil qui se couche (2022) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK
  • Mulvey, Graínne (b. 1966)
    Steel-grey splinters (2012) for piano solo [8′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    UK PREMIERE 02/08/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 4 February 2014 Mulvey: Akanos (Navona Records NV5943)
    ALSO PERFORMED 28/05/2014 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland; 05/09/2015 York Late Music, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York, UK
    Navona Records NV5943
  • Nunn, Patrick (b. 1969)
    Isochronos (2010) for piano, percussion & pulsars [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/05/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK, with Sarah Cresswell (percussion) & Patrick Nunn (pulsars)
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 01/02/2016 Patrick Nunn: Morphosis (Red Sock Records RSR003CD), with Sarah Cresswell (percussion) & Patrick Nunn (pulsars)
    Red Sock Records RSR003CD
  • Nunn, Patrick (b. 1969)
    Transilient Fragments (2007) for violin & piano [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 01/02/2016 Patrick Nunn: Morphosis (Red Sock Records RSR003CD), with Maria Oldak (violin)
    Red Sock Records RSR003CD
  • O’Leary, Jane (b. 1946)
    From the crest of a green wave (1993) for piano solo [5′]
    UK PREMIERE 22/01/2007 West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK
  • Oliveira, João Pedro (b. 1959)
    Pirâmides de Cristal (1993) for piano solo [16′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, UK
  • Oliver, Ben (b. 1981)
    Smash and Grab (2010) for orchestra [8′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Percy, Robert (b. 1961)
    Chop and Change (2018) for piano solo [12′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/01/2018 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Percy, Robert (b.1961)
    Island Mentality (2017) for cello, oboe, vibraphone and piano [6′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/11/2017 Richmond and Putney Unitarian Church, London, UK
  • Piechowska-Pascal, Alina (b.1937)
    Fresque (1982) for ondes Martenot and piano [6′]
    IRISH PREMIERE 16/11/2011 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/11/2011 The Model, Sligo, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
  • Ravel, Maurice (1875–1937)
    Boléro (1928) version for piano solo [15′]
    Version by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/03/2023 Cast, Doncaster, UK
  • Ribeiro, Hugo (b. 1983)
    Diurne: alter ego (2010) for orchestra [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Riley, Colin (b. 1963)
    As the Tender Twilight Covers (2015) for piano solo [7′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 05/09/2015 York Late Music, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 20 October 2017 Colin Riley: Shenanigans (NMC Recordings NMC D241)
    ALSO PERFORMED 20/01/2017 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 22/01/2017 Girton College, Cambridge, UK; 28/06/2017 St Mary Magdalene Church, Munster Square, London, UK [see video]; 15/11/2017 Richmond and Putney Unitarian Church, London, UK
  • Riley, Colin (b. 1963)
    Joplin Jigsaws (2018) for piano solo [9′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/01/2018 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK [see video]; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Riley, Colin (b. 1963)
    Right to the End of our River (2014) version for cello & piano [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/11/2017 Richmond and Putney Unitarian Church, London, UK, with Rebecca Hepplewhite (cello)
  • Riley, Colin (b. 1963)
    Weave (2009) for piano solo [4′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2010 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
  • Robertson, Ailie (b. 1983)
    The Cenotaph (2019) for tenor & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/06/2019 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK, with Graham Neal (tenor)
  • Roxburgh, Edwin (b. 1937)
    Lament for the victims of conflict (2007) version for violin & piano [7′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 08/05/2022 Church of St Michael, Bray, UK, with Leora Cohen (violin)
  • Saleeb, Daniel (b. 1985)
    Die Nacht (2010) for orchestra [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 15/01/2010 Sounds New Festival, Canterbury, UK
  • Saxton, Robert (b. 1953)
    Paraphrase on Adeste Fideles (2019) for piano duet [5′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 25/06/2019 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK, with Clare Simmonds (piano)
  • Smith, Simon (b. 1983)
    Elegy (2011–12) for tenor, horn & piano [11′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 16/02/2012 Town Hall, Seaton, UK, with John McMunn (tenor) & Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
  • Spicer, Paul (b. 1952)
    Two Pieces for James (2010) for piano solo [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2021 St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 07/05/2022 Barnes Music Festival, London, UK; 12/06/2022 St Michael’s Church, Bray, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Suzuki, Rika (b. 1960)
    L’égrenée (2010) for ondes Martenot and piano [5′]
    IRISH PREMIERE 16/11/2011 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    Butterfly (2009) for piano solo [2′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2010 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 23/11/2013 St George's Cathedral, Southwark, UK; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    fleeting... (2007) for piano solo [3′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 14/02/2008 Powis Hall, University of Bangor, Wales, UK
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    frond (2019) for piano duet [5′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 25/06/2019 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK, with Clare Simmonds (piano)
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    My Secret Music Remembers Me (1999) for piano solo [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 08/10/2004 Robinson College Chapel, Cambridge, UK
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    Piano Concerto (2000, rev. 2006) for piano & orchestra [35′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 06/05/2000 Robinson College, Cambridge, UK, with Robinson College Orchestra / Tim Murray (conductor)
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    The Will of the Tones (2004) for piano solo [9′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE 16/11/2004 St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2007 West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Thurlow, Jeremy (b. 1967)
    Unbidden Visions (2008) for tenor, horn & piano [8′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College Chapel, UK, with John McMunn (tenor) & Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) [recorded live]
    ALSO PERFORMED 23/01/2010 Holmes Chapel Music Society, UK, with John McMunn (tenor), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn); 16/02/2012 Seaton Music Society, UK, with John McMunn (tenor), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
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  • Vodenitcharov, Yassen (b.1964)
    Piece cinétique. Hommage à Jesùs Soto (2010) for ondes Martenot and piano [5′]
    IRISH PREMIERE 16/11/2011 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland, with Nathalie Forget (ondes Martenot)
  • Walshe, Jennifer (b. 1974)
    becher (2008) for piano solo [7′]
    UK PREMIERE 02/11/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 25/10/2018 Aberdeen Citadel, Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Watts, Tim (b. 1979)
    an overgrown ode (2016) for violin, cello & piano [4′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 23/10/2016 Madingley Hall, Cambridge, UK, with Francesca Barritt (violin) & Joy Lisney (cello)
  • Watts, Tim (b. 1979)
    Head to Toe (2019) for piano duet [5′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 25/06/2019 Borough New Music, St George the Martyr, London, UK
  • Watts, Tim (b. 1979)
    Odd Sympathies (2009) for piano solo [3′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 12/11/2009 Cambridge Music Festival, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK [see video]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2010 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK; 14/12/2013 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING forthcoming
  • Watts, Tim (b. 1979)
    Overture – Lyric Ode on the Witches, Fairies and Aerial Beings of Shakespeare (2016) for violin, cello & piano [7′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 23/10/2016 Madingley Hall, Cambridge, UK, with Francesca Barritt (violin) & Joy Lisney (cello)
  • Watts, Tim (b. 1979)
    Two Scherzos (2004–05) for piano solo [8′30″]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/11/2004 Tickhill Music Society, South Yorkshire, UK (No. 1); 28/09/2005 Church of St Olave, Old Jewry, London, UK (complete)
  • Wiegold, Peter (b. 1949)
    Aulos (2008) for clarinet & piano [8′30″]
    WORLD PREMIERE 11/01/2008 Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 19/03/2008 St James's Piccadilly, London, UK, with Peter Sparks (clarinet)
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    …and continued to recite unceasingly the eternal name of God
    (1992 rev. 2016) for piano solo [10′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 24/11/2022 Deptford Town Hall, London, UK
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    A Sonata of Solstices and Equinoxes (2017) for piano solo [22′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 20/01/2017 Brunel University, UK
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2017 Girton College, Cambridge, UK; 25/03/2017 The Duncairn Centre, Belfast, UK [recorded live]
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  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Flags and Emblems (2012) fantasy for piano, orchestra & flute band [18′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 30/10/2012 Whitla Hall, Belfast, UK, with Ulster Orchestra, Ballygowan Flute Band / Ian Wilson (conductor); broadcast 22/01/2013 Afternoon on 3, BBC Radio 3 [recorded live]
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  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Lim (1988) for piano solo [19′30″]
    UK PREMIERE 28/09/2005 St Olave Jewry, London, UK
    NORTHERN IRISH PREMIERE 02/08/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Northern Ireland, UK [recorded live]
    ALSO PERFORMED 22/01/2007 West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK
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  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Limena (1998, rev. 2006) version for piano & string quartet [19′30″]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE 26/02/2007 Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall, Oxford, UK, with Carducci Quartet
    ALSO PERFORMED 15/05/2007 Firth Hall, Sheffield, UK, with Carducci Quartet
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Mutazione: Piano Concerto (2003) for piano & orchestra [18′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/01/2016 Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK, with Ulster Orchestra / David Brophy (conductor); broadcast 30/01/2016 Hear and Now, BBC Radio 3 [recorded live]
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  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Sonata delle Forze (2022) for piano solo [25′]
    Commissioned by Matthew Schellhorn
    WORLD PREMIERE forthcoming
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Spilliaert's Beach (1999, rev. 2008) version for basset horn & piano [7′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 19/03/2008 St James’s Piccadilly, London, UK, with Peter Sparks (basset horn)
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Stations (2006–07) for piano solo [72′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 18/05/2007 St Pancras Church, London, UK (Book I, Book II); 24/04/2008 Kingston University, UK (Book III); 07/05/2008 Wigmore Hall, London, UK (Book IV); 09/04/2009 Harty Room, Queen’s University Belfast, UK (complete)
    WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING released 06/04/2014 Ian Wilson: Stations (Diatribe Records DIACD016)
    ALSO PERFORMED 21/03/2008 (Sixth Station) In Tune, BBC Radio 3; 11/04/2009 Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland; 12/04/2009 Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland; 08/04/2014 St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, UK; 10/04/2014 St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, UK; 13/04/2014 Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland; 14/04/2014 Blackheath Halls, London, UK; 15/04/2014 Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh, UK; 27/04/2014 York St John University, York, UK; 16/05/2014 Robinson College, Cambridge, UK; 18/05/2014 St Augustine's Church, Thorpe Bay UK; 29/06/2014 Wymondham Abbey, UK; 10/07/2014 Ripon Cathedral, UK; 31/03/2015 Chelmsford Cathedral, UK
    Diatribe Records DIACD016
  • Wilson, Ian (b. 1964)
    Verschwindend (2001) for piano solo [5′]
    UK PREMIERE 22/01/2007 West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK
    NORTHERN IRISH PREMIERE 02/08/2012 Walled City Music Festival, Derry, UK [recorded live]
    ALSO PERFORMED 15/05/2007 Firth Hall, Sheffield, UK; 28/05/2014 Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland; 05/09/2015 York Late Music, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York, UK
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  • Young, Toby (b. 1990)
    Pretty Stories (and Funny Pictures) (2014) for soprano & piano [5′]
    WORLD PREMIERE 04/07/2014 Harwich Festival, UK, with Susanna Fairbairn (soprano)
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