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Ben Goldscheider and Huw Watkins - St Andrew's Church
About Ben Goldscheider and Huw Watkins - St Andrew's Church
A committed chamber musician, Ben has collaborated with leading artists including Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich, Sergei Babayan, Kirill Gerstein, Denis Kozhukhin, Sunwook Kim, Clara Jumi-Kang, and Allan Clayton at festivals such as Verbier, Salzburg, Jerusalem, Intonations (Berlin), and Barenboim (Buenos Aires). In recital, he has worked with Michael Barenboim, Stephen Hough, Tom Poster, Benjamin Baker, Giuseppe Guarrera and Richard Uttley, and is a member of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. In 2025, Ben was Artist-in-Residence at the Barnes Music Festival, appearing in both concerto and chamber music performances. Upcoming highlights include a return to the U.S. with Camerata Pacifica in Santa Barbara and a recital at the Boulez Saal with Alina Ibragimova (violin) and Dnes Vrjon (piano), as well as a programme of works for horn and electronics.
His recordings include Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain (Three Worlds Records), featuring newly commissioned works by Huw Watkins and Roxanna Panufnik, and a solo concerto album with the Philharmonia Orchestra (conducted by Lee Reynolds), featuring works by Arnold, Schoenberg, and Gipps. Ben also recorded the iconic horn call from Wagners Siegfried with the Hall Orchestra under Sir Mark Elder.
Composer and pianist, Watkins has appeared as soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Britten Sinfonia, and the London Sinfonietta, and performs throughout Europe and North America as soloist and chamber musician. Many composers have written concertos for him, including Philip Cashian, Tansy Davies and Helen Grime. He records for labels such as Signum, Chandos and BIS with regular collaborators Tamsin Waley Cohen, Ruby Hughes and Adam Walker. Watkins was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to music. Huw is also a well respected, widely performed and prolific composer and the concert features his "Lament" written for Ben.
Performances
| Performance Date & Time | Ticket Price | Ticket Link |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 22 August 7:30pm | Standard: £1.00 - £18.00 | Book Now |
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