Owain Arwel Hughes
One of the leading conductors from the U.K., Owain Arwel Hughes has become as well known for his interpretations of Danish music as for British, and he is equally at home with choral works as with orchestral. Although Hughes successfully launched his career in England and Wales, he branched out, both in his conducting activities and in his choice of repertory, when he accepted the post of principal conductor of the Ålborg Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. Not surprisingly, Hughes' orchestral/choral repertory includes much British music -- works by Elgar, Delius, Vaughan Williams, and others -- and an eclectic array of music by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Schnittke, and many more. Hughes has made over 50 recordings, spread over many labels, including BIS, EMI, and Warner Classics.
Owain Arwel Hughes was born in Ton Pentre, in the Rhondda Valley of Wales, on March 21, 1942. His father was the composer Arwel Hughes. He studied music at Cardiff University and the Royal College of Music in London; among his teachers were a quite distinguished trio of Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, and Rudolf Kempe. Hughes served as associate conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London in the 1970s. From 1980 to 1986, he worked in the same capacity for the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra.
In 1986, Hughes founded the Welsh Proms Cymru, a yearly summer festival of music for which he has served as artistic director ever since. In the 1980s, he also worked as principal associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Hughes accepted the post of principal conductor with the Ålborg Symphony Orchestra in 1994. He soon became a champion of the music of the composer Vagn Holmboe. A stream of recordings on the BIS label followed, including the massive Holmboe cycle, featuring all 14 symphonies (the 13 numbered symphonies and the unnumbered Sinfonia "In Memoriam").
Hughes departed his Ålborg post in 1999. In 2003, he was appointed music director of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. The following year, he was awarded the title of Officer of the British Empire, and in 2009, he was elevated to Commander of the British Empire. Hughes founded the Camerata Wales in 2005 and has since served as its music director. In 2008, he led the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in a recording of Knudåge Riisager's Benzin and other orchestral works. Hughes remained with the National Youth Orchestra of Wales until 2010. In 2014, he was named the professor of performance at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hughes launched a cycle of Sibelius' symphonies on the Rubicon label in 2020, with the second release appearing in 2022.
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Schnittke: Symphony No. 0 / Nagasaki
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 17 de fev. de 2006
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Holmboe: Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 and 10
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de mai. de 1994
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Holmboe: Concertos Nos. 8 & 10 / Concerto Giocondo E Severo / The Ill-Tempered Turk
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de jun. de 2003
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Holst : The Planets & Somerset Rhapsody (- Apex)
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics International em 15 de mar. de 2005
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Holmboe: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de nov. de 1992
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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13 / Prince Rostislav
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de mar. de 2003
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Elgar, E.: Symphony No. 2 / Hoddinott, A.: Investiture Dances
National Youth Orchestra of Wales, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por Divine Art em 21 de nov. de 2006
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Hughes: Dewi Sant (St. David)
Yvonne Kenny, Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson, BBC Welsh Chorus, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de jul. de 1990
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Holmboe, V.: Kairos (Time), "Sinfonias Nos. 1-4"
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 27 de out. de 2009
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Holmboe: Four Symphonic Metamorphoses
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 28 de fev. de 1998
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BORRESEN, H.: Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 (Hirsch, Aalborg Symphony, O.A. Hughes)
Rebecca Hirsch, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 1 de ago. de 2006
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Walton: The Symphonies
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 27 de jul. de 2010
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Hughes: Dewi Sant (Saint David)
Owain Arwel Hughes, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Yvonne Kenny, Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson, BBC National Chorus of Wales
Sacred Oratorios - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de jul. de 1990
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Holmboe: Brass Concertos
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 31 de dez. de 1996
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Holmboe: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de nov. de 1992
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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de jan. de 1983
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Holmboe: Symphony No. 2
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 30 de nov. de 1995
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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / Vocalise / Youth Symphony
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de jun. de 2002
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Horneman: Theatre Music
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 31 de jan. de 1998
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Holmboe: Recorder Concerto / Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 1 de ago. de 1998
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