Huw Watkins live in Leicester Avenue

Experience Huw Watkins live on September 18th

Huw Watkins will perform a concert at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery on September 18, 2026. Watkins is a British composer known for a lyrical and subtly complex musical style, often described as neo-romantic with influences from Messiaen and Britten. His compositions span orchestral works, chamber music, vocal pieces, and solo piano pieces, frequently exploring themes of landscape and memory. He was awarded the prestigious Mendelssohn Award in 2014 and has received commissions from leading ensembles and performers.

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, located on New Walk Museum, Leicester, opened in 1849 as part of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society’s collection. Originally focused on natural history, it expanded to include art in the early 20th century through the bequest of E.A. Cawthorpe and subsequent acquisitions. The museum houses diverse collections including German Expressionist art – notably a significant collection by Käthe Kollwitz – alongside Egyptian antiquities, dinosaurs, Victorian art & craft, and a collection relating to the social history of Leicestershire.