Down. His work is regularly commissioned and performed by leading performers and ensembles throughout Europe. Most recently he has written several compositions for performers in Iceland, four of which were premiered in Reykjavik in June 2011. He has a particular interest in works of longer duration and a recording of the 45-minute Hunshigo (for violin and piano) was released by Altarus Records in 2009. In 2012 his most ambitious composition so far will be premiered in Belfast – a large-scale cycle of compositions for solo bass flute and computer. Simon Mawhinney’s repertoire as a pianist ranges from Elizabethan virginal music to the most contemporary works. In 2008–09 he celebrated Messiaen’s centenary with a series of performances of Vingt Regards, all of which received standing ovations.