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August 2022
Settimane Musicali – Free Performance
A free open-air concert to open the 2022 Settimane Musicali Festival on the Ascona lakeside, Switzerland, which is not to be missed! The event is free thanks to the support of Ascona Municipal Council.
Find out more »September 2022
Flanders Festival: Looping Time – Evelyn Glennie and O/Modernt
For the festive opening of Flanders Festival Ghent in St Bavo’s Cathedral we’ll be welcoming Sweden’s most innovative ensemble. Our festival theme ‘time’ is woven into their name. O/Modernt (Swedish for On-Modern) is a unique concept originating from the brain of violist, conductor and artistic director Hugo Ticciati. They have borrowed their motto from composer John Cage: Invent the past, revise the future and they always combine the old and the new in a surprising way. For this concert O/Modernt is bringing…
Find out more »Bex Burch with Evelyn Glennie, John Edwards and Owen Gardner @ Café OTO
Cafe OTO is pleased to welcome composer, percussionist, producer and instrument maker Bex Burch for a special two-day residency, presenting an intimate portrait of her core practice and special collaborations.
The first night Burch will be sharing the stage with solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, a double GRAMMY winner, BAFTA nominee, recipient of the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour; virtuoso double bassist John Edwards, whose staggering range of techniques and boundless musical imagination have redefined the possibility of the double bass and dramatically expanded its role; and Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser Owen Gardner. His work draws from a wide variety of music, from the traditional to the highly abstract, coalescing into a very personal and hypnotic style.
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