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August 2024
BBC Proms, Bristol Beacon 4: Evelyn Glennie plays Jennifer Higdon
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Bristol Beacon’s Orchestra in Residence – opens its concert with a little-known gem of Ukrainian music. Feodor Akimenko was born in Kharkiv in 1876, going on to teach Igor Stravinsky before writing his beautiful ‘Poème- Nocturne’ Angel in 1912. The BSO’s Ukrainian Chief Conductor (and Akimenko aficionado) Kirill Karabits conducts it here as a prelude to American composer Jennifer Higdon’s seriously flamboyant Percussion Concerto, played by Evelyn Glennie, and Tchaikovsky’s heart-on-sleeve Symphony No. 5. Knell by Iranian composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh offers a glance back to Akimenko’s Angel in its momentary, symbolic plea for peace.
Find out more »December 2024
Evelyn Glennie and Scheherazade
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2024/25 Season: Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Brighton Philharmonic for a dazzling programme, from the Scottish Highlands to fairy tales from Arabia.
We’re thrilled that one of Britain’s greatest and pioneering musicians, the extraordinary percussionist Evelyn Glennie, will be joining us to perform one of her signature pieces: James MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, written as a tribute to her virtuosic flair and charismatic personality. Taking the Advent plainsong as the basis of the work, this is a tour de force and still packs the punch it had at its BBC Proms premiere twenty years ago. Now in the pantheon of contemporary classics, it still sounds wonderfully imaginative, rhythmically impulsive and vibrantly colourful, and will be an unforgettable experience.
Find out more »February 2025
Evelyn Glennie and O/Modernt
Monday 24 February 2025 at 8.30 pm
TEATRO AUDITORIUM MANZONI, Bologna, Italy
O/MODERNT SOLOISTS
EVELYN GLENNIE percussion
HUGO TICCIATI violin
Find out more »Evelyn Glennie and O/Modernt
Tuesday 25 February 2025 at 8.00 pm
SOCIETÀ FILARMONICA TRENTO, Trento, Italy
O/MODERNT SOLOISTS
EVELYN GLENNIE percussion
HUGO TICCIATI violin
Find out more »June 2025
Fantasia & Evelyn Glennie – Proms at St Jude’s
Fantasia Orchestra returns to Proms at St Jude's, collaborating with the world's premier solo percussionist: Dame Evelyn Glennie. Always a highlight of Fantasia's season, this year's appearance at Proms at St Jude's opens the festival. At the centre of the programme are two percussion concertos - by Vivaldi (arranged for solo marimba) and Duddell. The second half features two highlights of the Romantic repertoire: Puccini's Crisantemi and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence. Tchaikovsky's enduring piece is abundant in melody and drama, and culminates with…
Find out more »August 2025
Percussion Party: Peninsula Festival
Experience the extraordinary as the Peninsula Music Festival presents Percussion Party, an unforgettable evening showcasing the revolutionary talent of Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world’s first and foremost solo percussionist. Under the baton of Maestro Rune Bergmann, this remarkable program explores the power of rhythm, the depth of human expression, and the limitless possibilities of percussion, featuring works by Vincent Ho and Dmitri Shostakovich in a concert unlike any other.
Find out more »September 2025
Listen In with Dame Evelyn Glennie
Join us for an extraordinary evening this September as we welcome Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world’s premiere percussionist, accompanied by Bristol Ensemble, to explore these questions through a beautiful and immersive performance specially created for St George’s.
Find out more »October 2025
Evelyn Glennie and New Bristol Sinfonia in Concert
The New Bristol Sinfonia, under the baton of Thomas Blunt, invites you to an evening of dazzling orchestral music featuring the legendary Dame Evelyn Glennie – the world’s first full-time solo percussionist. Renowned for her extraordinary musicianship and trailblazing career, Dame Evelyn has transformed the perception of percussion in classical music, earning international acclaim for her expressive power and technical brilliance.
This thrilling concert features a rich and varied programme celebrating rhythm, emotion, and innovation.
Find out more »Evelyn Glennie & New London Chamber Ensemble: Sound Unbound (part of the Canterbury Festival)
Join world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and the acclaimed NLCE wind quintet for a concert that pushes the boundaries of live performance.
Blending dazzling rhythmic complexity with moments of serene reflection, this unique collaboration invites you into an extraordinary sound world of shimmering vibraphones, exotic percussion, and expressive wind textures.
Find out more »The Space Between – Dame Evelyn Glennie and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
A landmark night for the SSO as we’re joined by Maestro Karl Hirzer and superstar percussion Dame Evelyn Glennie. Multi-Grammy winner, Dame Evelyn Glennie is the centrepiece of a night of mystical story telling with Ho’s From Darkness to Light and we bring light to the darkness with Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony.
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