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January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
Marta Ptaszyńska’s 80th Birthday – Drum of Orfeo with the Warsaw Philharmonic
Marta Ptaszyńska's 80th Birthday - Drum of Orfeo with the Warsaw Philharmonic
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April Fool’s Day Gala Concert with Rainer Hersch
Conductor and comedian Rainer Hersch ‘the world’s first classical music hooligan’ (The Sun) brings together a host of stars for a hilarious evening of April Fool’s jokes and hoaxes in support of Help Musicians UK (formerly The Musicians Benevolent Fund).
The stellar pranksters include Evelyn, Zeb Soanes (voice of Classic FM and formerly master of the BBC R4 Shipping Forecast), improvising genius 'Harry the Piano' and star baritone James Oldfield – not forgetting the virtuosos of the English Chamber Orchestra. Evelyn will be murdering ’The Swan’ from ‘Carnival of the Animals' with a specially devised percussion instrument, as well as performing Vivaldi on the Vibraphone.
Find out more »June 2023
Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2023
LÉONIE SONNINGS MUSIKPRIS 2023 With three wide-ranging percussion concerts that play an important role in Evelyn Glennie's long career as a solo percussion virtuoso, we get close to both Glennie's phenomenal musicianship and deep into the wondrous world of percussion. Scotland’s James MacMillan's Veni, Veni Emmanuel, which Evelyn Glennie premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1992, is based on an ancient Advent hymn. American Michael Daugherty's Dreamachine was also premiered by Evelyn Glennie. The concert is a tribute…
Find out more »July 2023
Dame Evelyn Glennie and the New London Chamber Ensemble
Dame Evelyn Glennie and New London Chamber Ensemble open the Lake District Summer Music Festival with an amazing feast for the senses. From complex rhythms to serene reflection, experience an incredible sound world of hazy vibraphones and exotic percussion.
Find out more »September 2023
Evelyn Glennie and Jon Hemmersam
Evelyn Glennie and Jon Hemmersam have worked closely together since 2012. This has resulted in three albums Sound Spirits (2012), The Core-tet Project (2016) and most recently Open Barrier (2021). The audience will experience something that has never been played before - and that will never be played again. The concert is literally unique. It is based on the two musicians' collaboration and is improvised on site. That's why we call the concert Sound Spirits impromptu, an impromptu concert. Music transcends genres…
Find out more »November 2023
The Language of Bells
The ringing of bells has meant many things to people for centuries: the call to worship, a marking of time, an alarm for danger, the joy of marriage, the sorrow of death. Composer Jill Jarman's new piece for internationally renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie with viols and voices mixes the sounds of old and new, life and death, celebration and mourning, and examines the call of bells pealing across the centuries of human experience. Dame Evelyn Glennie - percussion Chelys…
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