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June 2022
Veni Veni Emmanuel with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SSO
Thirty years ago Dame Evelyn Glennie premiered Sir James MacMillan’s Percussion Concerto, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel. Here, she returns to that work, praised for its ‘instant accessibility’ and ‘exuberant physicality’ (The Telegraph) for a special anniversary performance.
Find out more »World Premiere: GERNIKA 85 by Aitor Etxebarria
The World Premiere of 'Gernika 85.', the most personal and largest project of the contemporary composer Aitor Etxebarria. This symphonic work that combines minimalist aesthetics and eccentric landscapes will premiere on June 30 at the Euskalduna Palace. It will be performed by the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra and the Gaudeamus de Gernika choir with the international solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie, winner of two Grammy Awards, and Etxebarria himself on piano and electronic instruments. In addition, some of the latest recorded testimonies…
Find out more »July 2022
Trio HLK with Evelyn Glennie
Pioneering solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Trio HLK, a group of the UK’s most creative musicians. This Scottish improvising ensemble’s interpretations of jazz standards are at times shimmering and cerebral, at others thunderous, intricate and harmonic with a veritable battery of percussion played by the incomparable Evelyn Glennie.
Find out more »Touch the Sound – Solo Recital
At the Blomberg-based company SynFlex Elektro, which produces insulating materials for the construction of electric motors and transformers, the audience will sit in the large logistics hall, which is used for picking and loading. It was also an industrial hall where percussionist Evelyn Glennie recorded her first CD of improvised music. She was at the beginning of a world career that has made her one of the best-known interpreters of contemporary music. In a solo recital, Evelyn Glennie will present…
Find out more »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.
Find out more »October 2022
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Land’s End Ensemble
A special concert celebrating Land’s End Ensemble’s 25th anniversary. Evelyn Glennie is thrilled to present new works by composers she carefully selected for this event: Eugene Astapov (CAN) - Tiny Shattered Pieces (amplified violin & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Ontario Arts Council Dorothy Chang (CAN/USA) - Fragility (cello & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Barlow Endowment for Music Composition Vincent Ho (CAN) - Nostalgia (vibraphone & piano) - World Premiere Generously supported by Walt and Irene DeBoni and…
Find out more »Prelude to the Grand Finale of the European Capital of Culture
The concert of the world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie and the experimental musician from Senta, Szilárd Mezei, will be held on 9 October at the City Concert Hall, starting at 8 p.m. Their concert, which represents an interesting artistic combination, will be an introduction to the last programme arch of the European Capital of Culture – Other? Europe. Tickets for the concert are available from 20 September 2022.
Find out more »Evelyn Glennie and the Women’s Orchestra – Mindstream
On 21st October, Evelyn Glennie will perform together with the Women's Orchestra, orchestra leader Maria Badstue and concertmaster Jonna Simonsson. The program features music by female composers – including Jill Jarman and Andrea Tarrodi. The concert is part of a unique project to highlight female composers and all participants on stage are women.
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