Dame Evelyn Glennie is the world’s premier solo percussionist, performing internationally with the most celebrated orchestras, conductors and artists.
Her discography exceeds 40 solo recordings and includes two GRAMMY Award winners, and she has received over a hundred international awards to date, including the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour. In 1993 she was made an OBE.
A commissioner of new music, she has expanded the solo percussion repertoire by more than 200 pieces and she is herself a composer for film, theater and television. She is currently curating The Evelyn Glennie Collection of musical instruments and has plans to open a center for music education under the banner: Teach the World to Listen.
For more information, visit www.evelyn.co.uk.
Naxos interviews Evelyn Glennie