Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a career as a full-time solo percussionist. As an eclectic and innovative musician and composer, she is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion. Her diverse collaborations include performances with Björk, Bobby McFerrin, Sting, Mark Knopfler, The King’s Singers and Béla Fleck. She has performed as soloist with many of the world’s major orchestras, and took a lead role in the opening ceremony to mark the 2012 Olympics in London.

Dame Evelyn Glennie has commissioned over 200 hundred new works for solo percussion from many of the world’s most eminent composers. She has made over 40 solo recordings, three of which have received GRAMMY awards. A motivational speaker and educationalist, she has written a bestselling autobiography, Good Vibrations, and a book entitled Listen World! dedicated to teenagers. Her stance on sound was captured by the renowned film director Thomas Riedelsheimer in his film Touch the Sound and through her hugely popular TED talk.

She has received over 90 international awards, including an Order of the British Empire (OBE), Dame Commander (DBE) and the Companion of Honour.

For more information, visit www.evelyn.co.uk.

Naxos interviews Evelyn Glennie