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Dame Evelyn Glennie talks upcoming new concert ‘Percussive Power’: “We ask the audience to simply be curious”
Following their latest collaboration at last summer’s BBC Proms, the world-acclaimed percussionist reunites with the Fantasia Orchestra for a special performance featuring an eclectic, innovative repertoire. Guillermo Nazara chats with the artist about the process of reimagining the classics, creating new work, and her quest to make music an unpredictable adventure. How does it feel…
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Review of ‘Evelyn Glennie and the Fantasia Orchestra’ (BBC Proms, 2026): “Eclectic rendition doesn’t miss a beat, but it doesn’t sing either”
They could have done better. Not that much in terms of execution- although that wasn’t exceptional either -but regarding their choice of repertoire, which was eclectic but hardly electric. Not everything can be great, that’s true. But all my previous interactions with the Fantasia Orchestra have got close enough. Not this time, however. And although…
