An evening to remember at St George's Bristol: Philip Glass at the piano

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 17 May 2013

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 14 May 2013

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Philip Glass, Piano

Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet resurrect Dracula

Leopold Tobisch, 7th July

Philip Glass performs his music to the film Dracula, alongside the Kronos Quartet at the Philharmonie de Paris.

***11

Montréal’s ‘Philip Glass Fever’ raises questions

Christina Volpini, 7th March

While Glass' latest music has managed to package and sell a form of experimentalism to the masses, it also sparks debate about style versus substance.

**111

New York première of Glass’ complete Etudes

Richard Peters, 5th December

This weekend saw the New York première of Philip Glass' complete Piano Etudes. Produced by Glass’ long-time collaborator Linda Brumbach, the dazzling showcase divided the 20 etudes equally among the ten performers.

****1

Philip Glass: Glassfest Solo Recital

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 7th November

After a successful visit to Bristol two years ago, Glass returns to St George's for a sell-out solo performance as part of Bristol Glassfest celebrating the American minimalist composer's music.

****1

Rare, extraordinary: Philip Glass Ensemble at The Rest is Noise

Chris Garlick, 9th November

Introduced by Southbank Centre’s artistic director, Jude Kelly, this latest instalment of The Rest is Noise festival felt like one of those events that rarely finds its way into the concert diary. A packed hall witnessed one of those feats of sheer physical, intellectual and emotional energy that you are unlikely to forget.

*****

Philip Glass, Michael Riesman, Ellen Edinoff, Koert Stuyf: Music for film and dance

Rutger Muller, 29th April

Philip Glass came to Amsterdam for a series of two concerts in the three-year-old Rabozaal theatre of De Melkweg. I attended the second show, billed as “An evening of film music and dance”. Glass himself opened the night playing Metamorphosis II on the piano, apparently because he was asked to do so. Fortunately he did it with great verve and suppleness.

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.