Gavin Bryars
Upcoming Events
After the Rain
The Sinking of the Titanic, special performance
When
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Where
Portuguese Pavilion, La Biennale, Venice
Recent Journal Posts
Four Songs from Northern Seas
May 27, 2026
Leeds Lieder+, The Venue, Leeds I had been commissioned to write four songs for the Leeds biennial lieder festival, Leeds Lieder+, and I set four poems by the Scottish poet George Bruce, whose work I have now set a number of times.
Philip Jeck
March 31, 2022
Philip Jeck died peacefully on Friday, March 25th. He was a good friend, an unclassifiable artist who produced the most poetic music imaginable (and yet to be imagined). He was without doubt a genius and a very lovely man.
Conducting RSNO at Sonica
March 22, 2022
On March 12th I was to join forces with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a spectacular performance at Cryptic’s Sonica Glasgow 2022. There were three works: Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Arvo Pärt’s If Bach Had Been a Beekeeper and the UK premiere of my Viola Concerto (A Hut in Toyama) with Morgan Goff on viola.
