On January 31st, 2017 Philip Glass will turn 80 with a celebratory concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall featuring the world premiere of Glass’s Symphony No.11 and the NY premieres of Three Ifè Songs with Angelique Kidjo and “Days & Nights in Rocinha” with the Bruckner Orchester Linz under Dennis Russell Davies. More Info on The Carnegie Hall Birthday Concert
On January 20th Orange Mountain Music will release a new album featuring Glass’s Violin Concerto No.1 which premiered 30 years ago at Carnegie Hall in 1987. Pre-Order Now at Amazon
Beginning Jan.24th, the Scottish opera performs Glass’s 2014 opera THE TRIAL based on Kafka. Starting January 26th the Barbican Centre in London presents PHILIP GLASS TOTAL IMMERSION including opera, dance, symphonic works, chamber music, live to film events and more. Highlights include the Royal Opera House Production of LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES, Marin Alsop pairing with Katia and Marielle Labèque and the BBC Orchestra, Michael Riesman conducting VISITORS LIVE TO FILM and more.Philip Glass at 80 in London
In February, the Bruckner Orchester will be performing Glass’s music on tour across the USA including stops in California, Illinois, and in North Carolina where Carolina Performing Arts presents GLASSat80 from Feb.1 to 10 including The Complete Piano Etudes with Philip Glass, the Bruckner Orchester performing Symphony No.11, Violin Concerto No.1 with Robert McDuffie, and Days & Nights in Rocinha. Philip Glass & Laurie Anderson. Philip Glass at 80 in North Carolina
On February 18th, Boston Modern Orchestra Project performs Glass’s Symphony No.2 in Boston on a program featuring the Tirol Concerto for piano & orchestra with anton Batagov as soloist. Glass Orchestral Works in Boston
On February 24th, pianist Maki Namekawa presents her first ever performance of The Complete Piano Etudes as part of National Sawdust Celebrating the music of Philip Glass. Namekawa will perform the complete cycle of Glass’s etudes in collaboration with OMM and Ars Electronica. Namekawa plays The Etudes
Then on February 26th, the Maki Namekawa-Dennis Russell Davies piano duo performs at Washington DC’s esteemed Phillips Collection in a performance including Glass’s Four Movements for Two Pianos Namekawa-Davies Piano Duo in DC
On March 16th at Carnegie Hall, the Tibet House in New York presents the 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall celebrating Philip Glass’s 80th birthday with performances including Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Iggy Pop, New Order’s Benard Sumner, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman – Patti Smith and her band, Tenzin Cheogyal and Jessie Paris Smith, Scorchio Quartet and Lavinia Meijer #tibetbenefit2017 Tibet House 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall