Pianist and composer Eydís Evensen will release her´s second LP, The Light, on May 26 through XXIM Records/Sony Masterworks.
Next May 21, Eydís will hold a concert in Kaldalón, Hárpa, at 8 p.m. Eydís will give Icelandic listeners the opportunity to hear a taste of the music from the upcoming LP, as well as music from her first LP Bylur, along with the short disc Frost. Eydís was recently added to the list of Classic FM’s 30 under 30 by the British radio station Classic FM. The 30 musicians under the age of 30 that we’re championing as Classic FM’s Rising Stars in 2023. Classic FM is one of the biggest classical radio stations in the world, and the station has a large group of listeners from all over the world.
Eydís recently announced a North American tour in October, where she will be playing venues such as the National Sawdust in Brooklyn, The Lodge Room in Los Angeles, and The Triple Door in Seattle, among other cities that same month. This is her first concert tour in North America, but this summer Eydís will first tour Europe and the UK and perform her music there.
Below is a video where Eydís performs the piece „Anna’s Theme” from the forthcoming album in Fríkirkjunni. Einar Egils directed and filmed.
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