Seamlessly integrating music from the past and present, former Britain’s Got Talent winner Tøkio Myers here performs his new solo classical album, a collection of original music inspired by the birth of his first daughter.
“If I hadn’t gone to dark places in life and explored as much as possible the extremities of music, then I could’ve never understood how beautiful and perfect simple music is,” explains the 40-year-old Londoner. “I’ve learnt after all these years that my training and experimenting were essential, in order for me to finally understand, appreciate and truly feel how to play the simplest of pieces. It feels like an awakening.”
Seamlessly integrating music from the past and present, former Britain’s Got Talent winner Tøkio Myers here performs his new solo classical album, a collection of original music inspired by the birth of his first daughter.
“If I hadn’t gone to dark places in life and explored as much as possible the extremities of music, then I could’ve never understood how beautiful and perfect simple music is,” explains the 40-year-old Londoner. “I’ve learnt after all these years that my training and experimenting were essential, in order for me to finally understand, appreciate and truly feel how to play the simplest of pieces. It feels like an awakening.”
St Paul's Church, Birmingham
7pm £25.40