Sir Karl Jenkins CBE releases brand-new album 'Piano' to celebrate his 75th birthday

Sir Karl Jenkins, the most performed living composer, is celebrating his 75^th birthday with a brand-new album, tour and a host of reissues from his immensely popular catalogue – all now available on Decca Records. The new album is entitled ‘Piano’ and sees Sir Karl at the keyboard for the first time, performing original piano versions of his best-loved works as well as two new compositions. The album will be released on 8^th February, to coincide with Sir Karl’s UK tour which starts on 10^th February in his native Wales – just ahead of his 75^th birthday on 17^th February.

Alongside the new recording, Decca is reissuing Sir Karl’s extensive catalogue with brand new artwork to mark his 75^th birthday. The albums are all available now digitally and CDs will be released over the next four months, starting with The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Very Best of Karl Jenkins on 8^th February.

Sir Karl Jenkins' latest album is set to be released on 8th February

In addition to these new releases, fans of Sir Karl Jenkins will also be able to see him live, as he conducts a series of concerts around the UK. Starting in Cardiff on 10^th February, he will be travelling to Glasgow (3^rd March), Birmingham (10^th March) and Manchester (16^th March), before appearing at Classic FM Live at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 24^th April. Sir Karl will be returning to the prestigious venue later in the year for a special 75^th birthday concert on 13^th October in which he’ll conduct some of his best-known works and selected extracts from his new composition, Miserere. He’ll be joined by mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge, organist Jonathan Scott, cellist Abel Selaocoe, Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the celebratory event.

Sir Karl Jenkins says, “When I first wrote these pieces, I was thinking about them in an orchestral style, so this album has given me the opportunity to go back to the origins and recreate them on the piano in an intimate and personal way. It has been quite nostalgic and also very enjoyable to revisit my old scores and transform them into something new.”