Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood announces one-off classical concert

By Alex Young on September 22nd, 2010 in News

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Just when you thought Kanye West had toppled Radiohead as the most written about artist here at Consequence of Sound, Thom Yorke’s crew countered with a batch of completed songs and hi-res concert footage of Atoms For Peace. What’s more, the band’s guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, has just announced plans for a one-off live performance.

But before you bust out your Ok Computer t-shirt and withdraw your live savings for tickets, you should probably know this: the concert will come in the classical music variety. On October 6th, Greenwood will travel to the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London for a collaborative performance with the the BBC Concert Orchestra. Dubbed Electronia 1, the concert is intended to explore the evolution of electric instruments and futuristic influences on modern music (via Gigwise).

Greenwood is of course no stranger to the classical genre. In addition to his duties with Radiohead, the 38-year-old Oxford native also serves as the composer-in-residence with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and has written a number of compositions since taking the gig in 2004. Greenwood will perform one such composition, “smear”, at Electronia 1.

The concert will also feature a performance from Goldfrapp producer Will Gregory, who will debut his latest opera, Journeys into the Sky. Better yet, there will also be an electronic reworking of Kraftwerk’s The Model by Anne Dudley. Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker will serve as the evening’s presenter.

For those who cannot make it to London on the 6th, Electronia 1 will be re-broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Performance on 3 on November 19th.

Below, you can hear a preview of Greenwood’s “Smear”.

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