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Following collaborations with Max Richter and performances at Southbank Centre and SXSW, composer Carolina Cury brings GLISSBLISS to Glasgow’s The Old Hairdresser’s, accompanied by producer Konstantinos Damianakis.
Italian-Brazilian, London-based pianist, vocalist and composer, Carolina Cury brings her classical training into a distinctive avant-garde pop practice shaped by interdisciplinary performance and research-led composition. Her second solo album GLISSBLISS (29th May 2026) centres this vision, presenting a sculpted, piano-led sound world of suspended harmonies, intimate voice, strings and electronics that blends chamber sensibility with contemporary pop experimentation.
Conceived as both a sonic and tactile project, the release also extends into listening-focused performances and a curated LP edition.
Alongside the album, Cury continues collaborative work and doctoral research exploring gossip as musical material, further expanding the conceptual frame surrounding the record. GLISSBLISS
Cury has established herself as one of London’s most proficient young composers and pianists, straight from Trinity Laban honours (Gold Medal 2021) to collaborating with Max Richter in-studio (Free & Equal Vol.2) and at Southbank Centre, a commission from the Royal Albert Hall associate artist programme. having her composition performed at the Royal College of Music and performing at SXSW 2026, all in 18 months time.
Support by Fionnlagh Mac A’Phiocair and Tom Macfadyen:
Piper Fionnlagh Mac A’Phiocair and composer and electronic musician Tom Macfadyen will perform an improvised set, producing a rich and thrilling blend of Scottish traditional music and electronic soundscapes. Listen as the sound of the smallpipes expands into deep soundscapes and envelops the audience in a wash of ambient colour, with inflections of folklore and Gàidhlig song.
