Gwilym’s recent release with Kizzy Crawford and Sinfonia Cymru has been getting some great reviews. 5 stars in BBC Music Magazine who called the album “a simply beautiful concept daringly executed”. Peter Quinn in Jazzwise called the album “one of the year’s most beautiful, surprising and joyous releases”.
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Gwilym and Kizzy Crawford appeared on Front Row on Friday 27th April. You can hear the interview online at BBC Radio 4
“absolutely magnificent” BBCRadio4 Front Row
The album is also featured in London Jazz News
Gwilym will be back on tour with jazz legend guitarist Pat Metheny. The quartet includes Pat, Gwilym, Linda Oh (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums). The concert is called “An Evening with Pat Metheny” and features many of the great classics from the Pat Metheny Real Book. Do check the dates for more information. On April 16th Pat Metheny was honoured in Washington D.C. as an NEA Jazz Master. Read More
Julian Joseph will present Gwilym’s jazz influenced version of Debussy’s Children’s Corner Suite specially arranged for piano, saxophone and string quartet. The piece was recorded at the BBC’s studios in Salford and features Simmy Singh (violin), Lucy McKay (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Rachel Shakespeare (cello), Rob Buckland (soprano and tenor saxes) and Gwilym Simcock on grand piano.
Listen live at 5.00 p.m. or catch up online at the BBC website.
Gwilym will be playing a special concert with guitarist Mike Walker and drummer Asaf Sirkis at the Southport Festival on Friday 2nd Feb 2018 at 10:30 p.m.
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Gwilym will be joining forces with the Northern Chamber Orchestra in January for two concerts featuring his music. On the 12th they will appear at the new Stoller Hall at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where Gwilym was a student and then on 13th at Macclesfield Heritage Centre.
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Sep
2026 |
United Kingdom | London | Royal Albert Hall | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Gwilym Simcock
Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello(20 mins)
BBC Radio 3 co-commission: world premiere
7:30pm
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10
Sep
2026 |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Bulgaria | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Co commission with BBC Radio 3. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello with Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh- Mason
7:00pm
1 Aksakov Str
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30
Sep
2026 |
United Kingdom | Birmingham | CBSO | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Co commission with BBC Radio 3. Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello with Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh- Mason
2:15pm
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01
Oct
2026 |
Germany | Hamburg | Nica Jazz Club | |
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Lighthouse Trio
8:00pm
Alter Wall 20
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20
Nov
2026 |
Belgium | Antwerp | Queen Elisabeth Hall | |
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Concerto for Soprano Sax, Horn and Cello
Gwilym Simcock
Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello (20 mins)
BBC co-commission: Belgian premiere
8:00pm
Koningin Astridplein 20/26
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01
Jan
2027 |
Germany | München | Einstein Kultur | |
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Gwilym Simcock Solo Piano
7:30pm
Einsteinstraße 42
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