Counter Chamber: beautifully curated instrumental and electronic performances in the heart of London. Join us for our next event as we redefine what chamber music means in 2025, encompassing neoclassical, electronic, melodic, soundtrack, minimalist and ambient music. Counter Chamber 14 will feature piano and electronics from Icelandic film composer Snorri Hallgrimsson, plus solo violin and electronics from Knee Gnaw.
SNORRI HALLGRIMSSON
“Gorgeous” - A Closer Listen
Snorri Hallgrimsson is an award-winning pianist and composer from Iceland who boasts an impressive list of credits as a solo artist, film composer and collaborator. Film credits include “Jaula / The Chalk Line” (Netflix), “Words of War”, “Innocence”, and BAFTA-award winning score for ‘Broadchurch’ alongside Ólafur Arnalds. He will be performing an intimate set of piano and electronics, including music from his new EP entitled “The Importance of Birds”, recently released on Deutsche Grammophon.
https://www.snorrihallgrimsson.com/
KNEE GNAW
Knee Gnaw, is a violinist, composer and field recordist based in London. Responding to the noise of the city, he mixes distorted drones, serrated melodic fragments and field recordings. He has recently performed for Fieldnotes, and at the Theatreship for the BFI's “Art of Action” series. He will be playing music from his debut LP, “Downtuning”, which descends through a series of darkening alternate tunings, weaving together field recordings from around Europe and wrapping the listener in healing layers of fuzz.