Éliane Radigue: OCCAM I performed by Rhodri Davies

These concerts honour the memory of pioneering French composer Éliane Radigue with a month-long daily performance of OCCAM I for solo harp. Éliane Radigue: OCCAM I for solo harp Performed by Rhodri Davies Daily from 26 January to 23 February 2027 Performance: 2pm Venue: St Barnabas Church, Hawthorne Ave, Uplands, Abertawe, SA2 0LP The pioneering French composer Éliane Radigue wrote OCCAM I for harp especially for Rhodri Davies in 2011. The OCCAM series of pieces was named after the Franciscan friar, William of Occam and Radigue’s work is informed by her spirituality and dedication to Tibetan Buddhism. OCCAM I is unique as it was composed for Davies via aural transmission and he is the only person with the knowledge how to play this piece. Radigue died on the 23rd of February 2026 at the age of 94. These concerts honour her memory with a month-long daily performance of OCCAM I that starts on her birthday and ends on the anniversary of her death. Doors open at 1.30pm. The performance begins promptly at 2pm. Running time: approximately 30 minutes