Philip Glass for cello Camille Thomas, Brussels Philharmonic & Oscar Jockel

• Philip Glass (b. 1937): The Poet Acts (From "The Hours"):
• 1 Glass: The Poet Acts (From "The Hours") 04:20
• Etude No. 16 (Arr. for Cello Solo and 8 Celli by O. Jockel):
• 2 Glass: Etude No. 16 (Arr. for Cello Solo and 8 Celli by O. Jockel) 04:52
• Naqoyqatsi:
• 3 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Naqoyqatsi 04:28
• 4 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Massman 04:11
• 5 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Primacy Of Number 04:07
• 6 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: New World 03:29
• 7 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Religion 04:08
• 8 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Media Weather 03:54
• 9 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Intensive Time 04:03
• 10 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Old World 02:44
• 11 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Point Blank 04:00
• 12 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: The Vivid Unknown 03:26
• 13 Glass: Naqoyqatsi: Definition 02:31
• Truman Sleeps (Arr. for Cello and Piano by O. Jockel):
• 14 Glass: Truman Sleeps (Arr. for Cello and Piano by O. Jockel) 02:13
• Etude No. 6 (Arr. for Cello Solo and Orchestra by O. Jockel):
• 15 Glass: Etude No. 6 (Arr. for Cello Solo and Orchestra by O. Jockel) 03:02
• Etude No. 5 (Arr. for 7 Celli by C. Thomas and L. Francisco):
• 16 Glass: Etude No. 5 (Arr. for 7 Celli by C. Thomas and L. Francisco) 03:53
• Etude No. 2 (Arr. for Cello Solo and 8 Celli by O. Jockel):
• 17 Glass: Etude No. 2 (Arr. for Cello Solo and 8 Celli by O. Jockel) 05:57
• Symphony For Eight:
• 18 Glass: Symphony For Eight 09:01
• Cello Concerto No. 1:
• 19 Glass: Cello Concerto No. 1: Movement I 10:14
• 20 Glass: Cello Concerto No. 1: Movement II 12:12
• 21 Glass: Cello Concerto No. 1: Movement III 06:07
• Total Runtime 01:42:52

Info for Philip Glass for cello

Camille Thomas’s new album, *Philip Glass: For Cello*, was born out of a personal invitation from the composer himself. Marking his 90th birthday, this unique, artist-led project brings together a selection of Philip Glass’s most significant works alongside his original compositions for the cello, featuring new arrangements that shed fresh light on his music.

Recorded with the Brussels Philharmonic under the direction of Oscar Jockel, the album ranges from the rarely performed First Cello Concerto to a newly reimagined version of "Naqoyqatsi"—the original film score that inspired the Second Cello Concerto—alongside newly arranged "Etudes" and iconic film music, including "The Hours", culminating in a unique new arrangement of "Truman Sleeps" ("The Truman Show"). Together, these works reveal the depth, lyricism, and inner pulse at the heart of Glass’s musical language, while offering a timely reflection on themes that remain strikingly relevant today.

Camille Thomas, cello
Brussels Philharmonic
Oscar Jockel, conductor

Camille Thomas
Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas has been making music with radiant, instinctive joy since the age of four. Her deeply expressive performances—marked by a rare blend of technical refinement and emotional immediacy—have made her one of the most compelling artists of her generation. Whether exploring the most sorrowful corners of a score or illuminating its brightest moments, Camille brings an unmistakable sincerity and intensity that resonates with audiences worldwide.

Highlights of the 2025–26 season include performances with the Rundfunk?Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Katharina Wincor, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana with Juanjo Mena, Taiwain Philharmonic with Michael Sanderling, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra with Junichi Hirokami, Residentie Orkest with David Danzmayr, Bochum Symphony Orchestra with Gemma New, and a tour five city tour with Euskadiko Orkestra. In October 2025, Camille will curate a week of concerts at the Viva Cello Festival in Switzerland under the title Paris est une fête, featuring performances and collaborations with friends and colleagues inspired by this Parisian theme. Camille also embarks on a North American recital tour with pianist and composer Julien Brocal, performing their Rendez-vous programme at venues including the Van Cliburn Concert Series, Harvard Musical Association in Boston, and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C and will continue to tour with clarinetist YOM, with their intimate and immersive programme.

During the 2024–25 season, Camille appeared with ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna with Kevin-John Edusei, National Symphony Orchestra Ireland with Patrik Ringborg, Hong Kong Philharmonic with Manfred Honeck, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra with Junichi Hirokami, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra with Robert Fores Veses, Istanbul State Symphony with Oksana Lyniv, Korean National Symphony Orchestra with Seokwon Hong, and Janá?ek Philharmonic with Andrey Boreyko. The season also included her debut collaboration with French clarinetist YOM at Theatre de la Ville and went on to perform at Festival 1001 Notes.

Since signing exclusively with Deutsche Grammophon in 2017, Camille has released a number of critically acclaimed albums. Voice of Hope (2020) features the world-premiere recording of Fazil Say’s Never Give Up, composed for her in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris and Istanbul. The album, released in partnership with UNICEF, reflects Camille’s belief in the power of music to offer hope and healing. Her follow-up album, The Chopin Project (2021), recorded in Paris and Warsaw during the pandemic, was praised for its lyrical intensity and emotional honesty.

Born in Paris in 1988, she studied with Marcel Bardon before moving to Berlin to work with Stephan Forck and Frans Helmerson at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik. She later continued her training with Wolfgang?Emanuel Schmidt at the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar.

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