A brilliant, Oscar-nominated composer and pianist whose music is marked by a lightness of touch and graceful, lyrical sensibility, it’s been far too long since Dustin O’Halloran last toured as a solo artist. A full decade on from his last extended outing – a heavyweight triple-bill alongside friends Jóhann Jóhannsson and Hauschka - Dustin follows up last year’s wonderful Silfur album, his debut for Deutsche Grammophon and first new album in ten years, with a rare set of European dates that should not be missed, including one in the intimate surroundings of Pavilion Theatre.

Born in Los Angeles and currently based between L.A. and Reykjavik, O’Halloran’s music is elegant and airy, full of warmth, light and emotion. Influenced by the clean, spacious piano music of composers like Satie, Debussy, Chopin and Schumann, it is occasionally expanded and rendered thoroughly modern through a restrained palette of strings and warm, electronic textures. “These days I find it hard to listen to music that’s really dense”, he notes. “Because I feel like we’re in this age of so much information. So I gravitate towards simplicity more and more.”

Between his albums Piano Solos and Lumiere, Dustin had begun carving a niche for himself composing music for moving image. Starting with Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006), a rapid ascent in the film world included scores for Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy (2011), Breathe In (2013), George Tillman Jr.’s The Hate U Give (2018) and Francis Lee’s Ammonite (2020). In 2015 he won an Emmy for his title theme to the Amazon comedy drama Transparent, whilst 2016’s Lion score, the first of several written in collaboration with Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka), was nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Critics Choice awards.

Around the same time as Lumiere, Dustin began to work in A Winged Victory For The Sullen, a hugely successful ambient-orchestral collaboration with Stars Of The Lid’s Adam Wiltzie. Following their 2011 debut, the duo released four studio and two soundtrack albums, scored choreographer Wayne McGregor's critically-acclaimed dance piece ‘Atomos’ and toured through the US and Europe, including a prestigious 2015 performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms.

Backing Dustin on the tour will be Clarice Jensen (cello) and Yuki Numata Resnick (violin). Dustin will be supported by NY-based cellist /composer Clarice Jensen, whose own Esthesis album is released on the 130701 label in October.