Lucy Landymore

Lucy Landymore is an award-winning multi-percussionist, drummer and composer. As a soloist, she performs her compositions in prestigious venues worldwide, highlights of which include Victoria Hall (Geneva), Tonhalle Maag (Zurich), Gulbenkian (Portugal), and Konzerthaus (Vienna).

In 2022, she was invited as a soloist to PAAX Festival, by Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra. She will perform her vibraphone healing series at the festival again in 2023.

As the drum kit soloist with the World of Hans Zimmer, she frequently performs to sold-out arenas. She previously toured with Hans Zimmer Live, which can be seen on the DVD Live in Prague. Hans Zimmer invited Lucy, together with Igudesman & Joo, to perform at the release of his new documentary Hollywood Rebel, by performing special arrangements of his film scores at BBC Studios in Cannes.

Lucy is also guest lead percussionist and drummer with world-renowned duo Igudesman & Joo, who regularly collaborate with many respected orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra, to name a few. The duo are currently touring Rachmaninoff Will Survive with different orchestras, where Lucy is a featured soloist with a specially developed Rachmaninoff percussion rack.

Mambo Jambo is a quartet comprising of Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-ki Joo, Yu Horiuchi and Lucy Landymore, highlighting the diverse abilities of all their musical royalties and bringing music from different genres into action. In this show, Lucy’s versatility is put into the spotlight as she switches between healing vibraphone pieces to congas, to Venezuelan maracas and virtuosic drum kit solos.

At the age of 17, Lucy won the percussion category of the 2010 BBC Young Musician of the Year where she performed Frank Zappa’s The Black Page. She then went on to study percussion at the Royal College of Music under Dave Hockings and Ralph Salmins.

Lucy has since been featured as a performer and composer on numerous TV and Radio stations showcasing her unique work, including Sky TV with Michael Parkinson, Deutsche Welle, BBC 2, BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 3 among many others. Many international publications have featured Lucy’s work, including the German Drums & Percussion magazine and the French Batterie magazine, where Lucy was listed as one of the Top 10 New Drummers of 2019.

With the knowledge Lucy has accumulated through years of world-wide performances and her experience studying in Cuba and Rio de Janeiro, she has given masterclasses on Film Music Drumming and Composing for Vibraphone as far across the globe as the Singapore Yong Sew Too Conservatory of Music.

Commission highlights include Fantaisie Festive, a piece for orchestra and 17 soloists written by Lucy, which had its premier the Puplinge Classique Festival. Her composition Roo for solo vibraphone, violin and orchestra has also been toured in venues across Europe with Lucy as a vibraphone soloist.

Lucy was comissioned to write Der Zauberer von Oz by the Heidenheim Opera Festival. The premiere will be held on the 21st June 2023.

Lucy is proudly endorsed by Meinl Percussion, Meinl Cymbals, Ludwig Musser, SE Electroics and Protection Racket.

www.lucylandymore.com