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Karl Jenkins
Sir Karl Jenkins CBE is, globally, among the most performed living composers. In 2023 his music was played at the Coronation of King Charles III, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace gained the unique status of having achieved “1000 Weeks” in the UK Classical chart, ranked fourth in the Classic FM Hall of Fame – the highest position for a living composer, fifth in a list of Great British Classics and selected to represent the decade 2000-2009 in BBC Radio 3’s Soundscape of a Century. Together with his global ‘cross-genre’ phenomenon Adiemus (1995), his best-known work is The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (2000), which has received 3000 performances around the globe since its millennium premiere. Karl Jenkins has 17 ‘gold and platinum’ discs for his output. Alongside his solo recordings, he has written music for Sir Bryn Terfel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Leslie Garrett, Rolando Villazon, Milos Karadaglic, Jess Gillam and the London Symphony Orchestra. Karl Jenkins was awarded a Knighthood in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours and his autobiography Still with the Music was published by Elliott & Thompson. His music is published exclusively by Boosey & Hawkes and he is a Decca Records recording artist. Decca bestowed upon him the unprecedented distinction of a Lifetime deal, the first time the label has made such a commitment to any artist.

Songs

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Adiemus
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Jenkins: Palladio: I. Allegretto
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Adiemus
Karl Jenkins
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Jenkins: Palladio Reimagined: I. Allegretto
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Mr. Lucky
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Albums

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Spheres - Einaudi, Glass, Nyman, Pärt, Richter

2013
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One World

2023
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Adiemus Live

2019
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Benedictus: The Music of Karl Jenkins and Adiemus

2026
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Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption

2019
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The Peacemakers

2019
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Stravaganza

2024
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Karl Jenkins: Piano

2019
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The Very Best Of Karl Jenkins (80th Birthday Edition)

2024
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Quirk

2019

Singles & EPs

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Highlights from The Armed Man

EP • 2025
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Palladio Reimagined: 1. Allegretto

Single • 2024
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Chorale: Elegia

Single • 2017
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Palladio Reimagined: 2. Largo

Single • 2024
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White Water

Single • 2019
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Adiemus

Single • 2017
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Stravaganza: 2. Dreams & Drones

Single • 2024
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XII. Benedictus

Single • 2019
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The Magic of Adiemus and Palladio

EP • 2024
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In Caelum Fero

Single • 2017

Videos

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In Caelum Fero (Official Audio)

Karl Jenkins • 214K views
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Sakura, Spring Has Come

Karl Jenkins, Lucy Crowe, World Orchestra For Peace, World Choir For Peace, Nicol Matt, Alexander Duggan, and Jody Jenkins • 73K views
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Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace - XII. Benedictus ...

Karl Jenkins • 121K views

Live performances

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2CELLOS - The Making of IN2ITION

2CELLOS • 94K views

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