Colin Currie and Kalevi Aho in conversation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by elsieburke

Read an interview with Colin Currie (CC) and Kalevi Aho (KA) about the new percussion concerto written for him by Aho in what is one of the most eagerly-anticipated premieres of the season . CC Kalevi Aho – your new “Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra”, entitled  “Sieidi”, represents a colossal milestone within the Solo Percussion with [...]

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Ether 2011: Get to know Colin Currie

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Alison Fraser

Colin Currie, photo: Chris Dawes The Colin Currie Group are returning to Southbank Centre this week for Ether 2011 with one of Steve Reich’s most acclaimed works, Drumming. We caught up with Colin to ask him our quick questions. What do you fear the most and why? Struggling to answer this one, so I guess I’m [...]

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Ether 2011: Steve Reich’s Drumming with the Colin Currie Group

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Alison Fraser

Ether has established itself as a festival of experimentation, contemporary classical and groundbreaking work. This year it features minimalist composer Steve Reich’s 1971 masterpiece,Drumming. Universally hailed as one of the great composers of our time and heralded by bands such as Radiohead and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Steve Reich has transformed the world of contemporary music [...]

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