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Colin Currie Group review – Steve Reich’s music is still bedazzling

For this celebration of the composer in his 90th year, the Colin Currie Group focused on works written in the last two decades, including the brand new In All Your Ways

The Guardian - UK · 16h ago

Only connect: two composers who put humans at the heart of their music, and the conductor who didn’t

This week, from Reich to Kendall and Celibidache, three musicians who prove there is no such thing as “pure music”, whether we’re talking about a technique, a mode of musical expression or a musician’s legacy.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

The people’s reboot? Inside the 2 October Guardian Weekly

A pushback against big datacentres. Plus: Steve Reich at 90

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

How music became a 'balm' for New York in the aftermath of 9/11

The 9/11 attacks changed not only New York's skyline but the music Americans used to make sense of tragedy. From Bruce Springsteen's songs of collective grief to Jay-Z's defiance and the Beastie Boys' love letter to their city, musicians responded in very different ways – helping to shape how the…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

Richard Alston’s dance illuminated the music, let you delight in the moment – and stole my heart

The radical British choreographer, who has died aged 77, was as warm and graceful as his astonishing body of work

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

The Gesualdo Six/Colin Currie Group review – surely the year’s most atmospheric Prom

The Gesualdo Six brought focus and luminous tone to a sequence of early devotional music; Reich’s Tehillim made a mesmeric and ecstatic pairing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Magnificent minimalism, sizzling Strauss, bracing Berlioz: Guardian critics’ top picks for Proms 2026

As details of this year’s concert series are unveiled, here are some of the most exciting lineups – from a Bach recital by Notre-Dame’s organist to Thomas Adès conducting the National Youth Orchestra in his own ballet

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Reich: The Sextets album review – Colin Currie celebrates the minimalist master’s joy of six

The fourth Reich album for Currie’s specialist ensemble celebrates the composer’s precise patterns with an enjoyably chilled feel and plenty of dynamic niceties

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94

The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations

The Guardian - US · Feb 24

Classical Mixtape: A Live Takeover review – one queue after another mars orchestral jamboree

Six world-class orchestras in one night sounds like a surefire hit – but the programming was uninspired and there was far too much standing in line

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6