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“It’s invigorating to be 89 and say, ‘Well, this is new!’” —Steve Reich
In an interview with @nytimes, Reich discusses his latest work "In All Your Ways" as well as "Music for 18 Musicians," which premiered 50 years ago in 1976.
nytimes.com/2026/10/13/arts/…
In @bestfitmusic, Iceland composer @OlafurArnalds speaks to Steve Reich on the music that left a profound impact on his life and art, from Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" to Radiohead's “Everything in Its Right Place."
Read the full interview: thelineofbestfit.com/feature…
In memory of Michael Tilson Thomas.
In this archival video, Tilson Thomas and Steve Reich recall a now-legendary performance of Reich’s "Four Organs" at Carnegie Hall, where audience members all but rioted in the hall.
MTT embraced the moment, comparing it to the uproar at "The Rite of Spring" premiere—transforming what seemed like disaster into an artistic triumph.
This story encapsulates what made MTT an extraordinary artist and cherished collaborator: his fearlessness, belief in bold artistic choices, and an unwavering commitment to composers and their work.
Video courtesy of @SFSymphony.
Today marks 50 years since the world premiere of "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich on April 24, 1976, at New York’s Town Hall, performed by Steve Reich and Musicians.
In this interview, Reich reflects on the work that “made a huge difference in my life,” exploring its unique harmonic structure, the role of human breath in shaping its pulse, and the key influence of the 12th-century composer Pérotin on its structure.
Performances of "Music for 18 Musicians" take place worldwide throughout 2026, alongside a season of concerts celebrating Reich’s 90th birthday this October.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/PelWlc8j00A?si=IaRD…
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MTT was a great musician and a lifelong friend. He championed my music starting in 1971, when he and I and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed my "Four Organs" in Boston and two years later in Carnegie Hall.
He remained a steadfast supporter through his many years leading the San Francisco Symphony performing several of my works, including a particularly amusing performance we did together of my "Clapping Music."
Carnegie Hall salutes Steve Reich at 90 with a Birthday Celebration concert on October 22, featuring the US premiere of his new work for large ensemble, "In All Your Ways."
The all-Reich program will also include the US premiere of "Two Pianos," "Electric Counterpoint," "Double Sextet," and "Jacob's Ladder." Learn more: carnegiehall.org/calendar/20…
“We’re going to have a tonal center and tap our feet—and that’s the way it is.” Steve Reich reflects on bringing tonality and pulse back into music in a wide-ranging conversation with Tom Service for the February 2026 edition of @MusicMagazine.
The @nytimes list of the Best Classical Albums of 2025 includes the 27-disc box set "Steve Reich Collected Works." David Weininger says, "Behold the grand arc of an American master’s composing career, from the early phase works of the 1960s to some of his newest works."
"The Reich, set to William Carlos Williams’s poetry about the testing and detonation of nuclear weapons, is a thing of contradictions. Melodic and dissonant, percussive and smooth, it consistently pushes minimalism to its max," says @nytimes.
nytimes.com/2025/09/11/arts/…
