Steve Reich 80 A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Leading artists of Hungarian classical music celebrate the 80th birthday of the person who is without a shadow of doubt the most significant living figure of Minimalism in music. American Steve Reich is an icon of contemporary classical music; his repetitive music has exercised a huge influence on modern music aesthetics. He is the brilliant dramaturge of stubborn repetition, the inimitable master of building parts and rhythms one on the other in a highly complex and teasing way. Mallet Quartet (which, by the way, was written for the 25th anniversary of the formation of Amadinda) and Quartet both explore melodic percussive possibilities, the former in a leaner, purified, ‘filleted’ form, the latter in a more (tonally) varied way, occasionally with direct use of harmonies unusual in the Reich oeuvre.
The audience are given yet more birthday treats in the form of two more Reich works, both premieres in Hungary: City Life, integrating urban noise into a music medium, and Radio Rewrite, dating from 2012. A factoid of interest concerning the latter is that it was partly inspired by two songs from famous British rock band Radiohead.