Concerto repertoire
*possible for chamber orchestra
Kalevi Aho
Sieidi
Andy Akiho
Percussion Concerto (World premiere 2018)
Louis Andriessen
Tapdance*
Sally Beamish
Dance Variations*
Elliott Carter
Two Controversies and a Conversation*
Unsuk Chin
Double Concerto (piano & percussion)*
John Corigliano
Conjurer*
Joe Duddell
Snowblind (with string ensemble)*
Ruby
Ross Edwards
Frog and Star Cycle (double concerto)
Tan Dun
Concerto for Water Percussion
Peter Eötvös
Speaking Drums
Helen Grime
New Work (World premiere 2019)
HK Gruber
Into the open...
Rough Music
Jennifer Higdon
Percussion Concerto
Simon Holt
a table of noises
Toshio Hosokawa
Tabi-bito
Zhou Long
Da Qu
Steven Mackey
Time Release*
James MacMillan
Percussion Concerto No. 2
Veni, Veni Emmanuel*
Dave Maric
Lifetimes (with string ensemble)*
Towards Future's Embrace*
Nico Muhly
Double Standard
Askell Masson
Crossings (concerto for two percussionists)
Percussion Concerto
Olga Neuwirth
Trurliade-Zone Zero
Andrew Norman
Switch
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Incantations*
Joey Roukens
Rotterdam Concerto*
Christopher Rouse
Der gerettete Alberich
Kurt Schwertsik
Now you hear me, now you don't* (with string ensemble)
Michael Torke
Rapture
George Tsontakis
Mirologhia
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Martland Memorial
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Magma*
Julia Wolfe
riSE and fLY
Iannis Xenakis
Aïs (baritone, percussion and orchestra)
Conductors
Marin Alsop
Andrey Boreyko
Dougie Boyd
Martyn Brabbins
Baldur Brönnimann
Tan Dun
Christoph Eschenbach
Thierry Fischer
Michael Francis
Fabien Gabel
James Gaffigan
HK Gruber
Giancarlo Guerrero
Manfred Honeck
Pietari Inkinen
Kristjan Järvi
Carlos Kalmar
Oliver Knussen
Hannu Lintu
James MacMillan
Juanjo Mena
Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Sakari Oramo
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Andre de Ridder
David Robertson
François-Xavier Roth
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Kwame Ryan
Donald Runnicles
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Alexander Shelley
Dima Slobodeniouk
Tugan Sokhiev
Thomas Søndergård
John Storgårds
Bramwell Tovey
Osmo Vänskä
Gilbert Varga
Joshua Weilerstein
John Wilson
Solo Recital
Solo Percussion Recital
Elliott Carter Figment V
Per Norgaard Fire Over Water
Toshio Hosokawa Reminiscence
Bruno Mantovani Moi, jeu...
Interval
Iannis Xenakis Rebonds B
Karlheinz Stockhausen Vibra-Elufa
Rolf Wallin Realismos Mágicos
"His words set expectations high, and his performance exceeded them…. Currie’s white mallets blurred as they raced over bongos and tom-toms, both arms and one foot maintaining distinct rhythms. He moved with taut physicality and fierce focus, tweaking each limb’s pattern and prominence, phasing them in and out… He bowed with a smile, having rocked the house and raised the roof."
Boston Globe, December 2016
"a blistering and mesmeric performance... He erupted onto the stage, launching his programme to explosive effect with Per Norgards’ Fire over Water... The relative peace of Hosakawa’s Remembrance evoked an altogether different world, as did the wonderful mercurial qualities of both Stockhausen’s Vibra-Elufa and Ralf Wallin’s dazzling miniatures, Realismos magicos. And that was Currie’s playing: magical and dazzling to eye and ear, climaxing in the classic drum battle that is Xenakis’ Rebonds B."
Glasgow Herald, November 2016
“An evening of wonders at Wigmore Hall… Rolling tremolandos gave an effect of aural marbling, with Currie’s dexterity and control of dynamic fluctuation as awe-inspiring as the piece itself."
Times
“Currie played this virtuoso half-hour of music on instruments from tom-toms to south Asian temple blocks from memory... Currie’s virtuosity energised all and the young audience was hugely enthusiastic.”
Financial Times
Chamber projects
Colin Currie and Håkan Hardenberger
Trumpet and Percussion Duo
Joe Duddell Catch
Karlheinz Stockhausen Vibra-Elufa (solo percussion)
Toru Takemitsu Paths (solo trumpet)
Tobias Brostrom Dream Variations
Interval
Christian Muthspeil To and Fro
Rolf Wallin Realismos Mágicos (solo percussion)
Brett Dean ...the scene of the crime...
“A breathtaking performance… Both players exhibited stunning virtuosity, though always at the service of musical effect, never for its own sake.” San Francisco Classical Voice
Colin Currie Percussion Quartet
Joseph Pereira Mallet Quartet
Xenakis Rebonds B (solo percussion)
Stockhausen Vibra-Elufa (solo percussion)
Steve Reich Mallet Quartet
Interval
Kevin Volans Four Marimbas
Steve Reich Drumming Part 1
"The performances, led by Currie, seemed exemplary. Each performance worked like a well-oiled machine, the players appearing to stroll from one instrument to the next. It’s the musical equivalent of a high-wire act; everyone is striving mightily to seem relaxed, but we know disaster is only one slip away."
Daily Telegraph, October 2014
Colin Currie and the JACK Quartet
Suzanne Farrin new work (10 mins, percussion & string quartet)
Rolf Wallin Realismos Mágicos (10 mins, solo percussion)
Simon Holt Quadriga (16 mins, percussion & string quartet)
Interval
Zosha di Castri String Quartet (13 mins, string quartet)
Steve Martland Starry Night
Colin Currie & Huw Watkins
Percussion and Piano Duo
Dave Maric Predicaments
Stravinsky Serenade in A
or Britten Holiday Diary
or Knussen Ophelia's Last Dance
Joe Duddell Parallel Lines
Interval
Tansy Davies Dark Ground (solo percussion)
Helen Grime Harp of the North (solo piano)
Huw Watkins New Work for percussion/piano duo
Colin Currie and Nicholas Hodges (percussion & piano)
Birtwistle Intrada for piano and percussion
Stockhausen Klavierstück V (piano)
Birtwistle Variations from the Golden Mountain (piano)
Feldman King of Denmark (percussion)
Birtwistle Intrada for piano and percussion
Interval
Stockhausen Kontakte (piano & percussion)
“The combined genius of pianist Nicholas Hodges and percussionist Colin Currie, armed with a battery of percussion and piano, made thrilling theatre out of it, amplifying the electronic cues with a visceral immediacy that brought every moment to life. The entire presentation was directional, engaging and unquestionable proof that Stockhausen was not only onto something, but way ahead of the game.” Scotsman
Colin Currie & Sam Walton (percussion), Simon Crawford-Phillips & Philip Moore (piano)
Adams Hallelujah Junction (piano duo)
Reich Quartet (two pianos, two vibraphones)
Interval
Wallin Realismos mágicos (solo percussion)
Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Guardian...the work confirms Currie’s status as an athlete and a star, as well as an outstanding musician.
Daily TelegraphCurrie is riveting to watch as well as hear, his body always tense with concentration. And yet the actual touch is measured and even gentle, each note placed just so.
SpectatorThe soloist was Colin Currie, surely the world’s finest and most daring percussionist.