Concerto repertoire
*possible for chamber orchestra
Kalevi Aho
Sieidi
Andy Akiho
Percussion Concerto (World premiere 2019)
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
Robert Honstein
New Work (World premiere 2019)
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
David Danzmeyer
Tan Dun
Christoph Eschenbach
Thierry Fischer
Michael Francis
Fabien Gabel
James Gaffigan
HK Gruber
Giancarlo Guerrero
Manfred Honeck
Pietari Inkinen
Kristjan Järvi
Carlos Kalmar
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 & Håkan Hardenberger
Trumpet and Percussion Duo
Joe Duddell Catch
Karlheinz Stockhausen Vibra-Elufa (solo percussion)
André Jolivet Heptade
Interval
Tobias Brostrom Dream Variations
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 & JACK Quartet
Suzanne Farrin Hypersea (percussion & string quartet)
Rolf Wallin Realismos Mágicos (solo percussion)
Simon Holt Quadriga (percussion & string quartet)
Interval
Zosha di Castri String Quartet (string quartet)
Steve Martland Starry Night (percussion & string quartet)
Colin Currie & Huw Watkins (percussion & piano)
Dave Maric Predicaments
Stravinsky Britten Holiday Diary (solo piano)
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
Colin Currie & 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
Colin Currie Quartet
The Colin Currie Quartet was formed in 2018 by Colin Currie to present the diverse works written for percussion quartet. The group is made up of Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam Walton, who form the core of the Colin Currie Group, and in this new collective they perform works by Steve Reich and branch out into other composers who have been swept along by that highly influential force.
As some of the world’s leading solo, symphonic and chamber percussionists, each player of the quartet brings a different and insightful slant to the art of chamber percussion performance, and the group will be adding substantially to its repertoire in the coming years.
Programme
Joseph Pereira Mallet Quartet
Xenakis Rebonds B
Stockhausen Vibra-Elufa
Steve Reich Mallet Quartet
Interval
Kevin Volans Four Marimbas
Steve Reich Drumming [Part 1]
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.