Reich at the Royal: ‘Minimal Glasgow’

By Imogen Phoebe Webb, 06 May 2015

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Reviewed at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow on 3 May 2015

Reich, Music for pieces of wood

Reich, Quartet, for 2 vibraphones and 2 pianos

Reich, Music for 18 musicians

Colin Currie Group, Percussion

Steve Reich, Director

Synergy Vocals

Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Dominic Lowe, 15th August

Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

****1

Farewell, Sir Andrew: the Proms pays tribute in fitting style

Peter Quantrill, 30th August

Lovingly detailed accounts of music dear to the heart of the late master of ceremonies at the Proms.

*****

Reich premiere at the center of an evening of unexpected pleasures

Kurt Gottschalk, 6th October

Jacob's Ladder receives its world premiere, sandwiches by two staples of the 19th-century Romantic repertoire.

****1

A British take on New York minimalism: Steve Reich at Carnegie Hall

Kurt Gottschalk, 1st November

The Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals present an evening of music by Steve Reich at Carnegie Hall, including the US premiere of Traveler's Prayer.

****1

All Reich on the Night with the London Sinfonietta

Benjamin Poore, 12th February

Exemplary performances of classic works by the American minimalist from the London Sinfonietta

****1

Steve Reich at 80: cross-section of an iconic career

Phil Barrett, 5th November

From the ultimate process piece, to a recent video-opera, this central concert of the Barbican's 'Steve Reich at 80' weekend reminded us what the fuss has been all about.

****1

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Imogen Phoebe Webb

Imogen graduated with distinction in Contemporary Curating from Manchester School of Art, taking a particular interest in sound art. She read History of Art and Music at the University of Glasgow, receiving a prize for excellence in Performance, and enjoys a wide range of arts. She began studying voice with Patricia MacMahon in 2012, and covered 'Eve' in Scottish Opera Connect’s 2015 production of Dove’s The Walk from the Garden. In recent years she has studied with Susan Roper and Alison McGillivray, sung and performed on Baroque ‘cello and viol with Glasgow and Manchester-based ensembles.