Duo recital with Huw Watkins, Perth Concert Hall
"Joe Duddell’s Parallel Lines is a very exciting piece of music, and Currie’s four-mallet technique on the marimba was a wonder close-up... Currie’s percussion solo saw him seated at that kit, thunder-sheet and all, for Dark Ground by Tansy Davies, which demonstrated the acoustic of the hall to perfection, as it built in complexity from a three beat kick drum motif." The Herald
★★★★★ "a mesmerising instrumental combo. Tansy Davies’ bullish Dark Ground for solo percussion licensed Currie to unleash the full extent of his acrobatic musicianship... The highlight was by Watkins himself, Seven Inventions for marimba and piano. Scented with fresh and distinctive colours, spiced with disarmingly sweet dissonance, this performance embraced, either end of the dynamic spectrum, a beautifully disarming fragility. " The Scotsman
Joey Roukens, Percussion Concerto / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, cond. Chloé van Soeterstède
"To have one Colin Currie premiere is a treat. To have two in the space of a week feels like a luxury... . It’s beautifully mysterious music, like the soundtrack to a ghost story or the memory of a lost love, and it made my scalp prickle as I listened. Currie seems incapable of giving a performance that’s anything less than completely committed." The Times
Rautavaara Incantations / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, cond. James MacMillan
★★★★★ "Currie summoned his panoply of instruments into life... Everything from drums to bells glittered at the service of Rautavaara’s concerto, its melodies gleaming in the texture while Currie dropped shards of colour into the bubbling mix. Moments left me awestruck. I can’t remember a recent concerto that has so impressed me on a first hearing." The Times
"Rautavaara gave the composition of the cadenza to Currie, a double bass note signalling the start of a physically exhilarating tour of the array of instruments before the climax of the first movement was revisited in grandiose style. You can see why Currie describes the piece as a wonderful adventure, as he was a picture of sheer enjoyment." Bachtrack