Next week, Colin takes on a new joint role with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, performing as both conductor and concerto soloist.
Colin built his programme around the music of Steve Reich, branching out to connected works by Louis Andriessen, Arvo Pärt and Julia Wolfe.
The concert opens with Arvo Pärt’s chamber work Frartres for winds and percussion, before he assumes the role of soloist/director in Andriessen’s Tapdance concerto, which was written for Colin and premiered by him in 2014. After the percussion concerto, Currie will conduct Julia Wolfe’s Fuel followed by two works of Steve Reich - the warmly lyrical Pulse and the extraordinary Radio Re-write, which took inspiration from songs by British rock band, Radiohead.
Colin has enjoyed a long and fruitful collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, having performed with them many times and premiered several new concertos together.
