Program
Steve Reich (b. 1936)
Music for 18 Musicians (1974 – 1976)
Performers:
voice – Alfiya Khamidullina, Elena Podkasik, Ekaterina Imsokva, Elena Gurchenko
bass clarinets – Nikita Agafonov, Danila Lukyanov
violin – Vladislav Pesin
cello – Evgeny Rumyantsev
piano – Polina Osetinskaya, Mikhail Turpanov, Natalia Sokolovskaya, Nikolai Mazhara
percussion – Andrey Volosovsky, Maxim Sanin, Ulyana Shcherbakova, Mikhail Putkov, Vladimir Terekhov, Elisey Dregalin
Details
The name of Steve Reich, one of the inventors of minimalism, is widely known. However, few had a chance to hear his compositions live: his seemingly so simply organized music is too demanding of the performers. The Music for 18 Musicians will be performed at Dom Radio by the soloists of the musicAeterna choir and orchestra and guest instrumentalists. Pianists Polina Osetinskaya and Mikhail Turpanov, as well as percussionists from Moscow Percussion Ensemble and PercaRUS Duo are among them.