Steve Reich

One of the most eminent American composers of the 20th century, called by The New York Times “...one of our greatest living composers.” “Only few of the living composers may justifiably claim they’ve had impact on the history of music, and Steve Reich is one of them,” claims London’s The Guardian. From the earliest speech records to Three Tales (2002), a digital video-opera created with an artist Beryl Korot, the development of Reich’s oeuvre has covered not only aspects of classical Western music but also African, Middle Eastern and jazz influences. In April 2009, Reich’s Double Septet gained him a Pulitzer Prize for Music. His works were commissioned by such institutions as Barbican Centre London, Holland Festival, San Francisco Symphony, Wiener Festwochen, Hebbel Theater in Berlin, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Spoleto Festival USA and many others. Steve Reich’s music was performed by the most important orchestras and bands in the world, including London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain, London Sinfonietta, Theater of Voices and many others. In 1994 the composer was granted membership of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 1995 - Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1995, while in 1999 he was bestowed upon the title of Commandeur de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres.