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Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90 ~ Barbican, London

  • Barbican Centre Silk Street London, England United Kingdom (map)

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

The Music

Steve Reich – who celebrates his 90th birthday in 2026 – is a pioneer of minimalism, weaving together layers of music, slotting the phrases together like a complex puzzle. Reich compares his Three Movements’ gradually shifting harmony to the ‘changing light as clouds move slowly across the sky’. The second piece, Music for Ensemble and Orchestra, features over 20 soloists, accompanied by a pulse-like piano accompaniment.

The Performers

Susanna Mälkki conducted the world premiere of Music for Ensemble & Orchestra in 2018. Providing expert insight into Reich’s work in her introduction, she leads the LSO in two of Reich’s meditative masterpieces.

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