Steve Reich names his successors
mainIn a Q&A posted by Jessica Duchen on her site, the octogenarian post-minimalist was asked about the future of music. He sounds quite upbeat:
I’m no longer young and sometimes foolish, so I’ll quit while I’m ahead. But, I can tell you this, in the English-speaking world, there’s a huge group of wonderful young composers, so many good ones – like Nico Muhly and Bryce Dressner here, and Jonny Greenwood (- pictured – of Radiohead, who performed Electric Counterpoint at Glastonbury in 2014) in your country.
More here.
Wow, Reich mentions Jonny Greenwood (born 1971) but not Thomas Adès (born 1971)?
Would Adès be considered a successor to Reich?