Ed Miles
A note from Ben Nobuto
"I’m really excited to be writing a piece for the Ligeti Quartet, accompanying Reich’s Different Trains. Reich’s influence on my music has been so profound and Different Trains is one of my favourite pieces in the repertoire so it’s a huge honour to be paired together on a programme. Like Different Trains, my piece will be written for string quartet and tape, building on the techniques founded by Reich but also exploring newer technologies and different ways of interacting with tape. The combination of live performers and fixed electronics is central to how I think about music, how to blend acoustic and pre-recorded sounds to create new, hybrid textures, and how to leave space for human expression and freedom within such a rigid structure. It’s a tension that feels more and more relevant in the face of advances in tech and AI. I feel very grateful to collaborate with the Ligeti Quartet again; I first worked with them as a student seven years ago and so much has changed in my own practice and also the world, so it feels special to revisit this relationship."
Steve Reich at 90 with Colin Currie
Percussionist Colin Currie celebrates the life and work of Steve Reich in this series of concerts.
LSO St Luke's
Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG
Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271.
Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.
