Steve Reich

@SteveReich

"Among the great composers of the century" - The New York Times
"The most original musical thinker of our time" - New Yorker
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New York stevereich.com Joined March 2009

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Steve Reich @SteveReich Oct 13

“It’s invigorating to be 89 and say, ‘Well, this is new!’” —Steve Reich

In an interview with @nytimes, Reich discusses his latest work "In All Your Ways" as well as "Music for 18 Musicians," which premiered 50 years ago in 1976.

nytimes.com/2026/10/13/art…

www.nytimes.com Steve Reich at 90: Still Composing and Thinking ‘Well, This Is New!’ Reich, whose music will be featured in birthday celebrations this month, said his latest work was “one of the best things I’ve done in a long time.”

Steve Reich @SteveReich Jul 6

In @bestfitmusic, Iceland composer @OlafurArnalds speaks to Steve Reich on the music that left a profound impact on his life and art, from Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" to Radiohead's “Everything in Its Right Place."

Read the full interview: thelineofbestfit.com/features/inter…

www.thelineofbestfit.com Steve Reich's favourite songs | Interview with Ólafur Arnalds In conversation with Ólafur Arnalds, the pioneer of minimal music Steve Reich talks through the music that left a mark on his life and work.

Steve Reich @SteveReich Apr 25

In memory of Michael Tilson Thomas.

In this archival video, Tilson Thomas and Steve Reich recall a now-legendary performance of Reich’s "Four Organs" at Carnegie Hall, where audience members all but rioted in the hall.

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Steve Reich @SteveReich Apr 24

Today marks 50 years since the world premiere of "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich on April 24, 1976, at New York’s Town Hall, performed by Steve Reich and Musicians.

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Steve Reich @SteveReich Apr 23

MTT was a great musician and a lifelong friend. He championed my music starting in 1971, when he and I and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed my "Four Organs" in Boston and two years later in Carnegie Hall.