Legendary minimalist Steve Reich will perform a new piece in London next year, based on Radiohead.
Last year, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood – alongside Aphex Twin – performed at a Steve Reich performance in Poland, which according to Andrew Burke, chief executive of the London Sinfonietta (13 musicians from the orchestra will be performing the piece with Reich), got Reich “seriously interested in their [music].”
The piece will be based on ‘Everything in its Right Place’, from Radiohead’s classic 2000 album Kid A, and the later ‘Jigsaw Falling Into Place’ from 2007′s In Rainbows. However, Burke doesn’t think that Reich “will be quoting these songs directly – I don’t think that’s his style. How he uses the songs as a starting point for what he does is going to be part of the excitement. But ultimately I’m most excited by the fact that we’ve got a new work by Steve Reich.”
The performance will take place at the Southbank Centre on March 5, 2103 [via Pitchfork, via The Guardian].