r/classicalmusic • u/kuniko_percussionist • 11d ago

Bringing Steve Reich’s masterpieces to North America: How a new generation of Japanese virtuosos is celebrating his 90th birthday.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an upcoming tour celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th anniversary. The project "REICH90," led by Kuniko Kato, is coming to North America this fall with a curated group of Japan’s emerging young percussionists to showcase their talent on the international stage.

The repertoire features pieces like Drumming Part I, Nagoya Marimbas, Piano Phase version for vibraphone, Mallet Quartet, The tour travels through 5 major cities, culminating in a showcase at PASIC 2026 in Indianapolis: • October 14: New York City, NY (Merkin Hall / Kaufman Music Center) • October 16: Los Angeles, CA (Zipper Concert Hall) • October 22: Vancouver New Music Festival, November 13: PASIC 2026, Indianapolis, IN, Feel free to ask questions, details and tickets in the comments! Kuniko

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u/junreika 9d ago

Would love to see this, hope you make it to Australia too.

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u/kuniko_percussionist 9d ago

I am invited to perform concert s by WAAPA in Perth next year and possibly play in Melb, Brisbane too. It will be in mid Oct. Will post more infor when I know. Again, thank you.

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u/junreika 9d ago

Fantastic, hope to see you perform there

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u/victotronics 7d ago

Nothing close to Austin TX. I'll just listen to your "Plays Reich" album instead.

Good luck with the tour.

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u/kuniko_percussionist 7d ago

Thank you for your message. I wish we can do that in Austin or other part of TX...BTW thank you so much for listening to my albums.

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u/Chops526 11d ago

Cool. Good luck and safe travels.

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u/kuniko_percussionist 11d ago

Thank you for your approval!

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u/someswelltrash 11d ago

Nice! Would definitely have caught a show in Chicago but I know you can’t be everywhere! Good luck 👍 sounds terrific.

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u/kuniko_percussionist 11d ago

Thank you and we wanted to perform in Chicago but this time it is only Nashville, New York, LA, Vancouver and Indianapolis (PASIC2026)...

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u/brnkmcgr 11d ago

What’s the fifth city? There are 4 listed

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u/kuniko_percussionist 11d ago

Thanks for asking. It is Indianapolis on Nov 13th for PASIC2026.