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Colin Currie, percussionist

Reviews

"Michael Torke's percussion concerto [was] given a stunning world premiere performance by soloist Colin Currie"
Glasgow Herald, 2001

"the total effect of [Dave Maric's Trilogy] was overwhelming, genuine orchestral textures built out of a battery of live and sampled sounds, with Currie playing the lot - as with everything in his breathtaking recital - from memory, and every movement of the piece delivered with awesome technical expertise and musicality. It's important not to understate Colin Currie's standing. We know he's good - one of the best. He's already a figure of international standing. But this incredible young Scottish musician - just in his mid-twenties - will be a world star."
Glasgow Herald, 2000

"Solo percussion recitals are still a rarity. But Edinburgh’s Colin Currie is among those who can be expected to make them far more common. Quite apart from his musical qualities, he has the gift of introducing pieces and pointing the ear to the real virtues of the music….he played with stunning precision and energy.…the entire programme was flawlessly assembled."
The Scotsman, 2000

"much of its success was due to the solo playing of Colin Currie, whose athletic percussionism blended his almost compulsive showmanship with an increasingly deep musicality."
The Guardian, 2000

"On top of that, percussion wizard Colin Currie - now one of the complete masters of this piece - produced utter musical magic. Less flamboyant and theatrical than Glennie, Currie instead brings brainpower to the piece, revealing (behind the most extraordinarily tight rhythmic sense) a remarkable musical sensitivity in the solo part. A breathtaking and thought-provoking performance."
Glasgow Herald, 2000

"For sheer energy it would be difficult to beat Veni, Veni, Emmanuel. In the role of solo percussionist, the hugely talented Colin Currie provided a visual as well as aural feast, now racing across the stage to grab another pair of sticks with split-second timing, now on his knees in front of two gongs."
The Times, 1999

"Colin Currie, the soloist, was brilliant."
Financial Times, 1999

"The percussionist – balletic, beautiful, thrilling – was Colin Currie."
The Guardian, 1999

"Currie was brilliant….seeming to sprout another pair of arms as he dashed about in front of the stage, even delivering a rock-drum segment midway through."
Denver Rocky Mountain News, 1999

"A welcome reminder, if needed, that Scotland does not boast just one world-class percussionist."
BBC Music Magazine, 1998

"a 22-year-old soloist of manifest skill, notably dexterous in the opening fast sections that provide the best opportunity for virtuoso display."
Sunday Times, 1998

"As I watched the elegantly waist-coated Currie flinging himself between stacks of percussion, I was reminded of a particularly energetic conjuror."
The Scotsman, 1996

"Colin Currie, 20 this year and a consummate performer....He lifted a veil on the light, dancing qualities of the music, playing with dazzling clarity."
Glasgow Herald, 1996

"...he produced a beautifully poised slow section and led the orchestra in the finale, a deeply theatrical, moving moment."
The Scotsman, 1996

"Colin Currie is an extraordinary and dynamic musician; a percussionist of sensitivity with a finely honed sense of balance."
The Scotsman, 1994