Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist who champions new music at the highest level, hailed as being »at the summit of percussion performance today« (Gramophone). Currie is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and conductors, performing with leading orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and London Philharmonic Orchestra.

A dynamic and adventurous soloist, Currie has premiered works by composers such as Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, Sir James MacMillan, Brett Dean, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and most recently Bruno Mantovani, Nicole Lizée and Danny Elfman.

Concerto highlights of the 2024/25 season include James MacMillan’s »Veni Veni Emmanuel« with the Hallé Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra; Tan Dun’s »Water Concerto« with the London Philharmonic; and the UK premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Percussion Concerto with BBC Scottish Symphony. Elsewhere, Currie performs a new solo recital programme at Wigmore Hall, including the world premiere of a work by Dani Howard.

Currie launched his conducting career with his own Colin Currie Group, going on to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He formed the group in 2006 to celebrate the music of Steve Reich, with Reich’s personal endorsement. This season, the Group performs an all-Reich programme at the Milan Conservatory.

In 2017, Currie partnered with LSO Live to launch Colin Currie Records. Releases include three Colin Currie Group discs and a duo disc with Håkan Hardenberger. The most recent release, »Music for 18 Musicians«, has received widespread critical acclaim.

Currie is Associate Artist at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Visiting Professor of Modern Ensembles at the Royal Academy of Music, and Ambassador of Chamber Music Scotland.