Colin Currie Quartet: This Place, These People
The Music of Reich, Duddell, Akiho and Volans
Memory Unwrapped
| Andy Akiho | Pillar I |
|---|---|
| Joe Duddell | This Place, These People (world premiere, commissioned by Kings Place) |
| Andy Akiho | Pillar IV |
| Kevin Volans | Four Marimbas |
| Steve Reich | Drumming [Part 1] |
| Colin Currie | percussion |
|---|---|
| Owen Gunnell | percussion |
| Adrian Spillett | percussion |
| Sam Walton | percussion |
A revelatory evening of rhythm, resonance, and remembrance, led by the trailblazing Colin Currie Quartet. Featuring powerful works for percussion by some of contemporary music’s most inventive voices, this concert is a vibrant exploration of place, memory, and musical innovation.
A revelatory evening of rhythm, resonance, and remembrance, led by the trailblazing Colin Currie Quartet. Featuring powerful works for percussion by some of contemporary music’s most inventive voices, this concert is a vibrant exploration of place, memory, and musical innovation.
At the heart of the programme is the World Premiere of This Place, These People by Joe Duddell – a commission by Kings Place Music Foundation. In this new work for percussion quartet and vintage synths, Duddell weaves together personal histories and musical portraiture to shine a light on unsung heroes from the King’s Cross migrant community. The piece invites the audience to reflect on the spirit of place and the extraordinary impact of ordinary lives.
The programme also features two movements from Andy Akiho’s dazzling Pillar cycle – a bold, architectural masterpiece for percussion – alongside the hypnotic minimalism of Steve Reich’s Drumming Part I and Kevin Volans’ Four Marimbas, a rhythmic tour de force that pulses with energy and precision.
This event will last approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including an interval.
Joe Duddell’s new work is a Kings Place commission which has been generously supported by The Contessa Fund Commissioning Circle.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
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Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Colin Currie Quartet
The Colin Currie Quartet is a bold and virtuosic percussion quartet, formed to perform works by Steve Reich alongside composers such as Julia Wolfe, Kevin Volans and Andy Akiho, and to commission new music for percussion. Notable premieres include works by Guillaume Connesson, Anna Meredith, Freya Waley-Cohen, Ben Nobuto and Aileen Sweeney; and highlights include the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Paris Présences, NCPA Beijing, and Nagakute Cultural Center. In 2025/26 the Quartet premieres a new work by Joe Duddell at Kings Place and performs at Two Moors Festival, ConcertLab Utrecht, Concentus Moraviae and across the UK. Colin Currie Quartet comprises Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Adrian Spillett and Sam Walton.
Reviews
‘a sonic display of startling magnificence’ The Observer
‘This was rhythm as pure excitement.’ Financial Times