Steve Reich turns 90 on October 3, 2026, as concerts around the world revisit his landmark works. He discusses Judaism, technology, Radiohead and why great art rarely stops political violence.
On October 3, 2026, Steve Reich will turn 90. He plans to mark the day at home in Pound Ridge with his wife, Beryl Korot, and friends. No restaurant. No formal gala.
His view of art is blunt. Music can preserve memory, he believes, but it cannot stop political violence. Picasso's Guernica remains his example: a lasting masterpiece that failed to work against the Nazis.
That gives this birthday a sharper edge than most tributes. Carnegie Hall will present Two Pianos and In All Your Ways. The New York Philharmonic will perform Tehillim. Programs in the United States and abroad have turned the anniversary into an international event.
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