Interview

Max Richter Plays Records at Derrick Gee's House

Max Richter

"Thank you to Max for coming over, this is my favourite ep to date. Max told some great stories, including how a milkman introduced him to early classical minimalism, the moment Philip Glass blew his mind as a teenager, and why sub-bass hits in a way no other sound can.

We got to play some really fun records too - Ethiopian jazz, post-rock, experimental classical - and spoke about Max’s dislike of genre’s ahah.

Special thanks to Lucinda Chua for the video and beautiful questions.

Thanks again to Max for coming by and to everyone who helped make this one happen."

Meet the artist

Max Richter

Max Richter (1966) is a British pianist and composer working for stage, opera, ballet and screen. Classically trained, he studied composition in Edinburgh, London, and with Luciano Berio in Italy. Producing multiple landmark albums and extensively working for film and television since the early 2000s, Richter is one of the most influential figures of contemporary classical music. One of his most ambitious projects, “Sleep” (2015), is an eight-and-a-half-hour body of work based on neuroscience.

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