Steve Reich, 90, Calls New Composition Among His Best in Years

At 90, composer Steve Reich says he has just written one of his strongest works in years, a piece titled In All Your Ways. Speaking to The New York Times in an interview published October 13, 2026, Reich described the composition as resembling the exploratory work of a younger artist still determining a method. He noted that making the piece felt like the kind of thing a composer does early in a career, while finding a way of working. Reich, who was 89 at the time of the remarks, said it was invigorating to reach that age and still declare, "Well, this is new!" The comments place the new composition alongside a career that has made him a central figure in contemporary music, and they frame the work as a late-career renewal rather than a summation. The interview was published by The New York Times on October 13, 2026, and was subsequently highlighted by ArtsJournal. No details about the premiere, commissioner, duration, instrumentation, or performance date for In All Your Ways were provided in the source material.