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The group has commissioned more than a thousand works, turning a quintessentially classical form into vital modern music
2023-10-24 07:15:00
Long may they continue! Kronos Quartet's celebratory 50th anniversary concert at the Barbican
Kronos Quartet - Barbican Centre, 21 October 2023 (Photo: Mark Allan)Severiano Briseño, George Crumb, Gabriella Smith, Peni Candra Rini, Philip Glass, Zachary James Watkins, Antonio Haskell , Dumisani Maraire Mai Nozipo, Jlin, Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke, Steve Reich; Kronos Quartet, Yahael Camara Onono, Peni Candra Rini; Barbican CentreReviewed by Florence Anna Maunders, 21 October 2023An incredible evening celebrating a half-century of trailblazing music makingReturning to the Barbican on 21 October 2023 as a part of their continent-spanning 50th anniversary tour, the Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola, Paul Wiancko, cello) brought an extended programme of greatest hits from their extensive back catalogue as well as (of course, this is the Kronos Quartet) brand new music being premiered for the first time.These four string players are genuine superstars of the contemporary classical scene, recognised as instrumental in the development of the string quartet across the last fifty years, both in their programming and commitment to new music, but also […]
2023-10-23 12:30:10
Barbican, LondonIn a 50th anniversary concert, the San Franscisco group, led by founding member David Harrington, dipped into a vast, varied back catalogue with their eyes firmly on the futureThis remarkable San Francisco collective have now been reinventing the string quartet for 50 years, playing everything from Argentine tango to Azerbaijani folk, from Thelonious Monk to Asha Bhosle, and collaborating with everyone from David Bowie to Allen Ginsberg. You’d expect a weighty retrospective for this golden jubilee – and a 10-minute opening film races through old footage from their career, including
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