Programme
- I'll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You (La sidounak sayyada) (arr. Jacob Garchik)(4 mins)UK premiere
- String Quartet No. 4(12 mins)
- String Quartet No. 4, 'Amazing Grace'(11 mins)
- The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers)(10 mins)91Èȱ¬ commission: world premiere
- Tusen tankar (A Thousand Thoughts) transcr. Ljova, arr. Kronos Quartet(5 mins)
- … hold me, neighbor, in this storm …(22 mins)
- Death is the Road to Awe(9 mins)Encore
Performers
About this event
For almost 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been reinventing the string quartet, regularly turning it into a multimedia experience. The group's first Proms appearances begins with high-octance Syrian folk-pop and ends with a Kronos commission blending classical strings with ethnic Balkan instruments, shouts, foot-stomping, bells and electronic overdubs.
In between, varied fare from the group's eclectic repertoire plus a 91Èȱ¬ commission inspired by the work of Delia Derbyshire of the 91Èȱ¬ Radiophonic Workshop (responsible for the realisation of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme). Listen out, too, for the otherworldly Kronos arrangement of a Scandinavian folk lament.
There will be no interval
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Discover the Music*Ìý* Watch video on the 91Èȱ¬ news site of the Kronos Quartet rehearsing at the 91Èȱ¬'s Maida Vale Studios in preparation for their Proms concert.