Prom 14: Kronos Quartet

24 Jul 2012, Royal Albert Hall

22:00 Tue 24 Jul 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Prom 14: Kronos Quartet

22:00 Tue 24 Jul 2012 Royal Albert Hall

An eclectic late night featuring the ever crusading Kronos Quartet, with influences from the USA, Syria, the Balkans and Scandinavia.

Programme

- - I'll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You (La sidounak sayyada) (arr. Jacob Garchik)(4 mins)UK premiere
- - Sofia Gubaidulina
  - String Quartet No. 4(12 mins)
- - Ben Johnston
  - String Quartet No. 4, 'Amazing Grace'(11 mins)
- - Nicole Liz茅e
  - The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers)(10 mins)91热爆 commission: world premiere
- - Trad.
  - Tusen tankar (A Thousand Thoughts) transcr. Ljova, arr. Kronos Quartet(5 mins)
- - Aleksandra Vrebalov
  - 鈥� hold me, neighbor, in this storm 鈥�(22 mins)
- - Clint Mansell
  - Death is the Road to Awe(9 mins)Encore

Performers

Kronos Quartet

Composers

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 91热爆 commission inspired by the work of Delia Derbyshire of the 91热爆 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*听* Watch video on the 91热爆 news site of the Kronos Quartet rehearsing at the 91热爆's Maida Vale Studios in preparation for their Proms concert.

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