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Program

Early Music

Nicole Lizée / Death to Kosmische *  UK premiere
Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Marianne Pfau) / O Virtus Sapientie +
Traditional (arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova) / Tusen Tankar (A Thousand Thoughts) +
Anton Webern / Six Bagatelles, Op. 9
Mäßig •  Leicht bewegt •  Ziemlich fließend •  Sehr langsam •
Äußerst langsam •  Fließend
Philip Glass (arr. Kronos Quartet) / Modern Love Waltz +  European premiere
Valentin Silvestrov / String Quartet No. 3 * World premiere
I. Präludium / Prelude •  II. Pastorale •  III. Intermezzo •
IV. Intermezzo •  V. Serenade •  VI. Intermezzo •
VII. Postludium / Postlude

INTERMISSION

Charles Ives / Scherzo
Morton Feldman / Structures
Bob Dylan (arr. Philip Glass, additional orchestration by Kronos) / Don’t Think Twice,
It’s All Right + UK premiere
Dan Visconti / Love Bleeds Radiant *  UK premiere
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik) / “Zari” Ritual Lamentation +  UK premiere
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Boyiwa (Song of Mourning over a Corpse) +  UK premiere
Witold Lutoslawski / “Funebre” from String Quartet
Rahul Dev Burman (arr. Stephen Prutsman / Kronos) / Nodir Pare Utthchhe Dhnoa
                (Smoke Rises Across the River) +
Alfred Schnittke (arr. Kronos) / Collected Songs Where Every Verse is Filled with Grief +

Kronos’ participation in the Barbican’s Awakenings: A Kronos Quartet Residency is supported, in part, by a grant from the Columbia Foundation.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE – Updated:  11/30/2011
* Written for Kronos /  + Arranged for Kronos

Upcoming Premiere

Laurie Anderson joins Kronos for the world premiere of her new evening-length work at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (Feb 1 & 2, 2013), followed by performances at the Adelaide Festival (Mar 2, 2013), Bing Concert Hall at Stanford Live (Apr 20 & 21, 2013), Peak Performances at Montclair State University in New Jersey (May 10 & 11, 2013), and the Barbican (June 28, 2013).

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