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Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Jeffrey Zeigler, cello

Michael Gordon / Clouded Yellow *
Omar Souleyman (arr. Jacob Garchik) / La Sidounak Sayyada
(I’ll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You) +
Bryce Dessner / Tenebre *  East Coast premiere

Alim Qasimov Ensemble
Alim Qasimov, vocal and daf
Fargana Qasimova, vocal and daf
Rauf Islamov, kamancha
Zaki Valiyev, tar
Rafael Asgarov, clarinet and balaban
Javidan Nabiyev, naghara

Traditional / Shur Destgahi

INTERMISSION

Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov Ensemble
Jahangir Jahangirov / Köhlen Atim (My spirited horse) +
Unattributed / Peyman Ettik (I gave my word) +
Shafiga Okhundova / Mehriban Olaq (Let’s be kind) +
Said Rustamov / Getme, Getme (Don’t leave, don’t leave) +
Unattributed / Qashlarin Kamandir (Your eyebrows are bow-like) +

All works arranged by Alim Qasimov, with string quartet parts arranged for Kronos by Jacob Garchik.

These arrangements were commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation.

This concert is presented in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.