KRONOS Five Decades

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For 50 years, Kronos Quartet has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. In the process, the quartet – comprising David Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola and cellist Paul Wiancko – has become one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time.

The Kronos Quartet has broken the boundaries of what string quartets do.

New York Times

Kronos Quartet makes its fifth appearance at the Adelaide Festival with this program at Festival Theatre, in addition to playing at WOMADelaide.

Alongside signature works from the quartet’s wide-ranging repertoire, including George Crumb’s seminal Black Angels and Krzysztof Penderecki’s astonishing Quartetto per archi, KRONOS Five Decades features the world premiere of a new work from Australian artists Jon Rose and Hollis Taylor – a musical interpretation of bird calls from the outback. The ensemble will also perform pieces from its landmark legacy project 50 for the Future, a free-access library of string quartet music from around the world.

…the most far-ranging ensemble geographically, nationally, and stylistically the world has known.

Los Angeles Times

In keeping with their ever-adventurous musical collaborations from around the globe, acclaimed Iranian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat will join Kronos to perform a set of her own songs based on classical Persian poems by Rumi and Hafez.

With a program of extraordinary breadth and creativity, KRONOS Five Decades showcases the very best of this legendary ensemble. Join us in celebrating 50 years of Kronos Quartet.

Program to include
George Crumb: Black Angels
Aleksandra Vrebalov: ilektrikés rímes (Australian premiere)
Jon Rose & Hollis Taylor: Beak (world premiere)
Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartetto per archi

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