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Festivals 2001 Program
KRONOS
QUARTET
David
Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Jennifer Culp, cello
With
the participation of the Lebanese Composer
Dr. Ali Jihad Racy
and Musician
Suhail Kaspar
Since
its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has emerged
as a leading voice for new work. Combining a unique
musical vision with a fearless dedication to
experimentation, Kronos has assembled a body of work
unparalleled in its range and scope of expression, and
in the process, has captured the attention of
audiences worldwide.
Kronos performs annually in many cities including San
Francisco and New York, touring extensively with more
than 100 performances each year in concert halls,
clubs and at jazz festivals throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America,
New Zealand, Russia, Hong Kong and Australia. Recent
tours have included appearances at the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam, Kennedy Center, Montreux Jazz Festival,
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky
Hall, Sydney Opera House, Tanglewood, London’s Royal
Festival Hall, Teatro Col?n in Buenos Aires, La Scala,
Théatre de la Ville in Paris and Chicago’s
Orchestra Hall.
The concert will take place in the inner courtyard of
the palace.
The
KRONOS quartet records exclusively for Nonesuch
Records.
Dr.
Jihad Ali Racy (Nay) and Suhail Kaspar (Tablah) will
interpret with the Kronos Quartet, ECSTASY a piece
composed by Dr. J. Ali Racy.
The composer has placed ECSTASY in its Sufi sens of
ecstatic communication with the
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