Kronos Quartet

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 8:00pm

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Ticket Availability: Box Office and Online

Seating: Reserved seating

More Info: http://kronosquartet.org

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Ticketing:
$50, Reserved Seating
$40, Students/Seniors
Discounted tickets (passcode required) can be purchased online here.

Special Ticketing:
 The Englert is offering special ticket packages as part of its Centennial Celebration. Packages are only available at the Englert Box Office.
Kronos Quartet Centennial Package - $150
This exclusive ticket package includes:
— Prime seating for the Kronos Quartet performance.
— Post-show reception with Kronos Quartet members in the penthouse level apartment of Plaza Towers/Vetro Hotel. Hosted by the Moen Group. Featuring refined food and drink, sponsored by Cedar Ridge Vineyards and Deluxe Cakes & Pastries.
* $75 of this ticket price is tax deductible.

Complete Centennial Package - $250
The Complete Centennial Package allows access to all key events of the Centennial events.

Package includes:
— Prime seating at the Kronos Quartet performance on Thursday, October 18.
— Post-show reception with Kronos Quartet members in the penthouse level apartment of Plaza Towers/Vetro Hotel. Hosted by the Moen Group.
— Prime seatings at the Rosanne Cash concert on Friday, October 19.
— Wine and appetizers at 5pm followed by an exclusive 3-course dinner with a glass of wine at 126 prior to the Rosanne Cash concert on Friday, October 19.
* $120 of this ticket price is tax deductible.

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Description

For nearly 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 45 recordings of extraordinary breadth and creativity, and commissioning more than 750 new works and arrangements for string quartet.

Integral to Kronos' work is a series of long-running, in-depth collaborations with many of the world's foremost composers, including Americans Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich; Azerbaijan's Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; Poland's Henryk Górecki; and Argentina's Osvaldo Golijov. Additional collaborators from around the world have included Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man; the legendary Bollywood "playback singer" Asha Bhosle; Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq; Mexican rockers Café Tacuba; famed Azeri vocalist Alim Qasimov; and iconic American singer-songwriter, Tom Waits.

Kronos' work has garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004), the Polar Music Prize (2011), and the Avery Fisher Prize (2011). A non-profit organization based in San Francisco, the Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association is committed to mentoring emerging musicians and composers, and to creating, performing, and recording new works.

Program:
Bryce Dessner / Aheym (Homeward) *
Ram Narayan (arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova) / Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap +
Nicole Lizée / Death to Kosmische *
Hanna Kulenty / String Quartet No. 5 *

INTERMISSION

Richard Wagner (arr. Aleksandra Vrebalov) / Prelude from Tristan und Isolde +
Michael Gordon / Clouded Yellow *
Aleksandra Vrebalov / ...hold me, neighbor, in this storm... *

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Updated: 07/06/2012

* Written for Kronos / + Arranged for Kronos

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