Rufus Wainwright: Trois Valses Anglaises (First performance)
Franz Schubert:
Der Tod und das Mädchen D 531
from the String Quartet “Death and the Maiden”: 1st movement
from Winterreise D 911: Der Wegweiser
from the String Quartet “Death and the Maiden”: 2nd movement
from Winterreise D 911: Die Nebensonnen
from the String Quartet “Death and the Maiden”: 3rd movement
from Winterreise D 911: Einsamkeit
from the String Quartet “Death and the Maiden”: 4th movement
Rufus Wainwright: 3 Songs for Lulu
“Widely regarded for their gripping performance style and virtuosic stylistic fluency, Brooklyn Rider (One of the most interesting and innovative string quartets in Classical music – Pioneer Press) takes audiences on a lively summertime tour across multiple continents and global traditions. Weaving together selections from the traditional string quartet canon alongside their signature body of arrangements and recent commissions, this innovative program features some of the most exciting musical voices of today, including Kinan Azmeh, Reena Esmail, Philip Glass, Gonzalo Grau, Ljova, Giovanni Sollima, the quartet’s own Colin Jacobsen, plus more.”
Colin Jacobsen: Mirror for a Prince
Kinan Azmeh: New piece for string quartet
Kinan Azmeh: In the Element
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Kinan Azmeh: The Fence, The Rooftop and The Distant Sea
Colin Jacobsen: Starlighter
Ljova: Everywhere is Falling Everywhere
Caroline Shaw: Schisma (2018)
Gonzalo Grau: Aroma a Distancia (2018)
Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”
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Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbbuk (1992)
Colin Jacobsen: 3 Miniatures (2011)
Intense times wit Yo-Yo Ma´s Silk Road Ensemble and The Knights link Avi Avital to the unique string quartet Brooklyn Rider. In spring of 2021, they reunite with new works and arrangements for mandolin and string quartet at hand.
An evening celebrating fearless musical innovators through the shared interpretive lens of virtuoso mandolinist Avi Avital and the omnivorous string quartet Brooklyn Rider.
New commissions, arrangements, and interpretations of music by JS Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Colin Jacobsen, Matana Roberts, Philip Glass, Giovanni Sollima, John Zorn and Osvaldo Golijov.
Boccherini: La Musica Notturna Ritratta di Madrid
Colin Jacobsen: new piece for mandolin and string quartet
Giovanni Sollima: Prelude for solo mandolin
Matana Roberts: borderlands…
JS Bach: selection(s) (tba)
Gonzalo Grau: new piece for mandolin and string quartet
Osvaldo Golijov: ‘Oración Lecumí’ from La Pasión ségun San Marcos
John Zorn: selection from ‘The Book of Angels’ (tba)