Fifty for the Future with David Harrington of Kronos Quartet

Photo by Mark Allan

50 for the Future
Join Kronos Quartet founder, legendary David Harrington, as he hosts a program of quartets from the project Fifty for the Future. This monumental project of Kronos Quartet created a new catalogue of works for string quartet, from composers around the world. This program features 5 of these amazing works performed by the festival artists.

Program:

Julia Mirzoev, violin
Jonathan Schwarz, violin
Mayu Konoe, viola
Adrian Fung, cello

Nicole Lizée: Another Living Soul

Noa Sarid, violin
Anna Štube, violin
Keith Hamm, viola
Julie Hereish, cello

Missy Mazzoli: Enthusiasm Strategies

Solana Frebold, violin
Russell Iceberg, violin
Laura Veeze, viola
Sabina Sandvoss, cello

Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option with variations

Luri Lee, violin
Robert Uchida, violin
Hezekiah Leung, viola
Lexie Krakowski, cello

Tanya Tagaq: Sivunittinni

Viano Quartet

Wu Man: Glimpses of Muqam Chebiyat
Chebiyat Muqam – Muqaddima
Chebiyat Muqam – Third Dastan

Artist Bio

David Harrington

David Harrington is the founder and Artistic Director of the Kronos Quartet. For more than 40 years, the San Francisco-based group – Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello) – has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts, releasing more than 60 recordings, collaborating with an eclectic mix of composers and performers, and commissioning over 950 works and arrangements for string quartet. They have won over 40 awards, including a Grammy Award and the prestigious Polar Music and Avery Fisher Prizes.