Kronos Quartet will perform new and recent works by an international cohort of strikingly original women composers, including world premieres by Dai Wei and Victoria Shen; plus a special presentation of Beyond the Golden Gate, featuring Wu Man, pipa, in conversation with David Lei.
Program:
NICOLE LIZÉE / Death to Kosmische*
VICTORIA SHEN / Title TBD (New piece)*
TRADITIONAL (inspired by RIM BANNA) / Ya Taali’een ‘ala el-Jabal (arr. Jonathan Berger) +
DAI WEI / Title TBD (New piece about Edison cylinder)*
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN / Marejada**
–INTERMISSION–
DAI WEI, WU MAN, DAVID LEI, et al. / Beyond the Golden Gate*
with special guest Wu Man, pipa
* Written for Kronos Quartet
** Written for Kronos Quartet Fifty for the Future
+ Arranged for Kronos Quartet