Kronos Quartet

Forty years in, Kronos Quartet still feels revolutionary. They have commissioned hundreds of new works for string quartet, recorded almost fifty albums, and brought the work of musicians from across the globe into the chamber musician tradition. "The best thing about Kronos," writes The New Yorker, "is their unflagging curiosity about the world."Kronos' curiosity will be on full display in their return to Durham. Their first appearance at the revamped Baldwin Auditorium features a Duke Performances commission: You Know Me From Here, which composer Missy Mazzoli calls a "musical journey homeward." That's also the theme of Aheym, which Bryce Dessner based on his grandparents' turbulent journey to this country. And frequent Kronos collaborator Philip Glass contributes a brand-new composition full of his trademark driving rhythms.Their program reveals a group more dedicated than ever to founder David Harrington's dream of making the string quartet "vital and energetic and alive."This year Kronos also brings with them a new cellist, Sunny Jungin Yang. Kronos' Grammy-winning record producer Judith Sherman calls Yang's playing "joyful, beautiful, and meaningful."Program:Missy Mazzoli: You Know Me From Here* Philip Glass: NEW WORKBryce Dessner: Aheym (Homeward) Alter Yechiel Karniol (Arr. Judith Berkson): Sim SholomAmon Tobin: NEW WORKLaurie Anderson (Arr. Jacob Garchik): Flow *Commissioned, in part, by Duke Performances