Kronos Quartet Tours UK, Performs on BBC Two's "Later... With Jools Holland"

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Kronos Quartet begins its first UK tour in many years at the Barbican this Monday, May 9. The tour program includes works by Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, and Terry Riley, a world premiere, and three UK premieres from the Kronos Fifty for the Future commissioning project. Kronos will perform on BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland live show on Tuesday, May 10, and the one-hour episode on lucky Friday the 13th; the line-up includes Corinne Bailey Rae, Bloc Party, and Sir Elton John.

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Kronos Quartet begins its first tour of the United Kingdom in many years with a return to the Barbican this Monday, May 9. The program for the tour includes Terry Riley’s One Earth, One People, One Love; the world premiere of a new piece by Martin Green of Lau; works by Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, and Komitas; and arrangements including The Who’s Baba O’Riley.

The evening also features three UK premieres: Sunjata’s Dream by Fodé Lassana Diabaté from Trio da Kali, and music by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Garth Knox. These are all part of the Kronos Fifty for the Future project, in which the Barbican and partner Carnegie Hall, Kronos Quartet, and others are commissioning 50 new works for Kronos and then other string quartets to play in the future.

While in London, Kronos Quartet will perform on BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland live show Tuesday, May 10, at 10 PM. The Quartet will also be featured on the full, one-hour episode of Later on lucky Friday the 13th at 11:05 PM. The line-up for the show also includes Corinne Bailey Rae, Bloc Party, Spring King, Basia Bulat, and Sir Elton John. For details, visit bbc.co.uk.

See below for all of the currently scheduled UK tour dates and ticket links. For all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

KRONOS QUARTET UK TOUR

May 9 Barbican Hall London
May 13 Colston Hall Bristol
May 14 Saffron Hall Saffron Walden
May 15 RNCM Manchester
May 17 Opera North - SOLD OUT Leeds
May 18 Usher Hall Edinburgh
May 20 The Anvil Basingstoke
     
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  • Friday, May 6, 2016
    Kronos Quartet Tours UK, Performs on BBC Two's "Later... With Jools Holland"
    Jay Blakesberg

    Kronos Quartet begins its first tour of the United Kingdom in many years with a return to the Barbican this Monday, May 9. The program for the tour includes Terry Riley’s One Earth, One People, One Love; the world premiere of a new piece by Martin Green of Lau; works by Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, and Komitas; and arrangements including The Who’s Baba O’Riley.

    The evening also features three UK premieres: Sunjata’s Dream by Fodé Lassana Diabaté from Trio da Kali, and music by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Garth Knox. These are all part of the Kronos Fifty for the Future project, in which the Barbican and partner Carnegie Hall, Kronos Quartet, and others are commissioning 50 new works for Kronos and then other string quartets to play in the future.

    While in London, Kronos Quartet will perform on BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland live show Tuesday, May 10, at 10 PM. The Quartet will also be featured on the full, one-hour episode of Later on lucky Friday the 13th at 11:05 PM. The line-up for the show also includes Corinne Bailey Rae, Bloc Party, Spring King, Basia Bulat, and Sir Elton John. For details, visit bbc.co.uk.

    See below for all of the currently scheduled UK tour dates and ticket links. For all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    KRONOS QUARTET UK TOUR

    May 9 Barbican Hall London
    May 13 Colston Hall Bristol
    May 14 Saffron Hall Saffron Walden
    May 15 RNCM Manchester
    May 17 Opera North - SOLD OUT Leeds
    May 18 Usher Hall Edinburgh
    May 20 The Anvil Basingstoke
         

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