Prom 14: An overdue debut from the Kronos Quartet

By Paul Kilbey, 26 July 2012

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 24 July 2012

Souleyman, I'll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You (La sidounak sayyada) (arr. Jacob Garchik, UK première)

Gubaidulina, String Quartet no. 4

Johnston, String Quartet no. 4 "Amazing Grace"

Lizée, The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers) (BBC commission, world première)

Traditional, Tusen Tankar (A Thousand thoughts) (transcr. Ljova, arr. Kronos Quartet)

Vrebalov, Hold me, neighbor, in this storm

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.