Celebrity Series of Boston: Brooklyn Rider
$20 ($18 CS Friends Circle Members)
Kinan Azmeh — Dabke on Martense Street
Gonzalo Grau — Aroma a Distancia
Matana Roberts — borderlands...
João Gilberto — Undiú
Colin Jacobsen — Selected works
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
Kinan Azmeh – Dabke on Martense Street
Gonzalo Grau – Aroma a Distancia (world premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov – Um Día Bom ("A Good Day") (world premiere)
Matana Roberts – borderlands...
João Gilberto, arr. Colin Jacobsen – Undiú
Brooklyn Rider is the modern string quartet for audiences whose insatiable musical appetites match those of the four daredevils in this group. It’s impossible to even scratch the surface of what this quartet has to offer in a single performance, and we are excited to present them in three entirely different contexts this season – all performed in front of an intimate studio audience and streamed live to the world in partnership with GBH.
This first performance features the quartet without any on-stage collaborators, making it a perfect introduction for newcomers, and an alluring departure for Celebrity Series audiences who have seen them with such diverse co-conspirators as Joshua Redman and Gabriel Kahane.
This performance highlights the formidable range of globe-spanning composers who write original works for Brooklyn Rider, including a world premiere of a new work by Osvaldo Golijov. This program will feature original works by composers from Syria, Venezuela, Argentina, and the United States, all performed with the fervent intensity and deep feeling for which the group is known.
Immediately after the performance, please join us for a discussion with members of the quartet hosted by WCRB producer and on-air host Chris Voss. Celebrity Series at Home audience members can watch the discussion following the live premiere and the on-demand broadcast.
The livestream will take place at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. Available on demand until Wednesday, October 13 at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
Digital performance tickets are sold individually or as an add-on to a subscription that originates with a live, in-person performance. A subscription must include at least one in-person performance, and digital performance tickets are not eligible for exchanges, even for qualified subscribers. This concert will stream live from GBH Calderwood Studio, Boston.