New York, NY (Dublin Guitar Quartet)
https://www.92ny.org/event/dublin-guitar-quartet
Program Details
Nikita Koshkin – Changing the Guard
Rachel Grimes – Book of Leaves
Kilar – Orawa
Philip Glass – Piano Etudes Nos. 2, 9, 16 and 20
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 2, “Company”
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
Overview
“A wonderful ensemble. The Dublin Guitar Quartet has carved a place for itself in the world of classical music. I am delighted that my music is part of their repertoire.” – Philip Glass
The Dublin Guitar Quartet is unique in the music world – the only classical guitar quartet dedicated entirely to contemporary music – earning raves for illuminating what repertoire for the guitar can be, with their mind-blowing arrangements of works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, and others.
They join us with music by Glass – an arrangement of his String Quartet No. 2, “Company” – enthralling for four guitars (get a preview in their NPR Tiny Desk performance) – and a selection of his Études, and more, closing the concert with their extraordinary adaptation of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Experience the quartet’s reimagining of the work – based on Stravinsky’s own piano version – as they give new expression to a masterpiece of modernism through the wide color palette and capabilities of four guitars.