Beyond Our Shores
From the Royal Concert Hall, the second concert in a special week-long series from Glasgow. The Kronos Quartet have blown apart all notions of what a string quartet can and cannot do. Their programme tonight takes in music of the Gypsies. Terry Riley , a Philip Glass premiere and Schnittke's second quartet. Introduced by Brian Morton. Carlos Paredes , arr Golijov Romance No 1 (first performance)
Anibal Troilo , arr Golijov Responso (first performance)
Aleksandra Vrebalov Panonia
Boundless (first performance)
Hyo Shin Na Song of the Beggars (first performance)
Rezso Seress , arr Golijov Gloomy Sunday (first performance)
Terry Riley Cortejo Funebre en el Monte Diablo (Requiem for Adam) (first performance)
Franghiz Al-Zadeh Oasis (first performance)
8.30 Orient and Occident
Does the West still believe in an East of its own making? Or is the truth that in contemporary music and arts the border between Orient and Occident is finally fading away?
8.50 Philip Glass New work (first performance)
Schnittke String Quartet No 2