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The Kronos Quartet premieres three works at Carnegie Hall

By Jacob Slattery, 10 March 2015
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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City on 7 March 2015
Programme
Twaalfhoven, On Parole
Dessner, Tenebre
Charke, Dear Creator, help us return to the centre of our hearts (World première, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Vrebalov, Beyond Zero: 1914–1918
Performers
Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, Violin
John Sherba, Violin
Hank Dutt, Viola
Sunny Yang, Cello
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Jacob Slattery
Jacob Slattery
Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.