CLASSICAL MUSIC
Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat
Fri. Oct. 21, 2022 at 8pm
Presented by The Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Irvine Barclay Theatre
Part of Eclectic Orange Series
Kronos Quartet
Mahsa Vahdat: vocals
"The most far-ranging ensemble geographically, nationally and stylistically the world has known." – Los Angeles Times
Program to be announced.
For more than 45 years, Kronos Quartet – “the most far-ranging ensemble geographically, nationally, and stylistically the world has known” (Los Angeles Times) – has performed music that responds to societal issues, both contemporary and historic.
In this concert, Kronos is joined by Mahsa Vahdat, a prominent performer of Persian vocal music, who collaborated with the quartet on the evocative 2019 recording, Placeless. The project features melodies Vahdat composed to classical poems by Hafez and Rumi, as well as contemporary texts by Iranian poets. “[Vahdat] is an alluring, descriptive singer… The sheer seductiveness of her voice and style proved compelling” (Los Angeles Times).
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