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 WGBH.

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. Tonight’s performance highlights the formidable range of globe-spanning composers who write original works for Brooklyn Rider, including the world premiere of a new work by Boston’s own 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.

Kinan Azmeh        Dabke on Martense Street

Gonzalo Grau       Aroma a Distancia

Osvaldo Golijov    New Work (Boston premiere – maybe World Premiere, TBD)

Matana Roberts    borderlands …

This performance also has a streaming option October 7-13, 2021:

https://www.celebrityseries.org/productions/digital-concert-brooklyn-rider/