Carnegie Hall Presents

Off the Beaten Track

Creative and innovative, the artists on this series are inventive spirits who take risks and go out of their way to do things differently. MacArthur “genius” Chris Thile continues to reinvent perceptions of mandolin performance, electronic artist Fennesz remixes the works of Mahler, the Kronos Quartet expands the range and context of the string quartet, and a stellar lineup of new-music innovators explore love, loss, and the emotional implications on the music that underscores it.

Series Events

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Chris Thile
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Chris Thile, Mandolin

Program

Chris Thile, of Punch Brothers, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer, and vocalist. With his broad outlook that encompasses progressive bluegrass, classical, rock, and jazz, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike. On this program, he performs transcribed solo violin works by J. S. Bach drawn from his forthcoming recording, Bach Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1, as well as his own compositions and contemporary music.
"Waltz for Dewayne Pomeroy"
Chris Thile, Mandolin
Nonesuch
Friday, March 7, 2014 | 10 PM
Fennesz
Mahler Remixed
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Fennesz, Guitar and Electronics
    Lillevan, Video

Program

Fennesz salutes the universality of fellow Austrian Gustav Mahler in this remixed interpolation of the composer’s oeuvre, visualized by the German digital abstractionist Lillevan, to show Mahler’s enduring influence in modern life, both in the creative incubator of Vienna and around the world.

This concert is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall.
Friday, March 28, 2014 | 8 PM
Kronos Quartet
40th Anniversary Celebration
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Kronos Quartet
    ·· David Harrington, Violin
    ·· John Sherba, Violin
    ·· Hank Dutt, Viola
    ·· Sunny Jungin Yang, Cello
  • Guest artists to be announced

Program

    The Kronos Quartet celebrates four decades with a program to include a world premiere and Carnegie Hall commission by Terry Riley, a New York premiere by Philip Glass, plus works by Laurie Anderson and others
Laurie Anderson's Flow
Laurie Anderson
Nonesuch
Thursday, April 24, 2014 | 6 PM
collected stories: love/loss
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • The Uncluded
    ·· Aesop Rock
    ·· Kimya Dawson
  • Signal
  • Brad Lubman, Conductor
  • Iarla Ó Lionáird, Voice
  • Sam Amidon, Banjo and Voice
  • Nadia Sirota, Viola
  • Nico Muhly, Electronics

Program

    Program to include:
  • TRADITIONAL The Two Sisters
  • JULIA WOLFE Cruel Sister
  • NICO MUHLY The Only Tune
Julia Wolfe's Cruel Sister (Part II)
Ensemble Resonanz | Bradley Lubman, Conductor
Cantaloupe

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