International Music Festival – REFLECT, RESET, REVIVE!

International Music Festival – REFLECT, RESET, REVIVE!

Get Your Free TicketsBuy Tickets on Eventbrite Click here to access tickets directly on Eventbrite website The 7th annual International Music Festival will shift virtually this year, transforming into one day-long summit exploring the state of the arts and future of performing arts! From noon to 5PM CST, we will bring a mixture of live-panel discussions from prominent artists/arts leaders as well as high-quality performances from MBAW’s illustrious past program and festival artists.  Watch online at:...

Friday, 22 March/Empire Theatre/7pm “East meets west”: Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh or spike-fiddle), Iran and American String Quartet, Brooklyn Rider

Friday, 22 March/Empire Theatre/7pm “East meets west”: Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh or spike-fiddle), Iran and American String Quartet, Brooklyn Rider

Kayhan Kalhor – kamancheh (spiked fiddle) Johnny Gandelsman – violin Colin Jacobsen – violin Nicholas Cords – viola Michael Nicolas – cello   Silent City, the “stunning collaboration” between Iranian kamancheh, or spike-fiddle, virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and the adventurous, American string quartet, Brooklyn Rider has been hailed by the critics as “challenging music [that is] a real thrill ride” (Strings Magazine).     “The borough’s chief string quartet teamed up with the Iranian fiddler ­Kayhan Kalhor for one of those cross-cultural evenings that might have made no sense at all but instead displayed a loose, magical logic. One of...