Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Jeffrey Zeigler, cello

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh / Mugam Sayagi *
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh / Oasis *

Alim Qasimov Ensemble
Alim Qasimov, vocal and daf
Fargana Qasimova, vocal and daf
Rafael Asgarov, balaban
Rauf Islamov, kamancha
Zaki Valiyev, tar
Javidan Nabiyev, naghara

INTERMISSION

Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov Ensemble
Jahangir Jahangirov / Köhlen Atim (My spirited horse) +
Unattributed / Peyman Ettik (I gave my word) +
Shafiga Okhundova / Mehriban Olaq (Let’s be kind) +
Said Rustamov / Getme, Getme (Don’t leave, don’t leave) +
Unattributed / Qashlarin Kamandir (Your eyebrows are bow-like) +

All works performed by the Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov Ensemble were arranged by Alim Qasimov, with string quartet parts arranged for Kronos by Jacob Garchik. These arrangements were commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Alim Qasimov by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation.