Born out of a
desire to use the rich medium of the string quartet as a vehicle for communication
across a large span of history and geography, Brooklyn Rider is equally devoted
to the interpretation of existing quartet literature and to the creation of new
works. The musicians have worked with such composers as Derek Bermel, Lisa
Bielawa, Ljova, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Jenny Scheinman, and Dmitri
Yanov-Yanovsky, and they also regularly perform pieces written or arranged by
members of the group. Another integral part of the group’s work involves creative
collaborations with other artists, such as Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man,
Syrian/ Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, traditional and technology-based
Japanese shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki, Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes, and
more. Brooklyn Rider includes Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Colin Jacobsen,
violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Eric Jacobsen, cello.
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