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Cincinnati’s MusicNow Festival features Kronos performing some new pieces.

The Kronos Quartet present a two concerts that highlight the incredible diversity of their performances and recordings. The first evening will include two new pieces commissioned for the festival one from Tyondai Braxton, of Battles and one from Richard Reed Parry, of Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre in addition to work by J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus), Glenn Branca, and Michael Gordon. The second evening the Kronos Quartet will explore music from around the world, including Africa, Mexico, India, Greece and the Middle East.