Islamic Worlds Festival

This stunning collaboration between Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and American string quartet Brooklyn Rider has been hailed by the critics as “superbly conceived, organically evolved and wonderfully rich” (Gramophone). Born in Tehran, Iran, Grammy Awardnominated soloist and composer Kayhan Kalhor has toured the world with various ensembles and orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan, Ghazal: Persian and Indian Improvisations, and Masters of Persian Music; and is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project. Brooklyn Rider also crosses many borders, and their collaborations include programs with Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man, Syrian/Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, traditional and technology-based Japanese shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki, singer/songwriter Christina Courtin, and the Silk Road Ensemble, with whom they have performed throughout the world, recorded three albums for Sony Classical, and taken part in a series of residencies.