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For almost 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been reinventing the string quartet, regularly turning it into a multimedia experience. The group's first Proms appearances begins with high-octance Syrian folk-pop and ends with a Kronos commission blending classical strings with ethnic Balkan instruments, shouts, foot-stomping, bells and electronic overdubs.

In between, varied fare from the group's eclectic repertoire plus a ´óÏó´«Ã½ commission inspired by the work of Delia Derbyshire of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radiophonic Workshop (responsible for the realisation of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme). Listen out, too, for the otherworldly Kronos arrangement of a Scandinavian folk lament.

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Discover the Music*Ìý* Watch video on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ news site of the Kronos Quartet rehearsing at the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Maida Vale Studios in preparation for their Proms concert.