"Carolina in the Fall" - The Kruger Brothers and Kontras Quartet

The Kontras Quartet ended their time as WFMT’s ensemble-in-residence by teaming up with bluegrass group the Kruger Brothers to present Wood in the Whiskey, a concert blending classical and folk traditions. The Kontras Quartet, composed of violinists Dmitri Pogorelov and Francois Henkins, violist Ben Weber, and cellist Jean Hatmaker are dedicated to exploring contrasts in music. (“Kontras” is the Afrikaans word for “contrasts.”) However, listening to them perform alongside Jens Kruger, Uwe Kruger, and Joel Landsberg, you can easily hear that classical and folk music contrast less than you might think. Audiences at the Athenaeum Theatre enjoyed these incredible musicians in a performance broadcast live on WFMT, Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Enjoy more excerpts from the performance at: http://bit.ly/2GmOaKy