BAFTA-winning composer Jason Graves has carved a truly diverse and innovative repertoire of computer game scores

In January 2017 the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (formerly NDR Symphony Orchestra) moved into the stunning new Elbphilharmonie concert hall, finally gaining a permanent musical home after seventy years without a base.

Founded at a time when the form was largely centered on long-established, Western European traditions, Kronos has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the string quartet into a living art form that responds to the people and issues of our time.

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy” – Ludwig van Beethoven

Psycho: A Narrative for String Orchestra proves that even without Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic film, Bernard Herrmann’s ominous score slashes with vivid effect all the way up to the most infamous shower scene in cinema.