The Gurdjieff Ensemble at Symphony Space

The Gurdjieff Ensemble at Symphony Space, on Friday, Sept. 27
Tickets: $35-65. Show at 7 pm. 

The Gurdjieff Ensemble is an Armenian group that plays traditional instruments from that part of the world, at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. They’re named after the early 20^th century mystic and philosopher G. I. Gurdjieff, and they often play the music of the early 20^th century Armenian composer known as Komitas. Some of that music has the whirling or stamping sound of folk dances, but much of it has a kind of tragic beauty, even a haunted quality to it. The Gurdjieff Ensemble brings their traditional Armenian instruments to Symphony Space on Friday, Sept. 27.