ALBUMMusic of Central Asia, Vol. 8: Rainbow (with Alim & Fargana Qasimov & Homayun Sakhi) [Audio Version]Kronos Quartet
ALBUMFloodplainKronos Quartet
ALBUMGudmundsen-Holmgreen, P.: Concerto Grosso (Rev. 2006) - Moving Still - Last GroundDanish National Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, Kronos Quartet, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Paul Hillier, Gert Sorensen & Wayne Siegel
ALBUMRiley: The Cusp of MagicKronos Quartet & Man Wu
ALBUMAdams: Gnarly Buttons - John's Book of Alleged DancesKronos Quartet & London Sinfonietta
ALBUMMugam Sayagi - Music of Franghiz Ali-ZadehKronos Quartet
ALBUMU.S. HighballDavid Barron & Kronos Quartet
ALBUMVasks: String Quartet No. 4Kronos Quartet
ALBUMNuevoKronos Quartet
ALBUMTerry Riley: Requiem for AdamKronos Quartet
ALBUMReich: Triple QuartetKronos Quartet
ALBUMThe Man Who Cried (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Kronos Quartet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Salvatore Licitra & Sian Edwards
ALBUMKronos Quartet: CaravanKronos Quartet
ALBUMPhilip Glass: DraculaKronos Quartet
ALBUMPhilip Glass: MishimaKronos Quartet
ALBUMSchnittke: The Complete String QuartetsKronos Quartet
ALBUMEarly MusicKronos Quartet
ALBUMGolijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the BlindKronos Quartet & David Krakauer
ALBUMGhost OperaKronos Quartet
ALBUMHowl, U.S.A.Kronos Quartet
ALBUMKronos Quartet Performs Philip GlassKronos Quartet
ALBUMKronos Quartet, Franz Schubert Quartet & Wilanow QuartetKronos Quartet, Franz Schubert Quartet & Wilanow String Quartet
ALBUMNight PrayersKronos Quartet
ALBUMMorton Feldman: Piano and String QuartetKronos Quartet & Aki Takahashi
ALBUMKronos Quartet: At the Grave of Richard WagnerKronos Quartet
ALBUMGórecki: String Quartets 1 & 2Kronos Quartet
ALBUMShort StoriesKronos Quartet
ALBUMPieces of AfricaKronos Quartet
ALBUMGórecki: Already It Is Dusk & LerchenmusikKronos Quartet & London Sinfonietta Soloists
ALBUMCrumb: Black AngelsKronos Quartet
ALBUMSteve Reich: Different Trains & Electric CounterpointPat Metheny & Kronos Quartet
ALBUMTerry Riley: Salome Dances for PeaceKronos Quartet
ALBUMWinter Was HardKronos Quartet
ALBUMWhite Man SleepsKronos Quartet
ALBUMKronos Quartet: Music by Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass, Nancarrow, HendrixKronos Quartet
ALBUMGloria Coates - Music on Open Strings / String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 4 (2024 Remastered Version)Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kronos Quartet
ALBUMCadenza On The Night Plain And Other String Quartets (1985 Version)Terry Riley & Kronos Quartet
ALBUMKronos Quartet: Music of Bill Evans (feat. Eddie Gomez & Jim Hall)Kronos Quartet
ALBUMMonk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk (feat. Ron Carter)Kronos Quartet
ALBUMIn FormationKronos Quartet
ALBUMMusic of Dane RudhyarKronos Quartet & Marcia Mikulak
Celebrate 50 years of contemporary music’s most innovative and daring ensemble.
About Kronos Quartet
Artist Biography
Founded by violinist David Harrington in Seattle, where they gave their first performance in 1973, Kronos Quartet has exerted a massive impact on the presentation and repertoire of the classical string quartet. The ensemble relocated to San Francisco in 1979 and began commissioning new work, presenting adventurous adaptations of music well outside the classical canon, including arrangements of pieces by jazz pianists like Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. The quartet’s primary aim has always been to celebrate modern composers, and their accounts of works such as George Crumb’s Black Angels and Henryk Górecki’s string quartets have achieved rare crossover success. Kronos have consistently embraced a wide range of global composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Tan Dun, and Michael Gordon. The ensemble has also surveyed folk and pop traditions around the world, collaborating with vanguard pop artists like David Bowie, Björk, and Laurie Anderson in inventive arrangements that recognize the essence of what they’re interpreting while honoring the string quartet tradition. Kronos have profoundly erased hierarchies, putting the emphasis on the music itself, wherever it comes from.
Hometown
Seattle, WA, United States
Genre
Classical
Members of Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet was formed in 1973. Members of Kronos Quartet include, or have included, the following 10 members.