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kronos quartet
“Synonymous with musical innovation, the Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and fearless dedication to experimentation. Since its inception in 1973, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression, and in the process, has captured the attention of audiences worldwide.” Synonymous with musical innovation, the Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and fearless dedication to experimentation. Since its inception in 1973, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression, and in the process, has captured the attention of audiences worldwide. Kronos has been commissioning new work since its earliest days, and more than 450 pieces have been written or arranged for the group. The Quartet's extensive repertoire ranges from Alban Berg, Alfred Schnittke, George Crumb, Sofia Gubaidulina and Morton Feldman to Hildegard von Bingen, Charles Mingus, Astor Piazzolla, Harry Partch and Carlos Paredes. In addition to ongoing creative relationships with composers such as Terry Riley, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh and Osvaldo Golijov, Kronos has collaborated with countless artists, including Dawn Upshaw, Foday Musa Suso, Wu Man, Cafe Tacuba, Zakir Hussain, Allen Ginsberg, Throat Singers of Tuva, Burhan Ocal, Eiko and Koma, Pandit Pran Nath, Don Walser, Hamza El Din and the Taraf de Haidouks. Kronos has recently premiered, or will soon premiere, works written for the group by Ellen Fullman, Philip Glass, Michael Gordon, Guo Wenjing, Melissa Hui, Willem Jeths, John King, David Lang, Matmos, Helmut Oehring, Gabriela Ortiz, P.Q. Phan, Stephen Prutsman, Steve Reich, Peteris Vasks, Aleksandra Vrebalov and Julia Wolfe. Kronos performs annually in many cities and tours extensively with more than 100 concerts each year in concert halls, clubs and at jazz festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Russia, Asia and Australia. Recent tours have included appearances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Kennedy Center, University of Iowa's Hancher Auditorium, Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, Moscow's Conservatory of Music, Prague Spring International Music Festival, Sydney Opera House, Southern California's Eclectic Orange Festival, London's Royal Festival Hall, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, La Scala, Theatre de la Ville in Paris and Vancouver's Chan Centre. Kronos has won numerous international awards, including three Edison Awards (Netherlands), Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Germany), Rolf Schock Prize in Music (Sweden), eight ASCAP/Chamber Music America Awards for Adventurous Programming (United States), Australian Broadcasting Company Classic FM Best International Recording of the Year (Australia), Le Diapason d'Or de Mai (France), and others. The Quartet records exclusively for Nonesuch Records (click here for complete catalog), and the group's recorded performances have been heard throughout the world on radio and television, in films, and in live dance and theater performances. . Of the nearly 30 records released on Nonesuch, six have been Grammy nominees: Kronos Quartet plays Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (1998), which received nominations for Best Classical Album and Best Chamber Music Performance; Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae) (1997), Black Angels (1990), and White Man Sleeps (1987), which received nominations for Best Chamber Music Performance; Salome Dances For Peace (1989), for which composer Terry Riley received a nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition; and Different Trains (1989), which earned composer Steve Reich a Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. Reprinted with permission of Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
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