Best known for Unwavering work in Kronos Quartet daily since September 1, 1973—with a singular devotion to the immense sonic and expressive possibilities when combining two violins, a viola, and a ...

In 1973, a young Seattle violinist named David Harrington heard a broadcast of George Crumb's "Black Angels" for electric string quartet, the composer's response to the Vietnam War. which includes ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The group, which celebrated its birthday on Friday at Carnegie Hall, changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach. By ...

Kronos with Henryk Gorecki (Courtesy of Kronos Performing Arts Association) Kronos, Fragile (Courtesy of Kronos Performing Arts Association) Kronos, Visual Music (Courtesy of Kronos Performing Arts ...

We rarely invite the same band back to the Tiny Desk. But the beloved Kronos Quartet, which first played our offices 12 years ago, isn't the same band. Three of the four members are brand new: Cellist ...

Even by Kronos Quartet standards, this was a exhilarating performance. The adventurous Americans have constantly pushed forward the musical boundaries for a string quartet, collaborating with artists ...

Dessner first met the ensemble when he invited them to participate in the "Dark Was The Night" project, a Red Hot album released four years ago that he produced with his brother and bandmate in The ...

The mesmerizing Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat sings with the Kronos Quartet in an undated picture; the five musicians reprised the collaboration in D.C. on Saturday night. (Evan Neff) Review by Anne ...

Reporting from Santa Barbara — Have you ever had the experience of being in the car, tuning in to a radio station and coming across music you’ve never heard before that starts to take over your being?