KRONOS QUARTET

Hank Dutt - Jennifer Culp - John Sherba - David Harrington
Photo: Caroline Greyshock

Official website: www.kronosquartet.org

Since its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has emerged as a leading voice for New York. Combining a unique musical vision with a fearless dedication to experimentation, 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 world-wide.
The Quartet's extensive repertoire ranges from Shostakovich, Webern, Bartok and Ives to Astor Piazzolla, John Cage, Raymond Scott and Howlin' Wolf. In addition to working closely with modern masters such as Terry Riley, John Zorn, and Henryk Gorecki, Kronos commissions new works from today's most innovative composers from around the world, extending its reach as far as Zimbabwe, Poland, Australia, Japan, Argentina and Azerbaijan. 
The Quartet is currently working with many composers, including Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Foday Musa Suso, Scott Johnson, Sofia Gubaidulina, Steven Mackey, John Oswald, Don Byron, Tan Dun, Peter Sculthorpe, Lois V.Vierk, Philip Glass and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. 
Kronos performs annually in many cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, and festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Australia. Recent tours have included appearances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Kennedy Center, Montreux Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Sidney Opera House, Tanglewood, London's Royal Festival Hall, La Scala, Theatre de la Ville in Paris and Chicago's Orchestra Hall.
The Quartet records exclusively for Nonesuch Records, and the catalogue includes Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass (1995), Night Prayers (1994), Bob Ostertag's All The Rage (1993), At The Grave of Richard Wagner (1993), Morton Feldman's Piano and String Quartet (1993), Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki's String Quartet n. 1 and 2 (1993), "Pieces of Africa" (1992), Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki's "Already It Is Dusk" (1991), Astor Piazzolla's Five Tango Sensations(1991), Kevin Volans' Hunting: Gathering (1991), Witold Lutoslawsky's String Quartet (1991), Black Angels (1990), which received a Grammy Nomination for the Best Chamber Music Performance, Salome Dances for Peace (1989), which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Composition, Different Trains (1989), which received a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition, Winter Was Hard (1988), White Man Sleeps (1987), which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Chamber Music Performance, and Kronos Quartet (1986).

Biography courtesy of Saudades Tourneen