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Active: 1973 - ; United States

The Kronos Quartet has for years cultivated a chimeric image: is it a highbrow ensemble with pop leanings, or a crossover group with classical expertise? Yet whatever its methods and motivations may be, the Kronos Quartet has blurred musical categories for decades and attracted interest from audiences who might never have otherwise encountered a string quartet. Respected for its charisma and innovation, Kronos was founded at Mills College in 1973 Read more by violinist David Harrington. By the end of the 1970s, violinist John Sherba, violist Hank Dutt, and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud rounded out the group's original personnel. Since then, Kronos has aggressively commissioned new music, including over 450 of its repertory of 600 pieces. This unprecedented zeal for commissioning has been credited with reviving and revitalizing the otherwise stagnating medium of the string quartet.

The ensemble made a strong impression with guest appearances on recordings by Warren Benson, Dane Rudhyar, and David Grisman before cutting its own debut on the Sounds Wonderful label in 1982. Since then, Kronos has recorded over 30 albums for Nonesuch, receiving six Grammy nominations and one award for Best New Composition, (Different Trains by Steve Reich). Kronos specializes in performing modern and contemporary music, music by jazz pioneers Ornette Coleman and John Zorn, and artists as varied as Jimi Hendrix, Anton Webern, and Béla Bartók. The group has devoted entire albums to such diverse figures as Thelonious Monk (Monk Suite, 1985), Bill Evans (Music of Bill Evans, 1986), Alfred Schnittke (The Complete String Quartets, 1998), and Philip Glass (on several discs, including Dracula, 1999). For its recording of Black Angels (1990), the quartet provided spirited, effective accompaniment to a scratchy, decades-old recording of American iconoclast composer Charles Ives singing one of his own songs.

Kronos has been profiled on the television show CBS Sunday Morning, has produced its own syndicated radio program that combined interview and performance segments, and has been consistently nominated for Grammy awards.

In 1999 Jeanrenaud began a sabbatical leave, and before it was over she had resigned, no longer wishing to maintain Kronos' active travel, performance, and rehearsal schedule. Jeanrenaud was replaced by Jennifer Culp, who remained with the quartet until 2005, after which Jeffrey Zeigler joined as Kronos' cellist. Read less

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Parry: Music For Heart & Breath

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 002105802 Release Date: 07/15/2014
Composer: Richard Reed Parry
Performer: Nico Muhly, Brian Snow, Arthur Sato, Caroline Shaw ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ymusic, Kronos Quartet

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A Thousand Thoughts / Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 536952 Release Date: 04/08/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Traditional, Blind Willie Johnson, Omar Souleyman, Getatchew Mekurya ...
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Explorer Series: Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 536951 Release Date: 04/08/2014 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Dumisani Maraire, Hassan Hakmoun, Foday Musa Suso, Lawrence JKS Tamusuza ...
Performer: Dumisani Maraire, Joan Jeanrenaud, Hank Dutt, John Sherba ...
Conductor: Terrence Kelly
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Tuvan Singers ...

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Kotche: Adventureland / Kronos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird

Label: Cantaloupe Catalog: 21098 Release Date: 03/25/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Glenn Kotche
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird

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Aheym / Kronos Quartet

Label: Anti Catalog: 87296 Release Date: 11/05/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Bryce Dessner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet, Brooklyn Youth Chorus

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Essential Phillip Glass

Label: Sony Catalog: 191720 Release Date: 01/24/2012 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Philip Glass
Performer: Janice Pendarvis, Yo-Yo Ma, Philip Glass, Douglas Perry ...
Conductor: Michael Riesman, Michael Reisman, Dennis Russell Davies, Robert Shaw ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble, Stuttgart State Opera Chorus, Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra ...

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Uniko / Pohjonen, Kosminen, Kronos Quartet

Label: C Major Catalog: 707108 Release Date: 09/27/2011 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Kimmo Pohjonen
Performer: Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

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John Anthony Lennon, Sheila Silver: String Quartets

Label: Composers Recordings, Inc. (Cri) Catalog: 520 Release Date: 07/01/2011 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: John Anthony Lennon, Sheila Silver
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet, Atlantic String Quartet

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Music Of Warren Benson

Label: Composers Recordings, Inc. (Cri) Catalog: 433 Release Date: 03/01/2011 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Warren Benson
Performer: Frederick Hemke
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet, Chester String Quartet, Eastman Quartet

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Uniko / Samuli Kosminen, Kimmo Pohjonen, Kronos Quartet

Label: Ondine Catalog: 1185-2 Release Date: 02/22/2011 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Kimmo Pohjonen
Performer: Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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Floodplain / Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 518349 Release Date: 05/19/2009 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Traditional, Anonymous, Ram Narayan, Said Rustamov ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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Kronos Plays Holmgreen

Label: Dacapo Catalog: 6220548 Release Date: 10/28/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgree
Performer: David Harrington, Hank Dutt, John Sherba, Jeffrey Zeigler ...
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet
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Golijov: Oceana, Etc / Spano, Atlanta SO & Chorus

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 000906902 Release Date: 07/10/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Osvaldo Golijov
Performer: Luciana Souza, Jeffrey Zeigler, David Harrington, Hank Dutt ...
Conductor: Robert Spano
Orchestra/Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Gwinnettt Young Singers ...
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Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No 3 / Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 104380 Release Date: 03/20/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
Performer: David Harrington, Hank Dutt, John Sherba, Jeffrey Zeigler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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Lou Harrison: Chamber & Gamelan Works

Label: New World Records Catalog: 80643 Release Date: 05/30/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Lou Harrison
Performer: Machiko Kobialka, Patricia Jennerjohn, Don Marconi, Jerome Neff ...
Conductor: Robert Hughes, Paul Price
Orchestra/Ensemble: Gamelan Sekar Kembar, Kronos Quartet, Manhattan Percussion Ensemble
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Terry Riley: Cadenza On The Night Plain / Kronos Quartet

Label: Hannibal Catalog: 1509 Release Date: 01/31/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Terry Riley
Performer: David Harrington, John Sherba, Hank Dutt, Joan Jeanrenaud
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

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You've Stolen My Heart - Songs From R. D. Burman's Bollywood / Bhosle, Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 79856 Release Date: 08/23/2005 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: R.D. Burman
Performer: Jennifer Culp, John Sherba, Hank Dutt, David Harrington ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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Saariaho: Du Cristal...a La Fume, Etc / Kronos Quartet

Label: Ondine Catalog: 1047 Release Date: 08/24/2004 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Kaija Saariaho
Performer: Petri Alanko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

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Monk Suite - Kronos Quartet Plays Music Of Thelonious Monk

Label: Savoy Jazz Catalog: 17404 Release Date: 07/06/2004 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Edward "Duke" Ellington
Performer: John Sherba, Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

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Music Of Bill Evans / Kronos Quartet, Et Al

Label: Savoy Jazz Catalog: 17405 Release Date: 07/06/2004 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Bill Evans
Performer: Jim Hall, Joan Jeanrenaud, John Sherba, Hank Dutt ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

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Reich: Triple Quartet, Music For Large Ensemble / Frasca, Pierson, Yoshida, Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 79546 Release Date: 10/16/2001 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Steve Reich
Performer: Mika Yoshida, Dominic Frasca, Alan Pierson, David Harrington ...
Conductor: Alan Pierson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Alarm Will Sound, Ossia, Kronos Quartet
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Riley: Requiem For Adam, The Philosopher's Hand / Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 79639 Release Date: 09/04/2001 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Terry Riley
Performer: Terry Riley, John Sherba, Hank Dutt, Jennifer Culp ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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Marshall: Kingdom Come, Hymnodic Delays, Fog Tropes 2

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 79613 Release Date: 07/17/2001 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ingram Marshall
Performer: Joan Jeanrenaud, John Sherba, David Harrington, Hank Dutt
Conductor: Paul Dunkel, Paul Hillier
Orchestra/Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra, Theatre of Voices, Kronos Quartet

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Kole Kat Krush - Jay Cloidt / Kronos Quartet, Et Al

Label: Starkland Catalog: 208 Release Date: 01/25/2000 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Jay Cloidt
Performer: Jay Cloidt, Gene Reffkin, Amy Knoles, Robert Black ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Paul Dresher Ensemble, Basso Bongo, Kronos Quartet

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Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets / Kronos Quartet

Label: Nonesuch Catalog: 79500 Release Date: 05/19/1998 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Alfred Schnittke
Performer: John Sherba, David Harrington, Hank Dutt, Joan Jeanrenaud
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kronos Quartet
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