Kronos Quartet
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Kronos Quartet is a pioneering American string quartet renowned for its innovative repertoire, genre-crossing collaborations, and championing of contemporary classical and experimental music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kronos Quartet canonical | 8 |
| Brooklyn Rider | 2 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | string quartet ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Avery Fisher Prize
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Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
commissioning new works
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contemporary composers ⓘ cross-genre collaboration ⓘ |
| formerMember |
David Abel
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Jennifer Culp NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Jeanrenaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunny Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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chamber music ⓘ contemporary classical music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ jazz ⓘ minimalism ⓘ rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Alim Qasimov
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Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Amon Tobin NERFINISHED ⓘ Arvo Pärt NERFINISHED ⓘ Asha Bhosle NERFINISHED ⓘ Bjork NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn Upshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Henryk Górecki NERFINISHED ⓘ John Zorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Rokia Traoré NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigur Rós NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommissioned | over 1000 works and arrangements ⓘ |
| hasMember |
David Harrington
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Hank Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sherba NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Wiancko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding the string quartet repertoire
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integrating non-Western musical traditions ⓘ use of amplification and electronics ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
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Kronos: Under 30 Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Angels
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Different Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Pieces of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack contributions) ⓘ Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fountain (soundtrack contributions) ⓘ Winter Was Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Nonesuch
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Nonesuch Explorer Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://kronosquartet.org/ ⓘ |
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Brooklyn Rider
this entity surface form:
Brooklyn Rider