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Kronos Quartet

PHOTOS: The Coolest Music Festival Of The Summer?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.01.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: Stern Grove Performances, Video, Delton 3030, Stern Grove Festival, Pink Martini, Michael McDonald, Stern Grove 2013 Lineup, Shuggie Otis, Kronos Quartet, Stern Grove San Francisco, Boz Scaggs, Stern Grove Concerts, San Francisco News

Summer in San Francisco inevitably means two things: shivering tourists complaining about "sunny" California and the Stern Grove Festival. In the o...

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Classical Fusions at the Asia Society: The Knights With Wu Man

Michal Shapiro | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts
Read More: Silk Road Ensemble, Live Performance, Kronos Quartet, Chinese Music, Lev Zhurbin, Wu Man, Colin Jacobsen, The Knights, Asia Society, Pipa, Lou Harrison, Classica Music, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

The Knights have been making waves with their blend of high musicianship, adventurous programming and youthful camaraderie on stage.

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PEN World Voices: Kronos Quartet vs. A Trio of Scribes

Regina Weinreich | Posted 07.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Tony Kushner, Marjane Satrapi, Kronos Quartet, Rula Jebreal, Julian Schnabel, Salman Rushdie, PEN World Voices Festival, Home News
Regina Weinreich

Veering toward the political, recordings announcing the dropping of the atomic bomb, and the gap between words and music became more pronounced.

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Composer Removes Controversial Twin Towers Pic From Album Cover

AP | Posted 10.16.2011 | Arts
Read More: Steve Reich Twin Towers, Steve Reich, September 11 Album, Steve Reich Kronos Quartet, 9/11 Album, September 11 Steve Reich, Steve Reich September 11, Kronos Quartet, Wtc 9/11, Steve Reich Wtc, Arts News

NEW YORK -- Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich (ryk) is picking another image for his album dedicated to 9/11 after the original photo &ndash...

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There's Art Right at Your Fingertips!

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Pangolin, Gil Talmi, Kronos Quartet, Jeff Zeigler, Erik Demaine, Einstein, Experience Music Project Museum, Eric Joisel, Mozart, Michael LaFosse, Origami, Jonathan Schneider, Kamiya, Sculpture, Orchestra, Film, Music, Art, American Beauty, Documentary, Grammy Awards, Arts News
George Heymont

Two fascinating documentaries explore the kind of creativity that sets some artists apart from others. The conceptual gifts these artists have managed to harness put them in another realm of creativity.

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Clap Between Movements: Poland, LA and Vienna

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Bruckner, Music Festivals, Daniel Catan, Vienna Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka-Salonen, Classical Music, Chamber Music Festival, Poland, Kronos Quartet, LA Opera, Gustavo Dudamel, Chamber Music, Arts News
Laurence Vittes

Zakopane, Poland, September 19-25 On the Heights: A Chamber Music Festival Dedicated to the memory of Mieczysław Karłowicz whose music resides alo...

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The Kronos Quartet: More on the Classical-World Music Connection (VIDEO)

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Classical Music, World Music, Pipa, George Crumb, David Harrington, Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, Kodak, Black Angels, Chronos, Kronos, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

It did not occur to me when I referenced the "venerable Kronos Quartet" in an earlier blog, that I would run into David Harrington, founder and musical director of the Quartet, a few weeks later.

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Global Beat Fusion: Kronos Quartet's New York Tundra

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Zankel Hall, Kimmo Pohjonen, Tanya-Tagaq, Kronos Quartet, Hurdy-Gurdy, Ritva Koistinen, Derek Charke, Carnegie Hall, World News
Derek Beres

The Kronos Quartet is an institution in classical music. Performing or composing for them is a rite of passage, and the honor's not easily won. You have to play to fit in with this crowd.

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Your Weekend By Flavorpill: Nerd Nite, Kronos Quartet & The Most Dangerous Man In America

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Kronos Quartet, Daniel Ellsberg, Nerd Nite, New York City, New York News

Flavorpill NY brings you the best of art and culture this weekend: Nerd Nite Friday Mar 12 (7-9pm) $10 Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St DUMBO, Brook...

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Nguyên Lê's 'Saiyuki' at GlobalFEST: A Jazz-World Mashup With an Eastern Bent

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mashup, Road Ensemble, Mieko Miyazaki, Yo Yo Ma, Koto, Tabla, Prabhu Edouard, Gendre Tao Guitar, jazz.world Music, Nguyên Lê', Webster Hall, Giles Apap, Kayhan Kalhor, Brooklyn Rider, Kronos Quartet, GlobalFEST 2010, Arts, Saiyuki, World News
Michal Shapiro

Some of the most exciting musical collaborations are happening between jazz, classical and world musicians these days. Musicians have always fed off interaction with other players.

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Get Outside While You Still Can: Kronos Quartet Plays Ravinia

Flavorpill | Max Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Kronos Quartet, Kronos Quartet Chicago, Kronos Quartet Ravinia, Kronos Quartet Live, Ravinia, Ravinia Schedule, Chicago Live Music, Chicago News

In their 30 years together, the Kronos Quartet have single-handedly maintained the string quartet's cultural relevance. The San Francisco ensemble's d...

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