Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
	Kronos Quartet at the Musical Instrument Museum, 2020
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Contemporary classical, minimalism
Occupation(s)	Chamber ensemble
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Nonesuch/Elektra; Cantaloupe; Dacapo; Landmark; World Circuit; Smithsonian Folkways; Anti; Ondine; Centrediscs;
Members	David Harrington (violin); John Sherba (violin); Hank Dutt (viola); Paul Wiancko (cello);
Past members	Jim Shallenberger (violin, 1973-1975); Tim Killian (viola, 1973-1976); Walter Gray (cello, 1973-1978); Roy Lewis (violin, 1975-1977); Michael Jones (viola, 1976-1978); Ella Gray (violin, 1977-1978); Joan Jeanrenaud (cello, 1978-1999); Jennifer Culp (cello, 1999-2005); Jeffrey Zeigler (cello, 2005-2013); Sunny Yang (cello, 2013-2022);
Website	www.kronosquartet.org

The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco.^[1] It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music. More than 1,000 works have been written for it.

^ March 5, Joshua Kosman (March 5, 2024). "Exclusive: Two longtime members of Kronos Quartet plan a joint retirement". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] March 5, Joshua Kosman (March 5, 2024). "Exclusive: Two longtime members of Kronos Quartet plan a joint retirement". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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