Kronos startled their classical audience back in 1992 by releasing Pieces of Africa, a beguiling album full of - obviously - World Music, beautifully played with classical precision but African feeling. On Hamza el Din's Escalay (Waterwheel), for instance, the music suggests the slow steady rhythm of life in the fields beside the River Nile as the irrigation water is pumped up by the old-fashioned wheel; el Din was lamenting the loss of the land flooded by the Aswan Dam, and of the old way of life too. The collaborations with the other African musicians are equally successful.… read more
Kronos startled their classical audience back in 1992 by releasing Pieces of Africa, a beguiling album full of - obviously - World Music, beautifully… read more
Kronos startled their classical audience back in 1992 by releasing Pieces of Africa, a beguiling album full of - obviously - World Music, beautifully played with classical precision but … read more
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (1978–1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola and Joan Jeanrenaud on cello. Jennifer Culp replaced Jeanrenaud on cello in 1999. Jeffrey Zeigler replaced Culp on cello in 2005. Sunny Yang replaced Zeigler on cello in 2013. Paul Wiancko replaced Sunny Yang in 2023. Recently, the Kronos Quartet began a commission process for composers under the age of 30, in the hop… read more
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of per… read more
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (1978–1999) had Harrington and John Sh…read more