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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.
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