The mesmerizing Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat sings with the Kronos Quartet in an undated picture; the five musicians reprised the collaboration in D.C. on Saturday night. (Evan Neff) Review by Anne ...

In 1973, a young Seattle violinist named David Harrington heard a broadcast of George Crumb's "Black Angels" for electric string quartet, the composer's response to the Vietnam War. which includes ...

David Harrington of Kronos Quartet talks about collaborating with Minnesota musicians and recording the storied ensemble's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kronos Quartet, seen here at Carnegie Hall on March 26 in New York City, performed "Beyond the Golden Gate," a program presented ...

Well-known for a broad world view and a modernistic avoidance of the purely classical tradition, the Kronos Quartet has become something of a yardstick by which other contemporary string quartets are ...

Few ensembles have done more for the string quartet in recent years than the Kronos Quartet, pushing the boundaries of a long-established instrumental medium that can be traced back over two and a ...

So much music. So much time. Since the Kronos Quartet’s founding in 1973, critical response to their work has focused on the many aspects of time suggested by their name. Indeed, the recent 50th ...

In support of Aheym, the National‘s Bryce Dessner sat down with members of Kronos Quartet for this video in which they discuss the connection that led to their recent collaborative album, which was ...

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition. By Giovanni Russonello The venerable quartet ...