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Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet performing in Warsaw, Poland in the summer of 2006
replaced by Jennifer Culp[2] who, in turn, left in 2005 and was replaced by Jeffrey Zeigler. With almost forty studio albums to their credit and having performed worldwide, they were called "probably the most famous ’new music’ group in the world"[3] and were praised in philosophical studies of music for the inclusiveness of their repertoire.[4] By the time the quartet celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary, in 1999, they had a repertoire of over 600 works, which included 400 string quartets written for them, more than 3,000 performances, seven first-prize ASCAP awards, Edison Awards in classical and popular music, and had sold more than 1.5 million records.[5]
Background information Origin Genre(s) Occupation(s) Years active Label(s) Website Members David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Former members Jim Shallenberger (original member, 1973-75), violin Tim Killian (original member, 1973-76), viola Walter Gray (original member, 1973-78), cello Joan Jeanrenaud, cello (1978-99) Jennifer Culp, cello (1999-2005) San Francisco, California, United States Contemporary classical Chamber ensemble 1973-present Nonesuch www.KronosQuartet.org
New music
Kronos specializes in new music and has a long history of commissioning new works. In fact, over 600 works have been created for the Kronos Quartet. They have worked with many minimalist composers including Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Roberto Carnevale, Terry Riley, and Kevin Volans; collaborators hail from a diversity of countries--Kaija Saariaho from Finland, Pēteris Vasks from Latvia, Franghiz AliZadeh from Azerbaijan, Roberto Paci Dalò from Italy, and Osvaldo Golijov from Argentina. Some of Kronos’ "highly coveted stringquartet arrangements" were published in 2007.[6]
Under 30 Project
When Kronos turned 30, in 2003, they decided on a commissioning process for composers under the age of 30, in the hope of bringing some of the talented young composers to light. The program is now run in cooperation with Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Montalvo Arts Center. The first recipient was Alexandra du Bois (at the time a student at Indiana University, later a Juilliard School graduate),[7] followed by Perez Santiago (born in Mexico in 1973),[8] and Dan Visconti (born in Illinois in 1982);[9] in
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (from 1978 to 1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and Joan Jeanrenaud on cello. In 1999, Joan Jeanrenaud left Kronos because she was "eager for something new";[1] she was
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2007, Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman became the fourth.[10]
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Quotation Recordings Published music
• Kronos Collection, Vol. 1. Boosey and Hawkes. 2007.
Diverse genres
Kronos covers a very broad range of musical genres: Mexican folk, experimental, pre-classical early music, movie soundtracks (Requiem for a Dream, Heat, The Fountain), jazz and tango. Kronos has even recorded adaptations of Jimi Hendrix’s "Purple Haze", Sigur Rós’s "Flugufrelsarinn", Television’s "Marquee Moon", and Raymond Scott’s "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals". Composers aside, Kronos has teamed up with artists from around the world, including Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle;[11] Mexican-American painter Gronk; the American soprano Dawn Upshaw; jazz composer/ performer Pat Metheny; Mexican rockers Café Tacuba; and the Romanian gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks. Kronos has performed live with the likes of the late poet Allen Ginsberg, Astor Piazzolla, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Tom Waits, David Bowie, and Björk, and has appeared on recordings with such diverse artists as singer-songwriters Dave Matthews Band, Nelly Furtado, Rokia Traore, Joan Armatrading, Brazilian electronica artist Amon Tobin, Texas yodeler Don Walser, Faith No More, Tiger Lillies and David Grisman. Most recently, Kronos appears on Nine Inch Nails’ latest remix album, Year Zero Remixed, released November 20, 2007. They also performed Lee Brooks’ score for the short film 2081 (film), based on the Kurt Vonnegut short story "Harrison Bergeron."
Films
• 1995 - Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.
References
[1] Templeton, David (Mar 2004). "Flight of Fancy: The sky is the limit for ex-Kronos cellist Joan Jeanrenaud". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 18 (7): 122. [2] "News and Notes: People". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 14 (4): 18. Nov/Dec 1999. [3] McCalla, James (2003). Twentiethcentury Chamber Music: Routledge Studies in Musical Genres. Routledge. p. 259. ISBN 9780415966955. http://books.google.com/ books?id=bA57EoLC9JoC&client=firefoxa. [4] Bruce Ellis, Benson (2003). The improvisation of musical dialogue: a phenomenology of music. Cambridge University Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780521009324. http://books.google.com/ books?id=qJ1Q7ZeRr5EC&client=firefoxa. [5] Richardson, Derk (Jan 1999). "Portrait of a Quartet: The Kronos reaps the rewards of 25 years of not fitting the mold". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 13 (5): 49-57. [6] Silberman, Daryl (Oct 2007). "First Edition: Kronos finally publishes its highly coveted string-quartet arrangements". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 22 (3): 90. [7] Greg, Cahill (Jan 2003). "Kronos@30". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 17 (5): 14. [8] Sisario, Ben (2003-08-19). "Arts Briefing". New York Times.
Awards and recognition
• 1997 Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Rolf Schock Prize • 1999 Royal Swedish Academy of Music for Musical Arts in Music Musical America • 2003 Musicians of the Year[12] Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance • 2004 Alban Berg: Lyric Suite National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences • 2005 The Recording Academy President’s Merit Award
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http://query.nytimes.com/gst/ Musicians of the Year for 2003". fullpage.html?res=9401E5DE1030F93AA2575BC0A9659C8B63. Andante. http://www.andante.com/ Retrieved on 2009-01-13. article/ [9] Martini, Tiffany (June/July 2006). "Sonic article.cfm?id=19434&highlight=1&highlightterms= Youth: Kronos Quartet gears up for new Retrieved on 2009-01-12. round of composition contest". Strings (String Letter Publishing) 21 (1): 18. [10] "Aviya Kopelman Commissioned Through • Kronos Quartet Official website Kronos: Under 30 Project". • Kronos Quartet at Allmusic MusicalAmerica. 2007-03-15. • David Harrington of Kronos talks to [11] Kettle, David (December 2005). "Kronos Karishmeh for OFFBEAT, Dublin City FM. Quartet/Asha Boshle (singer)". The Strad Feature Special on Kronos Quartet 116 (1388): 86. • Interview with founding Kronos member [12] Mattison, Ben (2002-12-13). "Kronos David Harrington Quartet Named Musical America’s
External links
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