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On his 90th birthday, minimalist titan Terry Riley has gifted the world an ethereal new Raga, “Komal Reshab Asavari.” This profound piece, co-presented by Red Hot Org and the Kronos Quartet, reflects on the teachings of Riley’s guru, Pandit Pran Nath, with the core essence that “nothing will remain.” It’s a timely artistic response to existential challenges, released ahead of a Kronos Quartet project speaking out against nuclear war.

Featuring fifteen world premieres, Kronos Performing Arts Association and Serious announce free online summer festival that starts on Saturday 19 June and can be enjoyed right across the summer.

Kronos Quartet deliver an album of the highest quality, a great celebration of Pete Seeger, the justice he stood for and the encouragement to stand up for ourselves and our community, a great addition to any collection. Excellent.

Listen to “The President Sang Amazing Grace” the new single by Kronos Quartet & Friends, feat. Meklit, from their new album ‘Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger’.

Featuring a number of special guests, Kronos Quartet announce Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger, a tribute to the music, political philosophy, and social impact of Pete Seeger

WOMEX – the World Music Expo, have announced that the world-famous Kronos Quartet are to receive the 2018 WOMEX Artist Award and will conclude WOMEX 18 with a live concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

We talk to David Harrington about the Kronos Quartet project Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, a string quartet commissioning, performance, education, and legacy project of unprecedented scope and potential impact.

Ladilikan is a bold fusion of the musical traditions from the West courtesy of Kronos Quartet and those of Africa, via Trio Da Kali on which Western tempered scale instruments blend seamlessly with traditional African instruments, creating a wonderful musical hybrid that is engaging, fascinating and irresistible.

The Kronos Quartet plays alongside four labelmates – Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, and Natalie Merchant – to transport traditional folk songs to new arrangements.

Nonesuch announces new Kronos Quartet album entitled Folk Songs on which they join forces with four labelmates—Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, and Natalie Merchant.

Kronos Quartet celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a 5 CD Boxset ‘Explorer Series’, a new album ‘A Thousand Thoughts’ and a ‘Kronos at 40’ Barbican concert.

Hazmat Modine can never be accused of settling into their sound and getting too comfy…they make it very clear on their latest release, Cicada, that they are still very much about exploring and evolving. The album features collaborations with Natalie Merchant, the Gange Brass Band, Kronos Quartet and the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Huun Huur Tu.