Kronos Quartet

Summary

Kronos Quartet is a string quartet^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of string_quartet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kronos Quartet's field of work was contemporary classical music^[3].
• Kronos Quartet's field of work was chamber music^[4].
• Kronos Quartet received the Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[5].
• Kronos Quartet received the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance^[6].
• Kronos Quartet received the Polar Music Prize^[7].
• Kronos Quartet received the Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders^[8].
• Kronos Quartet received the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance^[9].
• Kronos Quartet received the WOMEX Awards^[10].
• Kronos Quartet's instance of is recorded as string quartet^[11].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Nonesuch Records^[12].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Elektra^[13].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Cantaloupe Music^[14].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Dacapo Records^[15].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Landmark Records^[16].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as World Circuit^[17].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Smithsonian Folkways Recordings^[18].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Anti-^[19].
• Kronos Quartet's record label is recorded as Ondine^[20].
• Kronos Quartet's discography is recorded as Kronos Quartet discography^[21].
• Kronos Quartet's Commons category is recorded as Kronos Quartet^[22].
• Kronos Quartet's country of origin is recorded as United States^[23].
• 1973 marks the founding of Kronos Quartet^[24].
• Kronos Quartet's location of formation is recorded as Seattle^[25].
• Kronos Quartet's official website is recorded as https://www.kronosquartet.org/^[26].
• Kronos Quartet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kronos Quartet^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1973^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical, instrumental, minimalism, modern classical, post-minimalism, string quartet^[31]

• Community tags: american, classical, contemporary classical, instrumental, minimalism, modern classical, post-minimalism, string quartet^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: f5586dfa-7031-4af0-8042-19b6a1170389^[33]

Body

Founding

1973 marks the founding of Kronos Quartet^[24]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seattle^[25].

Industry

Fields of work include contemporary classical music^[3], a music genre^[34], founded in 1945^[35] and chamber music^[4], a type of musical work/composition^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[5], a music award^[37], in Sweden^[38]; Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance^[6], a class of award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1959^[41]; Polar Music Prize^[7], a music award^[42], in Sweden^[43], founded in 1989^[44]; Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders^[8]; Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance^[9], a class of award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1997^[47]; and WOMEX Awards^[10], an award^[48], founded in 1999^[49].

Why It Matters

Kronos Quartet ranks in the top 1% of string_quartet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did Kronos Quartet receive?

Honors received include Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[5], Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance^[6], Polar Music Prize^[7], and Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders^[8].