Kronos Quartet

American musical group; string quartet
Organization Musical Group Q1126131

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group

Status and dates

Inception
1973[24]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1973 BnF data 1985 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗

Location

Location of formation
Seattle[25]

Industry and activity

More facts +9
Country of origin
United States[23]
Has characteristic
string quartet[31]
Social media followers
+26800
Start of work period
1973[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 95
VIAF cluster ID
122048720
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80055753
GND ID
5047907-6
Album of the Year artist ID
6560
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
101574
All About Jazz musician ID
21609
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000775212
Amazon Music artist ID
B000QKCDZO
Anghami artist ID
20798
Apple Music artist ID
3567849
Show all 95 identifiers +83
Artsdata.ca ID
K5-1037
Australian Music Centre artist ID
kronos-quartet
BIBSYS ID
3029505
Bandcamp profile ID
kronosquartet
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139044900
Billboard artist ID
kronos-quartet
Boomplay artist ID
1989450
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kronos-quartet
Bugs! artist ID
34080
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10367705
Carnegie Hall agent ID
7159
CiNii Research ID
1140563741652449920
DBC author ID
87097992847039
Deezer artist ID
64279
Discogs artist ID
52786
ERR keyword ID
1824937
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Kronos-Quartet
Facebook username
kronosquartet
Freebase ID
/m/01xq6v
Gaana artist ID
kronos-quartet
Genius artist ID
Kronos-quartet
Grammy Awards artist ID
kronos-quartet, kronos-quartet/13026
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0520689
Grove Music Online ID
44265
IDU person ID
17942
IMDb ID
nm0472203
IdRef ID
078400880
Instagram username
kronos_quartet
J9U entity ID
987007299957705171
KANTO ID
000177167
Last.fm ID
Kronos+Quartet
Laut.de artist ID
Kronos-Quartet
Libraries Australia ID
35218112
Moov artist ID
00007089
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
22853
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000241836
Myspace ID
kronosquartet
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07294635
NL CR AUT ID
xx0016464
NSK (VIAF) ID
000593218
NUKAT ID
n2004012551
Napster artist ID
55611
National Library of Latvia ID
000184914
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:gT4;=BV
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810575022505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX216355
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3927597
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100044181
Pitchfork artist ID
6375-kronos-quartet
Postimees topic ID
768664
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
32887
Qobuz artist ID
kronos-quartet
RERO ID (legacy)
A000100195
RILM ID
167708
Radio France person ID
kronos-quartet
SVKKL authority ID
0300885-Kronos-Quartet
SecondHandSongs artist ID
2092
Shazam artist ID
3567849
SongMeanings artist ID
137438990949
Songkick artist ID
102581
SoundCloud ID
kronosquartet
Spotify artist ID
0M6xcJTswOl2qvExCJhiS3
Spotify playlist ID
37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0ota9J
Stats.fm artist ID
189787
Supraphonline artist ID
16588
Telmore Musik artist ID
39000
The Guardian topic ID
music/kronos-quartet
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
5162
Tidal artist ID
5907
Topic's main category
Category:Kronos Quartet
Treccani ID
kronos-quartet
Ultimate Guitar artist ID
kronos_quartet_89631
X (Twitter) username
kronosquartet
Yandex Music artist ID
43459
Yle topic ID
18-130970
YouTube channel ID
UCyMmUcht1N-adHYxad3teNA
Zvuk artist ID
81052
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FAQs

What awards did Kronos Quartet receive?

Honors received include Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts[3], Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance[4], Polar Music Prize[5], and Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders[6].

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  31. [31] ↑ . list of string quartet ensembles. wikidata.org.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · BerwaldBis · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Polar Music Prize +1
    "Changed claim: Award received: Polar Music Prize"
  2. 18d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical group
    Wikidata description → American musical group; string quartet
    Has characteristic → string quartet
    "Created claim: Instance of: musical group"
  3. 18w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pitchfork artist ID → 6375-kronos-quartet
    Bandcamp profile ID → kronosquartet
    NE.se ID → kronoskvartetten
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID → kronos-quartet
    "Changed labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul; downgrade preferred ranks (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  4. 18w ago · ~2026-30563-54 · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Library of Congress Music Division
    "Created claim: Archives at: Library of Congress Music Division"
  5. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → 1973
    SVKKL authority ID → 0300885-Kronos-Quartet
    Field of work → contemporary classical music, chamber music
    Start of work period → 1973
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0300885-Kronos-Quartet, batch #259490"
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