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Kronos Quartet in New York Reviewed


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Source: The New York Times.

For over 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been reimagining what a string quartet can be and fostering new music from diverse composers, more than 850 works and arrangements so far. So what is the quartet up to these days? Commissioning more pieces, naturally.

This time the project is also an educational initiative called “50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire.” Carnegie Hall, a partner in the venture, has appointed Kronos to this season’s Richard and Barbara Debs Creative Chair, and the ensemble played a sold-out concert at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on Saturday.


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