kronos quartet Archive

17 Dec 2020

Kronos Quartet on Thelen’s “Circular Lines” and Kronos’ 50 for the Future

By Bill Kopp
classical, instrumental, interview, new release
Zürich, Switzerland composer Stephan Thelen has composed four new modern classical works, collected on a new album, World Dialogue. Three of the string pieces are performed by Polish all-female ensemble […]
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16 Dec 2020

Kronos Quartet Meets the Music of Pete Seeger

By Bill Kopp
classical, folk, interview, new release
Ever since its inception in 1973, Kronos Quartet has been pushing the boundaries of music. The San Francisco-based ensemble has made a mission of finding unexplored connections between seemingly disparate […]
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07 Apr 2015

Festival Review: Big Ears Festival 2015, Part 2

By Bill Kopp
ambient, Americana, avant-garde, classical, indie, instrumental, live shows, pop, post-rock
Continued from Part One… Next, it was drone time. The minimalist work of the duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen (joined by three additional musicians) was delivered in the […]
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06 Apr 2015

Festival Review: Big Ears Festival 2015, Part 1

By Bill Kopp
ambient, avant-garde, classical, instrumental, jazz, live shows, review
Typically, I don’t make a point of attending “kickoff events” at the start of music festivals. My thinking is that they’re generally an opportunity to spotlight the event sponsors and […]
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