Kronos Quartet

The Kronos Quartet Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

By Zachary Woolfe November 6, 2023Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, David Harrington, Kronos Quartet, Music, Paul Wiancko

The group, which celebrated its birthday on Friday at Carnegie Hall, changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach.

Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70

By Steve Smith March 26, 2023Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can, Classical Music, Deaths (Obituaries), John Something (Musical Work), Johnson, Scott (1952-2023), Kronos Quartet, Music, Pop and Rock Music

In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.

Review: Kronos Quartet Offers a Creative Snapshot of a Global Pandemic

By Anastasia Tsioulcas January 29, 2023Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Garchik, Jacob, Kidjo, Angelique, Kronos Quartet, Music, Otake, Eiko

A diverse group of composers presented nine new and recent works at Carnegie Hall on Friday, ranging from exuberant joyfulness to existential questioning.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

By RSS Feed April 21, 2022Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Children and Childhood, Classical Music, Climate Museum, Crumb, George, Dalton, Karen, Dancing, Earth Day, Folklore (Album), Kronos Quartet, Mingus, Charles, Music, New World Stages, New York Botanical Garden, New York City, New York Live Arts, Nicks, Stevie, Pitts, Shamel, Pop and Rock Music, Prospect Park (Brooklyn, NY), Record Store Day, Rockefeller Center (Manhattan, NY), Smith, Patti, Swift, Taylor, Theater

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.