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  • <a href="/media/galleries/kronos-quartet-records-with-joan-jeanrenaud">Kronos Quartet Records with Joan Jeanrenaud</a>

    Kronos Quartet Records with Joan Jeanrenaud

    Kronos Quartet was joined by the group's former cellist Joan Jeanrenaud to record contemporary Russian composer Vladimir Martynov's Schubert-Quintet (Unfinished). The recording is featured on the Quartet's January 2012 Nonesuch album, Music of Vladimir Martynov, which also includes two additional pieces, all three written for Kronos. These photographs were captured at the recording session and rehearsals.

  • <a href="/media/galleries/kronos-quartet-awarded-polar-music-prize">Kronos Quartet Awarded Polar Music Prize</a>

    Kronos Quartet Awarded Polar Music Prize

    Kronos Quartet received the Polar Music Prize in a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on August 27, 2011. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden handed out the awards to Kronos and their fellow laureate, Patti Smith. The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize awarded to individuals, groups, or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements. Here are photos from the prize ceremony and the related Polar Music Talks. To read the text of Kronos Quartet's acceptance speech, click here.

  • <a href="/media/galleries/henryk-gorecki-and-kronos-quartet">Henryk Górecki and Kronos Quartet</a>

    Henryk Górecki and Kronos Quartet

    Composer Henryk Górecki passed away on November 12, 2010, at the age of 76. He wrote three string quartets for Kronos Quartet, which Kronos Artistic Director David Harrington describes as "a totally unique body of work." Kronos has graciously shared these photos of the group with Górecki, from their archives:

    1. Hank Dutt, David Drew, Joan Jeanrenaud, Henryk Górecki, John Sherba, Robert Hurwitz, David Harrington, David Huntley. April 30, 1992, Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City

    2. Kronos Quartet with Henryk Górecki. April 30, 1992, Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City

    3. Kronos Quartet with Henryk Górecki. November 11, 2006, Krakow, Poland

    4. Kronos Quartet with Henryk Górecki. November 2006, Krakow, Poland

    5. David Harrington and Henryk Górecki. November 2006, Krakow, Poland

  • Kronos Quartet: "Getme, Getme"

    Kronos Quartet performs "Getme, Getme" (Don't Leave, Don't Leave) with the Alim Qasimov Ensemble, from Azerbaijan, featuring vocals by Qasimov and his daughter Fargana, from the 2009 Kronos album Floodplain. The album and this video capture the group's live performance of the piece at London's Barbican Hall as part of the Ramadan Nights Festival, September 26, 2008.

  • Kronos Quartet: "Lullaby"

    Kronos Quartet performs the traditional Iranian "Lullaby," arranged by Kronos and J. Garchik, from the Quartet's 2009 album Floodplain. The video captures the group's performance of the piece at London's Barbican Hall as part of the Ramadan Nights Festival, September 26, 2008.

  • Kronos Quartet: "Nuevo"

    Kronos Quartet performs "El Sinaloense" and "Mini Skirt" from the group's 2002 album Nuevo.

  • <a href="/media/galleries/kronos-quartet-artist-gallery">Kronos Quartet [Artist Gallery]</a>

    Kronos Quartet

    Artist Gallery

  • <a href="/media/galleries/glenn-kotche-kronos-quartet-rehearse-anomaly-for-sf-jazz-festival-2007-10-25">Glenn Kotche, Kronos Quartet Rehearse &quot;Anomaly&quot; for SF Jazz Festival 2007</a>

    Glenn Kotche, Kronos Quartet Rehearse "Anomaly" for SF Jazz Festival 2007

    Glenn Kotche and Kronos Quartet rehearse for the world premiere of Glenn's Anomaly at the 25th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival, October 25 and 26. Read about the piece in Glenn's own words here.