Kronos Quartet
The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music. More than 1,000 works have been written for it.
Kronos Quartet
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1973–present
- David Harrington (violin)
- John Sherba (violin)
- Hank Dutt (viola)
- Paul Wiancko (cello)
- Jim Shallenberger (violin, 1973-1975)
- Tim Killian (viola, 1973-1976)
- Walter Gray (cello, 1973-1978)
- Roy Lewis (violin, 1975-1977)
- Michael Jones (viola, 1976-1978)
- Ella Gray (violin, 1977-1978)
- Joan Jeanrenaud (cello, 1978-1999)
- Jennifer Culp (cello, 1999-2005)
- Jeffrey Zeigler (cello, 2005-2013)
- Sunny Yang (cello, 2013-2022)
Le Diapason d'Or de Mai
Musical America
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Polar Music Prize
WOMEX Awards
Edison Classical Music Awards (Edison Klassiek)
