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Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and dedication to experimentation. Since its inception in 1973, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression.
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The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" is one of NPR Music's best songs of July. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mdou Moctar, DaBaby and Sigrid made some of our favorite songs from the month of March. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Tenor Rinde Eckert performs the role of Vietnam veteran Hugh Thompson, Jr. in My Lai. Ryan Hartford/CAP UCLA hide caption
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet's Landfall is out Feb. 16 via Nonesuch. Laurie Anderson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kronos Quartet performs at NPR Music's 10th anniversary concert in Washington, D.C. Beck Harlan / NPR hide caption
NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Trio da Kali and Kronos Quartet's album, Ladilikan, is available now. Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Trio Da Kali And Kronos Quartet's 'Ladilikan' Album Marries Their Two Worlds
Kronos Quartet has commissioned 50 pieces of music for its latest project, Fifty for the Future. Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kronos Quartet Wants To Give You Free Music — And Teach You How To Play It
Trombonist and composer Jacob Garchik enlisted three guitarists and a drummer for his winding new concept album, Ye Olde. Peter Gannushkin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Hear Derek Charke's 'Cercle du Nord III'
Senegalese superstar singer Youssou N'Dour performs in Lagos, Nigeria in 2009. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sudanese singer Alsarah. Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Kronos Quartet (from left): David Harrington, John Sherba, Sunny Yang and Hank Dutt. Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Over four decades, the Kronos quartet (from left, John Sherba, Sunny Yang, Hank Dutt and David Harrington) has premiered more than 800 pieces. Jay Blakesberg hide caption
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Kronos Quartet's new album, Aheym, comes out Nov. 5. All the music on this album was composed by Bryce Dessner (center) of the rock group The National. Andrew Paynter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kronos Quartet, 'Aheym'
Audio for first listens is no longer available after the album is released.
Kronos Quartet: Behind The Scenes And Out Of Doors
Brooklyn Rider funded their newest album nearly twice over by using Kickstarter. Sarah Small hide caption
Michael Gordon's young son provided the title to his father's composition, The Sad Park. iStock hide caption