Kronos Quartet
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Kronos Quartet is a pioneering American string quartet renowned for its innovative repertoire, genre-crossing collaborations, and championing of contemporary classical and experimental music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kronos Quartet canonical | 8 |
| Brooklyn Rider | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kronos Quartet Context triple: [Samora Pinderhughes, collaboratedWith, Kronos Quartet]
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A.
Takács Quartet
The Takács Quartet is a renowned string quartet, originally founded in Hungary and now based in the United States, celebrated for its interpretations of the classical and romantic chamber music repertoire.
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B.
Delmé String Quartet
The Delmé String Quartet is a British chamber ensemble renowned for its performances and recordings of both classical and contemporary string quartet repertoire.
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C.
Ives Ensemble
The Ives Ensemble is a contemporary music group based in the Netherlands, renowned for its performances of modern and experimental chamber works.
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D.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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E.
Yale Brass Trio
The Yale Brass Trio is a professional chamber ensemble of brass musicians affiliated with the Yale School of Music, known for performances, recordings, and educational outreach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kronos Quartet Target entity description: Kronos Quartet is a pioneering American string quartet renowned for its innovative repertoire, genre-crossing collaborations, and championing of contemporary classical and experimental music.
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A.
Takács Quartet
The Takács Quartet is a renowned string quartet, originally founded in Hungary and now based in the United States, celebrated for its interpretations of the classical and romantic chamber music repertoire.
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B.
Delmé String Quartet
The Delmé String Quartet is a British chamber ensemble renowned for its performances and recordings of both classical and contemporary string quartet repertoire.
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C.
Ives Ensemble
The Ives Ensemble is a contemporary music group based in the Netherlands, renowned for its performances of modern and experimental chamber works.
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D.
Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Ensemble is a multicultural musical collective founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that blends classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from along the historic Silk Road.
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E.
Yale Brass Trio
The Yale Brass Trio is a professional chamber ensemble of brass musicians affiliated with the Yale School of Music, known for performances, recordings, and educational outreach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | string quartet ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Avery Fisher Prize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
commissioning new works
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contemporary composers ⓘ cross-genre collaboration ⓘ |
| formerMember |
David Abel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Culp NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Jeanrenaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunny Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | David Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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chamber music ⓘ contemporary classical music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ jazz ⓘ minimalism ⓘ rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Alim Qasimov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Amon Tobin NERFINISHED ⓘ Arvo Pärt NERFINISHED ⓘ Asha Bhosle NERFINISHED ⓘ Bjork NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn Upshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Henryk Górecki NERFINISHED ⓘ John Zorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Rokia Traoré NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigur Rós NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommissioned | over 1000 works and arrangements ⓘ |
| hasMember |
David Harrington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hank Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sherba NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Wiancko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding the string quartet repertoire
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integrating non-Western musical traditions ⓘ use of amplification and electronics ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
NERFINISHED
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Kronos: Under 30 Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Angels
NERFINISHED
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Different Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Pieces of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack contributions) ⓘ Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fountain (soundtrack contributions) ⓘ Winter Was Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Nonesuch
NERFINISHED
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Nonesuch Explorer Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://kronosquartet.org/ ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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Brooklyn Rider
this entity surface form:
Brooklyn Rider