Kronos Quartet

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Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet at the Musical Instrument Museum, 2020
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Contemporary classical, minimalism
Occupation	Chamber ensemble
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Nonesuch/Elektra Cantaloupe Dacapo Landmark World Circuit Smithsonian Folkways Anti Ondine Centrediscs
Members	David Harrington (violin) Gabriela Díaz (violin) Ayane Kozasa (viola) Paul Wiancko (cello)
Past members	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) John Sherba (violin, 1978–2024) Hank Dutt (viola, 1978–2024)
Website	www.kronosquartet.org

The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco.^[1] 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.