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It had been at Mills that violinist David Harrington, leader of Kronos, doggedly convinced a reluctant Riley to write a string quartet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

This is Kouyoumdjian’s first opera, but she has been writing string quartet music of theatrical power for the past decade and has been championed by the Kronos Quartet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“By bringing Kronos back to life, I think there’s a sense of glory there as well that he thinks he’s somehow going to get,” Bushnell says of his character.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

She mourned a changing, vulnerable New York City after Hurricane Sandy in “Landfall,” with the Kronos Quartet.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Kronos turned his golden eyes on the other Titan.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan