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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

I was in Berkeley on Saturday for one of Kronos Quartet’s “Five Decades” programs, celebrating the groundbreaking group’s 50th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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

“You had your chance, Adas. You failed. Kronos likes you just where you are. As for you, Krios, do your duty.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan