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How digital technology is impacting classical music: three voices

4419 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaPianist Kirill Gerstein, cellist Matt Haimovitz and Kronos Quartet production designer Larry Neff talk about their adventures on the digital cutting edge and where they may lead. more info

Various Artists: Noise & Chill Out: Ethiopian Groove Worlwide – review

4467 days ago
Guardian Music(Buda/Discovery)With his Ethiopiques series, producer Francis Falceto transformed western ideas about African music by rereleasing classic recordings from the late 60s and early 70s, when Addis was transformed by musicians mixing local styles with US... more info

Awakening: A Musical Meditation on the Anniversary of 9/11 – review

4480 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican Hall, LondonInitially performed in San Francisco on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Kronos Quartet's Awakening concert was recreated in New York last year for the 10th anniversary. In many respects a typical Kronos enterprise,... more info

Live music: coming up

4484 days ago
Guardian MusicTake a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be covering in the next few days, and we invite you to tell us about the shows ... more info

The Kronos Quartet: the sky's the limit

4488 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom India to Iraq, Sesame Street to outer space, the Kronos Quartet make music everywhere. They talk to Tom ServiceThey are the only musicians to have both gone into space and appeared on Sesame Street. All right, the Kronos Quartet didn't actually... more info

Kronos Quartet: Raga Mishra Bhairavi - video

4488 days ago
Guardian MusicThe quartet perform the Alap (opening section) from Raga Mishra Bhairavi by Ram Narayan (arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova). Hank Dutt is the violist, the performance was at the Barbican's Ramadan Nights Festival in London on 26 September, 2008. more info

Kronos Quartet: Tashweesh - video

4488 days ago
Guardian MusicThe quartet perform Ramallah Underground's Tashweesh, (arranged by the Kronos & J. Garchik), live at the Barbican's Ramadan Nights Festival, September 26, 2008 more info

Stream Amnesty’s Mammoth 75-Song Bob Dylan Tribute Chimes Of Freedom

4526 days ago
StereogumLast month, we reported on the existence of Chimes Of Freedom, Amnesty International’s massive and mind-boggling new Bob Dylan tribute compilation. The album includes four CDs and 75 covers, and its list of contributors is wide enough to include th... more info

Review: Kronos Quartet

4589 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe Kronos Quartet considers the attacks of Sept. 11. more info

First Listen: Steve Reich - WTC 9/11 (album stream)

4625 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Composer Steve Reich (seated left) and the Kronos Quartet. In a recent work, the New York composer crystallizes the chaos, pain and anxiety that have overshadowed the past decade. Read more » more info

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