Performer: Kronos Quartet

Abstract ballet always asks the question of meaning, and Alonzo King Lines Ballet is one of the few companies that answers that question with existential exactness. 

Five hours of repetitive music on a Sunday evening may be a hellish way for some to end the week; fortunately, I belong in the second category. A concert series named “Steve Reich Unlimited” therefore required no further selling points.

Philip Glass performs his music to the film Dracula, alongside the Kronos Quartet at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Laurie Anderson takes us on a dizzying journey in her weirdly wonderful Landfall, performed with the Kronos Quartet.

If the Kronos Quartet had their way, every new slice of contemporary music would be a string quartet. In the basement of Carnegie Hall, the Kronos Quartet premiered three new works and one newish work to celebrate the life of Kronos’ dear friend, Larry Neff.

The director of Antwerpʼs concert venue De Singel talks about their forthcoming 2023–24 season – comprised of ten individual, forward-looking festivals.

From Finland to California, we run down some of the festivals that no self-respecting new music fan should miss out on. 

We speak to David Harrington, founder of the intrepid Kronos Quartet, to discuss building a string quartet repertoire for the 21st century.