July 16, marked the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test, the US military’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon in the deserts of New Mexico.

Two new renditions of Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” memorialize the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test ...

On July 16, 1945, the United States carried out the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear detonation. Today, 80 years later, the University of Chicago — the site of the first self-sustaining nuclear ...

As the Kronos Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary, Ivan Hewett meets its founder David Harrington.

Kronos Quartet is celebrating 40 years of playing music together — and to mark the occasion, they're playing a celebration concert at Carnegie Hall in New York tomorrow night.

The Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and dedication to experimentation. Since its inception in 1973, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope ...

Kronos Quartet, ever spinning in a thousand directions, brings special anniversary concerts to UCLA with the help of Chinese pipa player Wu Man, Wilco's Nels Cline and Laurie Anderson.

Single-handedly reinventing the image of the classical chamber ensemble over the last four decades, The Kronos Quartet has been on a journey which has taken them from the international to the ...

Kronos Quartet, the United States’ best-known string quartet, famous for its crossover projects and advocacy of new music, has been celebrating its 50th-anniversary season with a Five Decades tour.

Has anyone commissioned more musical works than the Kronos Quartet? It’s doubtful. Over the last 45 years, the San Francisco-based string quartet has commissioned some 950 pieces — and yes, ...

At 50, the Kronos Quartet Is Still Playing for the Future. The group, which celebrated its birthday on Friday at Carnegie Hall, changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach.

At 50, the Kronos Quartet Is Still Playing for the Future. The group, which celebrated its birthday on Friday at Carnegie Hall, changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach.