Official Announcement 2011 - Kronos Quartet
2,967 views · Published 2 May 2011 · 3:42 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Polar Music Prize · 2011 · Entertainment
The Polar Music Prize 2011 is being awarded to American string quartet Kronos Quartet. For almost 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been revolutionizing the potential of the string quartet genre when it comes to both style and content. The same type of chamber music ensemble -- two violins, a viola and a cello -- for which Mozart and Beethoven wrote can also be used to comment on international politics, interpret avant-garde rock and incorporate music from every corner of the world. Follow us at http://twitter.com/polarmusicprize and http://www.facebook.com/polarmusicprize.
