This internationally recognized chamber ensemble will visit Community Music Center for the first time in this free Concert with Conversation. Since its founding in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has become the foremost ambassador of contemporary chamber music, breaking down barriers between musical genres and between musicians and audiences. The quartet had commissioned more than 700 works and arrangements, and has partnered with many celebrated composers including Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Henryk Górecki, Osvaldo Golijov, and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh. Kronos’ recordings reflect its broad interests in jazz, world music, young composers, and film. The quartet has been awarded two Grammys and many of Kronos’ recordings have spent weeks at the top of Billboard’s Classical Chart. Learn more at www.kronosquartet.org. Thanks to San Francisco Performances for bringing the Kronos Quartet to our stage for this free community concert!