Kronos Performing Arts Association

The Kronos Performing Arts Association manages the work of the Kronos Quartet, which has been performing new and historic works for string quartets for 50 years. The quartet tours locally, nationally, and internationally and is known for commissioning new works, more than 1,000 since its inception. The organization also supports education programs with schools and universities, and it presents the annual Kronos Festival in San Francisco, a multiday celebration of new works from diverse traditions and genres. In a typical year, the organization engages more than 50,000 people through its programs. Support for the Kronos Performing Arts Association advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Kronos Performing Arts Association manages the work of the Kronos Quartet, which has been performing new and historic works for string quartets for 50 years. The quartet tours locally, nationally, and internationally and is known for commissioning new works, more than 1,000 since its inception. The organization also supports education programs with schools and universities ,and presents the annual Kronos Festival in San Francisco, a multiday celebration of new works from diverse traditions and genres. In a typical year, the organization engages more than 50,000 people through its programs. Support for Kronos Performing Arts Association advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.