By Inge Kjemtrup
The music of the great 20th-century Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera invariably invites comparisons with better-known European composers. ... Read More...
By Anne Akiko Meyers
To quote Randy Newman, “I love L.A.!” I feel very fortunate to again call Los Angeles my home base. The year-round warm climate, beautiful... Read More...
If you've ever wondered how the theme song for Star Wars would sound on ancient string instruments—and really, how could you not?—then wonder no more.
A grou... Read More...
How an obsession with the gear that helped Stuff Smith achieve his distinctive sound brought me closer to a musical idol, 50 years after his death
By David Sc... Read More...
By Inge Kjemtrup
Every three years 12 of the finest young string quartets in the world vie for first prize at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet C... Read More...
By Louise Lee
Ask double bassists about the downsides of playing the instrument, and they will likely point to travel. Small cars can’t accommodate the instrum... Read More...
By Cristina Schreil
For Nikolaj Znaider, recording all of Mozart’s violin concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra wasn’t simply a chance to delve deep int... Read More...
By Brian Wise
Aisha Syed-Castro, a violinist from the Dominican Republic who is now based in Miami, came to Weill Recital Hall on February 27 with a program th... Read More...
By Stephanie Powell
The New York–based Aizuri Quartet took home the grand prize at the University of Michigan’s M-Prize Chamber Music Competition. The quarte... Read More...
Under the guise of complex art music, this composer and ethnomusicologist brought Hungarian peasant culture into the concert halls of Europe
By Greg Cahill
Th... Read More...
