Jazz Violinist Christian Howes Celebrates 15 Years of His Creative Strings Workshop

By Karen Peterson Jazz violinist and educator Christian Howes grew up middle class in the Ohio heartland, a child prodigy schooled in the Suzuki method, by his... Read More...

Onstage Review: Manhattan Chamber Players Take on Fauré’s Tumultuous Year

By Cristina Schreil Manhattan Chamber Players Le Poisson Rouge, New York City February 7, 2017 When music has a personal backstory, a voyeuristic thrill... Read More...

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Describes the Kindred Spirit She Found in Her 1723 Montagnana

As a recipient of the esteemed MacArthur Fellowship in 2011, cellist Alisa Weilerstein is a vibrant and impressive force. In high demand for her singular sound ... Read More...

Bassist Edgar Meyer, Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and Mandolinist Chris Thile Take Bach on the Road

By David Templeton “Johann Sebastian Bach,” says multiple-Grammy-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, “is central to each of our worldviews.” By “our,” Me... Read More...

Violin and Bow Makers Discuss How to Balance Tradition, Creativity & Experimentation

By Heather K. Scott Amati, del Gesù, F.X. Tourte, Stradivari. There are few other occupations wherein professionals wake up every day faced with inspiration—an... Read More...

With Roots in 19th-Century Scotland, Cape Breton–Style Playing Moves into the Future

By Pat Moran Wendy MacIsaac was 12 years old when she found the fiddle. It was under her grandmother’s bed and had not been played for years. “My grandmother’s... Read More...

Strings Sessions Presents: Anne-Sophie Mutter

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter took time out of her tour schedule to perform a Strings Session with concert pianist Lambert Orkis. The duo performed Tchaikovsky's... Read More...

Composer Jennifer Higdon on Her Style that Balances the Accessible and the Imaginative

By Thomas May Jennifer Higdon is not only stunningly prolific but one of the most-performed American composers at work today. Her style offers an appealing bal... Read More...

Cellist Brinton Averil Smith Unearths Lost Cello Concerto with Houston Symphony

By Stephanie Powell In his early teens, cellist Brinton Averil Smith read Gregor Piatigorsky’s autobiography Cellist. It's a strategic read for a young, driv... Read More...

Jazz Violinist Regina Carter Releases a Tribute Album to Her Idol Ella Fitzgerald

By Cristina Schreil Call it the ultimate birthday gift. Astute listeners might have noticed that Regina Carter is a big Ella Fitzgerald fan. The First Lady o... Read More...