The country’s 250th anniversary has string players wondering just what an “American sound” means in practice—and who has the authority to create it
The tip plate is an often-overlooked structure that protects the most vulnerable area of the bow
How to start your cello journey as a musical multitasker.
Life on the road is never easy, but for professional musicians who play electric stringed instruments, a whole array of ancillary additional gear often amounts to dozens of extra pounds of equipment.
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On her first recording in three years, the Swiss-Iranian violinist takes on Biber’s ‘Rosenkranzsonaten.’
While the classical CD market has shrunk to a fraction of what it was, independent labels are flourishing.
Written in collaboration with South African cellist Abel Selaocoe and inspired by a trio of poems by Montgomery’s mother, ‘These Righteous Paths’ is a three-movement work for orchestra and cello.
From pressure changes to humidity swings to distracted handlers to the momentary lapse of attention, an instrument can be undone by a single bad flight.
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Fatureing three original works by violinist, founding member, and music director David Balakrishnan, ‘Island Prayers’ is the Turtles’ first album with its current lineup.
Barnett, the project architect behind the world’s first Passivhaus concert hall, talks about thermal bridges, silent air, and what it feels like when a conductor says he can finally hear his second violins.
The San Francisco Symphony opener was a musically sparkling affair.
For Ehnes, the demands of building an international career no longer dictate the terms. The point now is to choose projects for reasons that feel genuinely his own.
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Lea took time from her tour to discuss her new book, her career, and her work as an accessibility advocate.
String players make their living with their bodies, and the road is not always kind. Here four players—cellist Joe Kwon and violinists Ryan Meehan, Jennifer Johnson, and Danbi Um—share survival tips.
Dueñas’ third album, ‘Homage to Heifetz,’ isn’t really meant to be about her first idol. It’s meant to honor her roots, and Heifetz is a part of her violin origin story.
Born in 1854 on G Street S.E., the third of ten children. John Philip Sousa’s life in music began at the age of 13.
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Their interpretation of the Korngold Cello Concerto is one of the best on record, and their persuasive performance of two works by Mieczysław Weinberg is most welcome for fans of the composer.
A 50-minute meditation in eight movement, Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Quatuor pour la fin du temps’ has become one of the most performed and discussed chamber works of our century,
The relationship between a symphony orchestra and its concert hall is one of the most consequential arrangements in the performing arts.
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