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Violinist Augustin Hadelich’s Grammy Win Highlights the Work of French Composer Henri Dutilleux

By Thomas May Violinist Augustin Hadelich’s Grammy win highlights the work of French composer Henri Dutilleux on the 100th anniversary of his birth Augustin... Read More...

Sphinx, Project STEP, and Community of Strings Tackle Diversity in the String World

By Karen Peterson 2016 Sphinx Medals of Excellence awardees: Gabriel Cabezas, standing, Laura Downes, seated left, and Julia Bullock, seated right. Encou... Read More...

Cellist Zuill Bailey on the Role of a Festival’s Artistic Director

By Zuill Bailey The transformative power of music and the role of a festival’s artistic director Sitka, Alaska, sits in the shadow of a dormant volcano, Mt.... Read More...

Silk Road Ensemble Releases New CD and Stars in a Documentary

Violinist Colin Jacobsen on the latest release from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, and the group’s journey to the silver screen By David Templeton Colin ... Read More...

The Role (and Romance) of the Bass Bar

By James N. McKean Ah, the romance of the violin. Over the centuries, through the good times and even more the cataclysms that have shaken the world, a violin ... Read More...

Rachel Barton Pine on Serving Others through Music

A spiritual journey that began with Bach led to the belief that music has the power to change the world By Rachel Barton Pine I’m in Washington, D.C. It’s a c... Read More...

Contemporary Music Collective Ensemble Dal Niente Celebrates Ten Years

Ensemble Dal Niente By Anna Pulley In the culmination of its tenth anniversary season, Chicago-based contemporary-music collective Ensemble Dal Niente we... Read More...

An Urban Musician’s Guide to Gear

Sarah Franklin practicing with her Ultra Practicemute by Glaesel An urban musician’s guide to practicing in crammed apartments—and navigating the busy streets... Read More...

Cellist Mike Block Unlocks the Instrument’s Potential with Block Strap

Cellist Mike Block, left, leading the first standing cello octet, performing with the Block Strap at Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop. When asked how ... Read More...

Poetry in Motion: Benoît Rolland on the Making of Bows 1500 and 1515

Benoît Rolland Award-winning, Parisian-born bow maker Benoît Rolland studied both piano and violin, graduating from the Paris and Versailles conservatoires. H... Read More...