Luthiers Without Borders: On the Road to Guanabacoa, Cuba
By Carl Applebaum
Editor's Note: In 2015, President Barack Obama announced a renewal of diplomatic relations with Communist-controlled Cuba. In February, the... Read More...
Greg Cahill
How Classically Trained Lucia Micarelli Made it Big in the Big Easy
By Greg Cahill
This article appeared in 2012 in Strings magazine. Treme is now in syndication The mark of a good actor is when the audience confuses fac... Read More...
Made in China, Played in the USA
By Louise Lee
The quality of Chinese-made bows is improving, but for some, doubts remain
It wasn’t so long ago that a string player wouldn’t pair a fi... Read More...
Beethoven’s 7th Symphony Allegretto: Greatest. Music. Ever?
200 years after its debut, the transcendent Allegretto of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, continues to captivate listeners. Why is the music world so hooked?
Kronos Quartet at 40: The Birth of a Titan
As ensemble marks its 40th anniversary, 'Strings' charts the formative years of the group that reinvented the string quartet
“I’ve always wanted the string q... Read More...
The Spirit of the RMS Titanic: And the Band Played On
More than 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, the book "The Band That Played On" examines the healing power of music.
