Black Violin Releases First Major-Label Debut ‘Stereotypes’
"We are fluent in both languages,” Kev Marcus, violinist of the genre-bending duo Black Violin, says of classical and hip-hop music. “We try to make sure that w... Read More...
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Augustin Hadelich Announced as Inaugural Recipient of Warner Music Prize
By Stephanie Powell
Violinist Augustin Hadelich has been named as the inaugural winner of the Warner Music Prize, a classical-music award established by the ... Read More...
Video Exclusive: Matt Haimovitz ‘Bach Cello Suite No. 1’
by Stephanie Powell
In a Strings exclusive, Matt Haimovitz has released a music video from his forthcoming album, The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalen... Read More...
Juilliard School Opens Campus in China
By Stephanie Powell
The Juilliard School has announced it will open a campus in China, the Tianjin Juilliard School, in 2018. The campus, which will be Juill... Read More...
The Verdehr Trio Announces Retirement
Commitment to contemporary chamber music includes works by 8 Pulitzer Prize– and two Grawemeyer-winning composers
By Stephanie Powell
The Verdehr Trio—vi... Read More...
Rachel Barton Pine Records First Vivaldi Album on Viola d’Amore
By Stephanie Powell
Rachel Barton Pine took a leap of faith. After some-odd years of fiddling around on a modernized viola d’amore—a 14-string instrument re... Read More...
Johannes Moser Tackles Lalo and Dvorak Cello Concertos in New Album
By Stephanie Powell
“I realized that the time had come that I wanted to do the main cello repertoire,” Johannes Moser says over the phone from LA, where he ... Read More...
Igor Stravinsky Work Found Amid Stacks of Hidden Manuscripts After 100 Years
By Stephanie Powell
Russian-born 20th-century composer Igor Stravinsky made his way back into headlines on September 4 with the announcement that one of his... Read More...
Review: 3 Viola Recitals Showcase the Instrument’s Versatility
Album reviews for Dana Zemtsov's 'Romantic Metamorphoses,' Teng Li's '1939,' and Tabea Zimmermann's 'Romance oubilée'
By Laurence Vittes
In three splendi... Read More...
Miró Quartet To Release Feature Film
The innovative quartet takes on the silver screen in ‘Transcendence’
By Stephanie Powell “We’re sort of in the middle of a transcendent year,” Jo... Read More...