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Review: Canadian Fiddler April Verch Counts Her Blessings
The lovely and spacious ‘Blessing on the Wing’ is Verch’s third album with duo partner Joe Newberry.
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ARKAI Is Plugged into a Limitless World on ‘Brightside’
Philip Sheegog and Jonathan Miron discuss their backgrounds, their careers, and their new album, which spans a range of syles and features ten originals.
Review: On ‘Le Chant des Muses’, Violinist Anna Urpina Puts Forgotten Female Composers in the Spotlight
“The process of examining manuscripts, selecting the most compelling pieces, and transcribing them to assess their musical potential has been both challenging and inspiring,” says Urpina.
At 40, the Cassatt String Quartet Pays Tribute to a Longtime Collaborator
The Cassatt String Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary with three string quintets by Daniel Strong Godfrey.
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On ‘Music from Macbeth,’ Gaelynn Lea Turns a King’s Tragedy into Personal Triumph
Lea’s first album in five years blends droning rock-violins, electronics, traditional fiddling, twangy guitars, whistling, and rock drums.
Tales Interwoven: Violinist Nancy Zhou Trips the Folk Fantastic
On her sublime debut effort, STORIES (re)TRACED (Orchid Music) Zhou uses Bartók to anchor a program of scrupulously researched solo violin works that also includes virtuoso numbers by Bach, Ysaÿe, and Kreisler.
Review: Mads Tolling Honors Past Legends on ‘Masters of Jazz Violin’
The two-time Grammy Award winner has established his place among an elite cadre of contemporary jazz violinists.
Debut Album Shows Owls to Be Rare Birds Indeed
The quartet’s new release is packed with surprises. Here, the ensemble discusses the record and their newly launched foursome.
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Violinist Simone Porter Explores the Sacred on ‘ad tendo’
In this interview, the 29-year-old Porter discusses her career, her philosophy of life, and her striking new recording.
Florida Classical/Hip-Hop Duo Black Violin Brings it ‘Full Circle’
Violinist Kev Marcus talks about his relationship to the violin, the challenge of racial stereotypes in the classical music world, and the duo’s latest recording project.
Violinist Paul Huang Records Three Works Forged in Social Tumult on ‘Mirrors’
‘Mirrors,’ which finds Huang accompanied by gifted concert pianist Helen Huang (no relation), was ten years in the making.
Cellist Joshua Roman’s ‘Immunity’ Is a Testament of Endurance and Newfound Perspective
Shaped by the unique challenges of Long Covid, the recording process for Roman’s newest release was unlike any of his previous projects.
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Ryan Meehan Illuminates What Recording the Complete Beethoven Cycle Means for the Calidore String Quartet
‘Strings‘ spoke with the violinist about the Calidores’ special relationship with Beethoven.
Jenny Scheinman Finds Her Mojo on Northern California’s Lost Coast with ‘All Species Parade’
The jazz violinist’s latest release is a love letter to the natural beauty of the Golden State
Time Travel: Fabio Biondi Records Rare Multi-Faceted Baroque Work
The new recording of Roman’s 7 Assaggi for solo violin, on the Naïve label, is revelatory in many ways
Mozart’s String Quintets Get the HIPP Treatment by Spunicunifait
Spunicunifait uses the full score—the sounds and the silences—to imbue the notes with nuance, color, and inflection as if they were words of dialogue or, just as often, sighs filled with emotion
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How Cellist Maya Beiser Recorded a Solo 35-Part Minimalist Manifesto on ‘Maya Beiser X Terry Riley: In C’
Using acoustic and electric cellos, Beiser has created a sonic tsunami that runs from soft ripples to towering waves of sound
Violinist and Composer Andrew Bird Turns to the Great American Songbook on ‘Sunday Morning Put-On’
Bird winds his way through a set of jazz and film score standards by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Lerner and Loewe, and Rodgers and Hart, among others
Baroque to the Future: Daniel Rowland Lights Up Richter’s Take on Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’
Rowland—a member of the acclaimed Brodsky Quartet from 2007–2019—chose the Stift Festival Orchestra to record 'Recomposed: Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons"'
Cellist Isaiah Gage’s ‘Some Day’ is a Jubilant Folktronica Album Born of Friendship
Together, Gage and guitarist Drew Taubenfeld, recording under the sobriquet Dt/IG, have created an engaging 11-track album that blends Americana and folk with electronic music and jazz.
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Duo Cello e Basso Stays True to the Spirit of the ‘Seasons’ on ‘Let’s Tango’
“Tango is a natural for strings—it has a vocal flexibility and expressiveness that is embodied by this music."
Rolf Schulte Spotlights 5 Modern Violin Works on ‘American Violin Music 1947 to 2000’
The German-born violinist discusses the source of his intensity and the modern composers featured on his latest album
Bassist Mikyung Sung Shows Good Things Come to Those Who Wait on ‘The Colburn Sessions’
The album is pure bliss, thanks to Sung’s virtuosic command of the double bass
Time Off Gave Invoke the Bandwidth to Find Its Unique Voice on ‘Evolve & Travel’
Invoke has delighted audiences and defied expectations with every new album