Missy Raines Plays a 1930s Bass That Once Belonged to Her Father
By Laurence Vittes | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineThe success of Missy Raines’ 2018 Grammy-nominated Royal Traveller album, hail... Read More...
Stories
Baroque Eccentric: Ruberto Sabbatini’s Violin Sonata Offers Charm and Unexpected Quirks
By Andrew McIntosh | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineCuriosity has always been my guiding light as a musician. I find repeatedly th... Read More...
Old Acquaintance to New Friend: Lockdown Inspired a New Relationship with my Violin
By Kate Levin | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineMy violin is beautiful. Its glossy surface is intermittently disturbed by slight cr... Read More...
Finding My Voice on Cello: From Las Vegas Lounge to Longhair Music
By Brian Forst | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineMy road to the cello started at age eight, when my parents gave me singing lessons... Read More...
Those Who Can’t, Can Learn: Teaching Music Requires Far More Than Just Personal Proficiency
By Olivia Noh | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineIn college, I came across George Bernard Shaw’s infamous quote, “He who can, does; ... Read More...
Future Focus: Violinist Ezinma Fuses Classical and Hip-hop, and Hopes to Bring a Little Joy to a World That Needs It
By David Templeton | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineInspiration.That word and all it implies is at the core of how Ezinma—the ... Read More...
A Bow of Humility: Setting Aside My Pride Helped Embrace My Childlike Enthusiasm for Music
By Mary Chan | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineHow hard can it be? I thought, after watching a ten-year-old perform a Bach violin c... Read More...
A Lifelong Partner: How the Cello has Added Immeasurable Richness and Joy to My Life
By George Struble | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineNovember 2016. I had agreed to gather a string quartet to provide a concert in ... Read More...
Violin Maker Karl Dennis on Instruments with Emotional Impact
By Karl Dennis | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazineOf all the violins you’ve seen, which left the greatest impression on you as a vio... Read More...
‘Life Is About Impact’: COVID Taught Violinist Damien Escobar What’s Really Important
By David Templeton | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine“It’s been a wild and crazy journey, to say the least,” laughs violinist Dami... Read More...