By Greg Cahill
“Boy, those Turtle Island guys really like to practice,” says Michael Doucet, with a hearty laugh. He’s speaking over a bad cell phone connect... Read More...
50 years after her London debut, EMI Reissues her complete recorded works—friends and colleagues marvel at her legacy.
by Laurence Vittes
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On how she handles the balancing act between old and new works
by Greg Cahill
“Emboldened Orchestras Are Embracing the New” trumpeted the headline in the ar... Read More...
A little bit country, a little bit classical, a whole lot of Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile
By Bob Doerschuk
“The most intriguing part ... Read More...
Following an unexplained hiatus, Dutch violinist and violist Janine Jansen has returned to the stage, rested and ready for the next phase in her skyrocketing ca... Read More...
At 28, Russian violinist Ilya Gringolts has crafted a career rich with possibilities
by Inge Kjemtrup
When I first catch sight of Ilya Gringolts, he’s sit... Read More...
From different worlds, two men meet to make the successful enterprise Ifshin Violins
by Erin Shrader
This article first appeared in the June 2009 issue.
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By James N. McKean
Many years ago, in a town next to where I was living at the time, a young mother ducked into a dry cleaners to drop off some clothes. She ... Read More...
By Daniel Levitov
Many string players perform not as a soloist, but from the string section of an orchestra. Though orchestra is almost always part of the cu... Read More...
