Text by Jeff Kaliss Images by Juergen Frank About three quarters of the way through our phone conversation, celebrated violinist Jennifer Koh, speaking from her apartment in New York City, feels she owes me an apology. “This interview is turning…
“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 when we’re fusing the [two styles] together, that we’re giving equal doses of…
Tips for selling a bow or instrument by a living maker By Yung Chin Q: I have a fine violin bow from a maker who is still alive, but I need to sell it. How do I decide how much…
Koh explores the gap between classical and contemporary with her latest ‘Bridge to Beethoven’ project By Jeff Kaliss About three quarters of the way through our phone conversation, celebrated violinist Jennifer Koh, speaking from her apartment in New York City, feels…
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The cutting-edge cellist finds himself returning back to Bach By Pat Moran It’s 7:30 on a balmy spring weeknight at Crown Station Pub in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the intimate club is filling with people finding seats and ordering beer. All…
The fiddlers three discuss what they play and their fiddle backgrounds By Bob Doerschuk It’s Monday night in Nashville, around 8:30. After driving all over the neighborhood and finally tracking down a place to park, you’ve found an empty stool…