By Greg Cahill | From the March-April 2023 issue of Strings magazine Arabella Steinbacher has said that hearing the slow movement of Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041, at age four inspired her to become a musician. So…
Fiddler Jason Carter's new solo album, Lowdown Hoedown, comes 25 years after his previous one. In between, he's been a member of the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys.
The Ripple cello blurs the lines between an electric and acoustic instrument.
Hauser, half of the duo 2Cellos, recently released a cello and orchestra arrangement of the overture of The Phantom of the Opera.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter's recording 'Brahms’s Double Concerto, Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio' features the exquisite cellist Pablo Ferrández and pianist Lambert Orkis.
Arctic, her Sony Records debut, is an ode to the natural splendor of Scandinavia and the man-made forces that threaten that wild place.
Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin has arranged the Klezmer pieces on Celebration Music, alternately exuberant and soothing, for the Muir String Quartet and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein.
The cello-centric rock and blues band Dirty Cello upped the craziness level when they played in a tiny village in Iceland about to do a live concert on a whale-watching boat.
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A pochette, an 18th-century violin about 2/3 the size of a standard adult violin with a proportionately larger fingerboard, has contributed immensely to modern dance music, including hip-hip.
After taking on Beethoven, Edward Dusinberre’s second book of memories and music, Distant Melodies, focuses on selected works by Bartók, Dvořák, Elgar, and Britten.
From the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, and beyond, here are some family-friendly string music events in New York City.
Violinist Tracy Silverman has an engaging and electrifying personality both onstage and in conversation, as demonstrated in his string-themed podcast For the Greater Groove: The Future of Strings.
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The all-star piano trio of Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma reunites for a second installment of Beethoven recordings for Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" and Op. 1, No. 3
Whether you're an adult amateur looking to have some fun or a string player with more professional aspirations, here's how to make the most of adult chamber music camp.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music CEO David Stull give an update after SFCM's acquisition of the UK’s largest concert agency, Askonas Holt, New York–based concert agency Opus 3 Artists, and the Dutch Pentatone label last year.
Happiness Is Letting Go is the sophomore effort from the Greeners, a genre-jumping London/Bristol-based alt-folk trio. The 11 tracks are playful, tuneful, and downright fun.
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Here's how some recent films involved string coaches and overdubbed performers to make actors' performances as string players feel authentic.
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and many other artists are presenting classical music in theatrical trappings to engage a younger audience.
Cellist Miranda Wilson’s book The Well-Tempered Cello is a flowing narrative of her life with Bach’s six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012.
Can a young, recently formed string quartet have the depth of understanding to tackle Beethoven's monumental works? The Calidore String Quartet believes it can.
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There is a myth that either you’re born with an artistic gift or you’re not. Here's how music teachers can break down that misconception and un-do the mantra of "you're not musical."
The TekPin is a cello endpin designed to support the instrument at a vertical angle, intended to reduce the weight the cello puts on a player’s body.
Cellist Tina Guo collaborated on a piece written by Michael Baugh to showcase Neural DSP’s AI-assisted effects processor, the Quad Cortex.
For violist Isabel Hagen, it was more than just a few steps to get from amusing friends in elementary school to a showcase on the Tonight Show.