The NY Phil welcomes its new concertmaster, taking the reins from 30-year-veteran Glenn Dicterow By Leah Hollingsworth This fall, 37-year-old violinist Frank Huang left not just his position as concertmaster of the Houston Symphony when he relocated to New York City as…
Violin Maker James McKean visits the striking cello in New York at the Met By James McKean The masterworks of the three greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance are linked not just by their beauty and the impact they had on the…
In this interview, just before his 60th birthday, cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about intonation, practice, and the role of music in our lives.
Album reviews for Dana Zemtsov’s ‘Romantic Metamorphoses,’ Teng Li’s ‘1939,’ and Tabea Zimmermann’s ‘Romance oubilée’ By Laurence Vittes In three splendid recitals, violists Dana Zemtsov, Teng Li, and Tabea Zimmermann lay claim to a selection of mostly unfamiliar viola repertoire,…
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The violin is on the soundtrack of every MGM film from 1939–69, including ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and more By Jeremy Cohen Player Violinist Jeremy Cohen is the founder of Quartet San Francisco, an eclectic Grammy-nominated ensemble that regularly jumps boundaries,…