The Calidore String Quartet—violinists Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, violist Jeremy Berry, and cellist Estelle Choi—stopped by the Strings studio to perform two movements from Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11. Watch the recent BBC Radio 3 New Generation…
Violinist Kieran Ledwidge stopped by the Strings studio to perform with guitarist and singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling. Watch the charismatic duo perform “Horse,” an original written by Stelling, with pure grit and conviction.
The genre-bending Turtle Island String Quartet stopped by the Strings studio for a Strings Session to premiere a work written by founding violinist David Balakrishnan. This the is the first work the four quartet members–violinists Alex Hargreaves and Balakrishnan; violist…
By Stephanie Powell Once security waves the Strings staff into the parking lot, we pass a pair of what appear to be two-story-high tour buses, enter the backstage interworkings of the Green Music Center, and walk down a hallway lined with autographed photos of…
Advertisement
Quartet San Francisco—violinists Jeremy Cohen and Matthew Szemela, violist Chad Kaltinger, and cellist Andres Vera—stopped by the Strings studio to perform a few pieces: a Michael Jackson medley and “Guamba,” an original piece by QSF founder Jeremy Cohen.
San Francisco State’s longtime quartet-in-residence, the Alexander String Quartet, violinists Zakarias Grafilo and Frederick Lifsitz; violist Paul Yarbrough, and cellist Sandy Wilson, stopped by the Strings studio to perform Mozart and Brahms. Watch the quartet in an arresting performance of…
The Rhythm Future Quartet, comprised of violinist Jason Anick, guitarists Olli Soikkeli and Max O’Rourke and bassist Greg Loughman, stopped by the Strings studio to offer up some gypsy-jazz tunes. Watch the quartet perform “Sleepless,” a composition Anick co-wrote with his…
With the 1714 ‘Joachim-Ma’ Strad in tow, violinist Alexi Kenney stopped by the Strings studio to perform Baroque-era music. The recent Avery Fisher Award Career Grant winner owns a Greiner violin at home, but was loaned the Joachim-Ma by the…
Advertisement
San Francisco’s cutting-edge contemporary ensemble the Del Sol String Quartet stopped by the Strings studio for our latest Strings Session. Violinists Benjamin Kreith and Rick Shinozaki, violist Charlton Lee, and cellist Kathryn Bates offered up a wide selection of repertoire…
The St. Lawrence String Quartet stopped by the Strings studio to perform Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 2. “This is democracy at work,” founding member and first violinist Geoff Nuttall says. “The first movement has a cello solo!” Watch Nuttall and…
Eclectic ensemble, the Portland Cello Project, stopped by the Strings studio with four of its members before performing at Slim’s in San Francisco on May 12. Watch cellists Skip vonKuske, Sage Coy, Kevin Jackson, and Julian Kosanovic perform a wide variety…
Gypsy-jazz duo violinist Tim Kliphuis and guitarist Sam Miltich stopped by the Strings studio while passing through the Bay Area to perform at the annual Point Richmond Jazz series. The pair played a few tunes from their latest album, Duets.…
Advertisement
Finding time in between teaching cello at the University of Texas, El Paso, programming the Sitka Summer Music and Northwest Bach festivals, El Paso Pro Musica, the Mesa Arts Center Series, and recording with the Cypress Quartet at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, Zuill…
Francesca dePasquale stopped by the Strings studio to perform two movements of unaccompanied Bach from her debut self-titled album. DePasquale was born into a musical family and started playing violin at age three: her father, the late William dePasquale, served as the Philadelphia…
Dirty Cello stopped by the Strings studio to perform a few audience-favorite covers from their 2015 album, The Beach House Sessions. Lead singer and cellist Rebecca Roudman, a genre-bending player who doubles as a cellist in the Santa Rosa Symphony,…
Sara Caswell & 9 Horses stopped by the Strings studio to perform music off their latest album, Perfectest Herald. Standing in for 9 Horses’ bassist Shawn Conley is Jonathan Green, who admitted he hadn’t had a jazz gig in years —…
Advertisement
To celebrate her new Avie release Testament: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J.S. Bach, violinist Rachel Barton Pine came by the Strings studio to discuss and record some of Bach’s music. Enjoy her performances of Partita No.…
Irish-American fiddler Eileen Ivers, and bandmates Buddy Connolly (accordion), Matt Mancuso (guitar), Lindsey Horner (bass), and Dave Barckow (percussion), stopped by the Strings offices to perform a handful of Irish-influenced tunes. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by watching Ivers and crew…
Mark Wood stopped by the Strings booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a song on his seven-string Viper electric violin. Watch the Juilliard-trained rock violinist play “Fire n’ Ice.”
By Greg Olwell Alex Sovronsky stopped by the Strings booth at Winter NAMM 2016 to improvise a tune on his Cricket violin from the Magic Fluke Co.
Advertisement
By Stephanie Powell Leah Zeger stopped by the Strings booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a song on her Yamaha YEV105 electric violin. Watch the violinist/singer/dancer play Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke.”
By Greg Olwell Edwin Livingston stopped by the Strings booth at NAMM 2016 to perform “When Will the Blues Leave” on his Eastman bass. In addition to teaching at the University of Southern California, Livingston has toured and recorded with…
By Megan Westberg Avery Merritt stopped by the Strings booth at NAMM 2016 to perform a song on his NS Design CR5 violin. Watch the multi-style fiddler play “Keeping the Cats Happy.”
Advertisement