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Candlelight Concerts Are Designed to Draw in New Audiences
“Our mission is to democratize access to culture and entertainment in the regions where we are present"
Time Travel: Fabio Biondi Records Rare Multi-Faceted Baroque Work
The new recording of Roman’s 7 Assaggi for solo violin, on the Naïve label, is revelatory in many ways
Seafaring Spirit: The Danish String Quartet’s Latest Expedition Into Traditional Music Blends Old and New
One source of DSQ's sound and hive-mind-like rapport in playing off one another can be found in a shared love of traditional Scandinavian music, as heard on 'Keel Road'
Book Review: String players Dijana Ihas, Miranda Wilson, and Gaelen McCormick Investigate the Evolution of Pedagogy
This trio of eminent and experienced string teachers has collaborated to produce 'Teaching Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass,' an in-depth study of historical and modern pedagogical practices
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Who’s Afraid of Arnold Schoenberg? Coming to Terms With the Composer’s Music and Legacy
There’s no denying that much of Schoenberg’s music is intellectually demanding, yet its brilliance and otherworldly beauty make the effort of deep listening worthwhile
Mozart’s String Quintets Get the HIPP Treatment by Spunicunifait
Spunicunifait uses the full score—the sounds and the silences—to imbue the notes with nuance, color, and inflection as if they were words of dialogue or, just as often, sighs filled with emotion
New York–Bound Violin Sensation Patricia Kopatchinskaja Is Ready to Take a Bite of the Big Apple
PatKop has produced an impressive body of work both onstage and in the recording studio
Dynamic Intonation Demystified
Dynamic intonation is a way of playing in which fingers don’t just land about where they should to play in tune, but instead are trying to fit accurately into a harmonic landscape
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Book Review: ‘The Shape of Music’ Showcases Architect Warren Schwartz’s Concert-Inspired Designs
This sumptuous combination of an artist’s sketchbook and an architectural design statement features work by the lead architect for the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge and Tanglewood House
Song & Dance: When Ballet Orchestra Players Step Into the Spotlight
Principal violin or cello positions in ballet orchestras tend to be highly coveted, but these roles come with tradeoffs
Jennifer Koh on Her Acclaimed New American Concerto Project
Seven works have appeared so far as parts of the ongoing initiative, which began in 2017
Product News: Larsen Strings’ Il Cannone Direct & Focused Strings Aim for a Particular Sound
These were developed to provide players with “a silvery and lustrous quality of sound”
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Forget the Campfire—Where’s the Recording Studio? Summer Camps for Future Music Industry Professionals
The US has many music camps for high school musicians, populated each year with talented young players dreaming of a fruitful career
Flying Hassle-Free With a Musical Instrument
Here's what a traveling musician should know before booking their next flight overseas
Dreamweaver: Klaus Mäkelä Is Living Every Cellist’s Fantasy
Like many young cellists with energy and enthusiasm to match their talent, the young Finnish conducting lion also dreamed of conducting
Climbing the Mountain: The Takács Quartet on Recording Two (Challenging) Schubert Works
In conversation with second violinist Harumi Rhodes and violist Richard O’Neill, we discover what they learned as they played these quartets on the road and then brought them into the recording studio
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Mario Wellmann’s Modern Jazz “Consolidation” Is Inspired by the Making of Long-term Memories
"I think that Consolidation has a clear compositional intent that really comes out in the piece. The melody is pensive, and I really connect to it personally."
How Cellist Maya Beiser Recorded a Solo 35-Part Minimalist Manifesto on ‘Maya Beiser X Terry Riley: In C’
Using acoustic and electric cellos, Beiser has created a sonic tsunami that runs from soft ripples to towering waves of sound
Waltzing Through Time: The Enduring but Unacknowledged Legacy of Mexican Composer Juventino Rosas
His death at the age of 26 robbed posterity of so much potential. Meanwhile, the melody of his “Sobre las Olas” continues to echo around the globe.