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Yehudi Menuhin

10 Essential Yehudi Menuhin Recordings

 By Laurence Vittes I only heard Yehudi Menuhin play once in person. It was 1989, and the piece was Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, which Menuhin was performing with the Pacific Symphony in Costa Mesa, California. The 71-year-old virtuoso seemed to be playing…


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Dirty Cello

Dirty Cello on the Road

An ‘al fresco’ honeymoon experience for Dirty Cello bandmates and partners By Rebecca Roudman Dirty Cello is a San Francisco–based blues/bluegrass band, led by cellist Rebecca Roudman. With Jason Eckl (guitar), Anthony Petrocchi (drums), Paul Smith-Stewart (bass), Jaylene Chung (violin…


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Johnny Gandelsman

Onstage Review: Violinist Johnny Gandelsman Plays Bach

By Cristina Schreil It hardly seemed like a place for Bach. The new, 13,000-square-foot venue National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, looks as contemporary as the music it was built to showcase. In the performance hall, black walls peak out in…

Ask the Expert: How Much Is My Bow Worth?

Tips for selling a bow or instrument by a living maker 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 to ask for…


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Annie Moses Band Video Exclusive

Video Exclusive: Annie Moses Band ‘In the New World’

In a Strings exclusive, six-sibling string ensemble the Annie Moses Band has released a music video from its latest album, American Rhapsody (Rhino Warner Classics), titled “In the New World.” Violinist and vocalist Annie Wolaver Dupre answers a few questions…

Scrapyard Exotica

Review: Del Sol String Quartet’s ‘Scrapyard Exotica’

By Cristina Schreil A sweeping exploration of contemporary soundscapes, San Francisco’s Del Sol String Quartet’s Scrapyard Exotica features works by Mason Bates, Ken Ueno, and Mohammed Fairouz. In “Bagatelles for String Quartet and Electronica,” by Bates—also known as DJ Masonic—23-year-old…


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