The Knights' album, ...the ground beneath our feet, showcases the concerto grosso form, in which musical material is passed between a small group of soloists and a full orchestra.
Differences between auction houses and buyers blur as auctions gain popularity By Benjamin Hebbert For many watchers of the world of violin dealing, the October 28 inaugural auction of Beares Auctions, a spin-off of high-end violin dealer John & Arthur…
With its new Artist series violin outfits, Cremona ups its game in the beginner to step-up set By Greg Olwell The low-priced and easily accessible violin outfits from Saga Music’s Cremona brand have been one of the most affordable ways…
How to manage the humidity level of your instrument By Elizabeth Marshall Though musicians are taught to keep a violin, viola, cello, or double bass properly humidified during the dry winter season, overdoing it with the humidifier can create a…
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By Stephanie Powell Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, home to the New York Philharmonic, has announced that entertainment industry mogul David Geffen will fund the renovation for its new concert hall to the tune of $100 million. The hall will be…
By Greg Cahill This article appeared in 2012 in Strings magazine. Treme is now in syndication The mark of a good actor is when the audience confuses fact and fiction. For actor and violinist Lucia Micarelli, 28, who plays an…
19 string players talk about their passion for playing in small ensembles Over the years, Strings magazine has interviewed thousands of chamber players. Oftentimes, our editors and contributors have dug into the technical minutia: What led you to record Shostakovich? Which…
Find the right program to help you hone your skills By Louise Lee If you’re an adult enthusiast seeking to learn more about chamber music, you’re in luck. You can pick from literally hundreds of chamber-music programs designed for adults of…
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Daniel Hope explores the Golden Age of Hollywood strings By Laurence Vittes Violinist Daniel Hope affirms the high quality and prestige of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, with his Technicolor performance on his most recent…
How a dorm-room phenom went on tour with Madonna, and got to play on ‘Glee’ By Rory Williams Just as Los Angeles-based electric violinist Jason Yang was about to step onstage with a beat-boxing collaborator for a Paul Mitchell corporate…
The Amati Exhibition proved to be a posh presentation By Inge Kjemtrup It was a lavish affair, held October 26 and 27 at the regal Lansdowne Club in the posh Mayfair district of London. The third Amati Exhibition drew hundreds…
Groupmuse resurrects the living-room concerto with the help of the Internet By Whitney Phaneuf Sam Bodkin fell in love with classical music at 19 years old, when his best friend, a cellist, played him Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, Op. 133, as recorded…
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With the changing temperatures, a few tricks can help keep your fiddle happy and trouble-free By Christopher Jacoby Q: With cold weather coming, how can I keep my violin safe? Will winter cause cracks in my violin if I don’t keep…
Nils Bultmann’s viola duets evoke the spirit of improv By Louise Lee Composer Nils Bultmann has created works for string quartet, solo viola, and solo cello. Writing music for two violas, though, carries unique challenges of its own. “It’s challenging…
Ever wonder how firms develop the latest strings? In 2004, Strings enlisted James Keough to find out Everyone in the stringed-instrument field agrees on one thing: The perfect string does not exist. Players and string manufacturers alike say the instruments, playing styles,…
Mark O’Connor’s 2002 Cooper fiddle is a “remarkable collaborator” Player Specializing in American music, fiddler, composer, pedagogue, and multiple Grammy-Award winner Mark O’Connor topped many fiddle contests as a child, before embarking on a wide-ranging career. He’s a prolific composer…
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A new generation of cellists is pushing the boundaries as singer-songwriters By Miranda Wilson “There’s always been a place for the cello in pop music,” says Rachel Johnston, a cellist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. “Cellists were often part of…
By Greg Olwell Taking its name from the Italian word for “the lightest,” Cremonese case maker Musafia has introduced the Lievissima violin case, and true to the model’s name, it’s the boutique maker’s lightest case yet. With weight as a…
Black German velvet? Custom inlay or gold fittings? Tough enough to survive a car crash? Buying an instrument case—when money is no object By Erin Shrader Case shopping is usually an exercise in compromise, balancing weight against protection, carrying capacity,…
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