Pyotr Stolyarsky, born 150 years ago, had a big impact on Russian violin playing, with pupils including Nathan Milstein, David Oistrakh, and many others.
We all have favorite luthier and violin makers, there’s no denying that, but what if we could tell you where you rank among the world’s most renowned luthiers? Find out which luthier you’re most like with this interactive quiz.
Like its new bolstered lineup, 9 Horses’ music has undergone a similar expansion of ideas and approaches on the album "Omegah."
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks about playing the Salzburg Festival and her whirlwind post-COVID season.
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During the pandemic Jeffrey Zeigler and his wife, composer Paola Prestini, set out to make one of the greatest and most ambitious solo cello albums of all time.
Compiled by Stephanie Powell Bach’s music is certainly a rite of passage for many musicians. The beauty, complexity and magic that exists within these scores is considered unrivaled by many. In honor of the late composer and his ongoing legacy,…
Apple's new Spatial Audio tracks the wearer’s head movement using accelerometers and gyroscopes in Apple headphones in order to position the sound accurately.
Watch cellist Hannah Collins perform Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas in our latest Strings Session. The piece is recorded on Collins’ new solo album Resonance Lines and was originally composed for Collins in 2009. It’s based on a 16th-century motet by Thomas Tallis. Shaw and Collins met at…
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What sorts of instruments manage to exhibit investment growth? Let’s talk about investing in that violin with this player's guide to instrument appreciation.
Watch Kevin Zhu, the 20-year-old violinist and 2021 Avery Fischer Grant recipient, perform two movements from Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117: I. Tempo di ciaccona and IV. Presto. Kevin first started to gain recognition after winning the…
Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15, is end-of-century Romantic music on a grand scale and remains one of his most frequently performed works.
The role of the music editor in classical music, and expectations of their work, has clearly changed over time quite significantly.
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The Parker Quartet, made up of violinists Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao, violist Jessica Bodner, and cellist Kee-Hyun Kim, perform a work by Antonín Dvorák, whose work will be featured on their latest album, scheduled for release on October 22. Enjoy…
It’s not that I’m unhappy, exactly. Yet here I am, a cellist weeping over a book full of unplayed notes. But then a voice in my head says, “You’ve still got Bach.”
Strings magazine recently asked Mark E. Russell of all the violins that have passed through his hands, which one does he most wish he could have kept?
For string players, gaining a command of basic bow strokes is paramount. Here are 10 tips to master bow strokes on the violin or viola.
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But as it reaches the elusive place known as “mid-career,” the New York–based Attacca comes by its youthful vibe honestly, with its eclectic, try-anything ethos.
In our latest Strings Sessions in Place, cellist Anita Graef performs Sibelius’ Theme and Variations for Solo Cello and Gliere’s 8 Pieces for Violin and Cello alongside violinist Julian Graef. Enjoy the music as Graef performs on her 1923 Ferdinando…
For inspiration on his debut album, violinist Randall Goosby turned to his ancestors while offering a nod to the future. The result is the impressive Roots (Decca).
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