As told to Greg Cahill Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic. Even as society reopens, virtual concerts and social-media outreach programs…
Few musicians have been so respected by their peers as Emanuel Feuermann. Pianist Artur Rubinstein thought him “the greatest cellist of all times.”
By Miranda Wilson | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine No doubt you’re wondering what college will look like for music students this fall. As we go into our seventh month of social distancing, Zoom lessons, and concert…
By Diana Ladio | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine Performing musicians across the globe are suffering greatly amid the COVID-19 pandemic—live shows may not look the same for a very long time. While the rest of the…
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In addition to our regular recurring web series, Keep Connected and Essential Historical Recordings, Strings will be focusing its web content on a particular theme every month. In September, you’ll find at least one post per week—some brand new, some…
As told to Greg Cahill Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic. Even as society reopens, virtual concerts and social-media outreach programs…
He eschewed extravagance and obviousness in his playing. But for the attentive listener, his art was full of energy, drama and sheer brilliance of musical conception.
As told to Greg Cahill Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic. Even as society reopens, virtual concerts and social-media outreach programs…
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By Inge Kjemtrup | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine What do George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix have in common? Start with the obvious: they were both famous musicians who had a huge influence on generations of…
By David Templeton | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine Last summer, Deutsche Grammophon released the critically acclaimed album Across the Stars, an entertaining anthology of cinematic themes by John Williams, specifically re-written by the composer for violinist…
By Laurence Vittes | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine The American violinist, violist, and hardanger fiddler Liz Knowles tours solo and plays with the String Sisters, Open the Door for Three, and the Martin Hayes Quartet (with…
By Miranda Wilson One of the top cellists on today’s concert stage, Inbal Segev has also inspired a generation of young players through her popular YouTube channel, Musings with Inbal Segev. Fans will rejoice that Segev has released a disc…
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By Greg Cahill | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine In 1888, the American Civil War hero George Gouraud presented at a London press conference a then-state-of-the-art Edison phonograph, playing a recording (on wax cylinder) of a piano…
As told to Greg Cahill Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic. Even as society reopens, virtual concerts and social-media outreach programs…
His playing is instantly recognizable for its rhythmic freedom, its heightened emotional engagement, and especially its extraordinary palette of colors.
By Patrick Sullivan | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine A daunting task confronted luthier Christopher Germain two decades ago. After several years assisting the legendary violin maker and restorer Vahakn Nigogosian in putting on the Oberlin violin…
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By Megan Westberg | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine For 30 years, Wood Violins has been putting instruments into the hands of violinists determined to stand out. They could hardly help it. For beyond his or her…
By Elena Urioste | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine On March 17, my brilliant pianist-composer husband, Tom Poster, and I made the rather ambitious (and, it should be noted, jet-lagged) decision to record and share one music…
As told to Greg Cahill Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic. Even as society reopens, virtual concerts and social-media outreach programs…
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