Despite what it may seem, there were a few Grammy winners this year not named Bruno Mars—and some of them were string players. The Christian McBride Big Band won in the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” category for Bringin’ It;…
Sam Finlay demonstrates The Realist SoundClip‘s newest pickup for violin or viola. The pickup swiftly clips onto the side of your instrument and nests into the front plate f-hole to read acoustic sound with high fidelity.
Lang Shen of Knilling shows off the new 2018 models in the Nicolo Gabrieli line–a line of American-made violins crafted out of premium European tonewood. The latest in the Gabrieli line is a Guadagnini model, fashioned to blend the tonal strengths…
Robert Goetz of BAM Cases’ debuts a handful of products from the company’s 2018 catalogue, including ergonomic backpacks and a futuristic polycarbonate case.
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Violinist Mark Wood demonstrates Wood Violin’s latest electric violin model designed to emulate the shape of a 1940’s-era jazz guitar. The Legend is available with four or five strings, has mechanical pegs, and a partially hollow body so that the tone…
Connolly Music debuted Thomastik-Infeld’s latest sets of Alphayue strings at Winter NAMM 2018. Alphayue was released a few years ago for violin, and is now available for viola and cello. The durable, advanced synthetic-core strings creates a colorful sound at…
Bob Bean unveils the latest version of Revelle’s CrossTECH violin case. In its latest iteration, the case is equipped with a sensor to monitor temperature, humidity, motion, and impact. The sensor sends data to a smart phone app, which will send…
In this video from Winter NAMM 2018, Ping Ni of Eastman Strings showcases a range of new products. The company debuts its first-ever bass complete with a c-extension, polycarbonate cello and violin cases, and the woven cello case. Last but…
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Lyris Hung from D’Addario describes Ascente’s synthetic-core strings for violin students. Ascente strings are pitch stable, durable, and available in four sizes. Ascente will soon be available to violists, as well!
By Christopher Jacoby A violin maker is an atavist—or, as you may know it, a throwback. Mostly ignoring the results of generations of tool and technological advancement, a violin maker is interested in an older tradition, and uses tools that were…
By Brian Wise In a century that produced its share of violin firebrands, the Polish-born Henryk Szeryng (1918–88) was the aristocrat of the instrument, favoring a graceful, silky tone and civil onstage discourse over surface flash or provocation. He cut…
By Emily Taubl Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major has a particularly special story, having been completely lost for almost two centuries before it was rediscovered in the 1960s. In the decades since, it has become one…
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In a Strings exclusive, watch violinist Augustin Hadelich perform Paganini’s Caprice No. 4. The Grammy Award–winning violinist, who released his first-ever all Paganini album today, has recorded works by Paganini before, but says that his approach to the show-stopping composer’s works…
Brooklyn Rider, made up of violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violist Nicholas Cords and cellist Michael Nicolas, stopped by the Strings studio to perform two pieces. The first: the andante cantabile movement from Mozart’s String Quartet No. 14, K. 387.…
It’s every musician’s worst travel nightmare: that a valuable instrument will be damaged or lost in transit. That nightmare came true in early January for Myrna Herzog, whose 1685 Edward Lewis viola da gamba (worth $200,000) was severely damaged on an Alitalia…
By Pat Moran Guilty of Innocence Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius (Melodic Revolution Records) With herky-jerky momentum, the sinister yet jolly “Behind the Curtain” kicks off Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ exhilarating fifth album Guilty of Innocence. Chunky guitars, a battery of…
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By Stephanie Powell Violinist Robert Mann, a founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, died on January 1. He was 97. Mann began violin lessons at age nine, and went on to attend the Institute of Musical Art on scholarship…
Sponsored By IU Jacobs School of Music Summer String Academy: June 23 – July 21, 2018. For Violinists, Violists, and Cellists ages 12-18 The Summer String Academy at the IU Jacobs School of Music is gearing up for its 34th…
By Cristina Schreil For the premise of its 11th album, Brooklyn Rider didn’t have to look beyond its own music stands. Each of the recording’s five works were either commissioned or premiered by the string quartet in the past few…
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