It takes only four performers from the Castalian String Quartet to make the stage feel full. Balancing two violins, a viola, and a cello, the quartet tames the chaos with skill and practice. The ...

The key difference between the resonance of stringed instruments and the saxophone, to pick one example, is due to the material of the respective instruments. Wood boxes vibrate as a result of the ...

Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in 1985. Led by violinist David Balakrishnan, TIQ classically interpret a broad range of genres ...

George Lynn was a multifaceted musician, instructor, and composer whose legacy left a lasting impact on the music community. His journey began in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he studied piano and ...

Dover Quartet Completes Its Beethoven Cycle On Cedille Records October 14 Beethoven's last major compositions, the late quartets are universally acknowledged as remarkable and often daunting works ...

If ever one needs a jolt of inspiration as well as comfort in turbulent times, the answer is simple: Beethoven for inspiration and Beethoven for comfort.

With a running time of just over two hours, Morton Feldman's 1985 composition "Violin and String Quartet" is one of his longer ones, even though it falls far short of such pieces as 1984's "For Philip ...

What: The fourth and final performance of the season will feature works from Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Joseph Haydn. When: 3 p.m. Sunday Where: The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.

After performing a bouncy staccato-filled rendition of Canadian rapper Drake’s “Passionfruit,” Listeso Music Group’s violinist Victoria Moreira stood on an intimate stage and asked the audience if ...

A cellist bows a short melody that sounds like a question. Her string-quartet mates answer with brief, harmonized phrases. Now they bow together, their harmonies expanding and contracting, with long ...

Is the Bay Area really the center of classical music disruption, the region’s favorite term? Last week offered some reasons to think so. There was the news that the San Francisco Symphony had made Esa ...