In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

Midsummer’s Music affiliate the Griffon String Quartet will lead a two-day string retreat for violin, viola and cello ...

No matter your age, the musicians behind the Griffon String Quartet are trying to hit the right notes while striking a chord in the community.

Partygoers ditched pop music and booze for a string quartet and tea cakes at a dance in Glen Ellyn, kicking off a week of parties around the author’s 250th birthday. It is a truth universally ...

This week it's string quartets by Native American Composers Jerod Tate, Michael Begay, and more. Everyone has an album they heard when young that influences them for life. For Chickasaw composer Jarod ...

The Newport String Project will present the second weekend of its Newport County Concert Series at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at The Meeting House in Tiverton Four Corners, 3850 Main Road. The program will feature ...

The narrative winds these characters closer and closer together from four separate origins to tell a single story. At the game's heart—both narratively and mechanically—is magic. A villainous empire ...

Back in the 1950s, four Los Angeles musicians were widely acclaimed as the finest performers of chamber music in America. They called themselves the Hollywood String Quartet, because they spent their ...

The Vitamin String Quartet has gained widespread popularity for their music in "Bridgerton." (Courtesy of Nick Fancher) If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical ...

On Friday, July 25, 2025, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated Miró Quartet will release its newest album, Ginastera String Quartets, on PENTATONE. Celebrating 30 years as an ensemble in 2025, the ...

Swedish Norwegian string quartet Opus 13 have been awarded First Prize at the 16 th Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. The quartet also took home five of the Competition’s ...

Rarely do string quartets perform works of the Classical period and beyond on pure gut strings. These are made with fibres extracted from either sheep or cow intestines and one associates them with ...