When you're in a world-class chamber group like The Calidore String Quartet in Delaware, each instrument carries a colorful ...

Experience Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on period instruments as the Diderot String Quartet performs at the New Mexico Museum ...

Although their bellies are made from a 1,000 year old piece of wood, the two violins, a viola and cello made in Orange in central-west New South Wales are nearly brand new and have almost never been ...

Luthier, or strings instrument maker, Peter Reid of Orange in central west New South Wales, calls the special quartet instruments he has made his "family". The two violins, a viola and a cello are ...

The secret for all musicians is to create the desired sound in the imagination before trying to do so with catgut and horsehair, or whatever material your instrument is made of. The Australian String ...

Music lovers in Humboldt will have a rare opportunity to experience centuries-old craftsmanship brought to life later this ...

BRATTLEBORO -- On Saturday, at 8 p.m., the Brattleboro Music Center will present the Mendelssohn String Quartet at Centre Congregational Church. The Mendelssohn String Quartet, celebrating its 30th ...

Schubert’s sorrow-laden string quartet “Death and the Maiden” would be an unlikely candidate for any holiday playlist. Ditto the rest of Wednesday’s program by the Miró Quartet at the Library of ...

How do a string quartet pursue their dream of the ideal ensemble sound? James Jolly caught up with the Carducci Quartet to learn about how they went about it I’ve never given a lot of thought as to ...

“There is so much beautiful folk music in China,” says Suli Xue, founder of Pacific Harmony String Quartet, which performs in Benaroya Hall Saturday. “But I don’t play those instruments.” The ...

When you’re a kid, playing in the high school orchestra and feeling disconnected from the popular zeitgeist means any music that incorporates classical instruments is something to be celebrated. And ...