Music Mountain's summer festival will include critically recognized string quartets, jazz artists and "The Mikado." ...

In 1976, four young conservatory-trained musicians formed Emerson String Quartet (ESQ), taking their name from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. This week, the ensemble played its ...

Since winning first prize at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition, Canada's Rolston String Quartet has been swept up in a whirlwind of concerts throughout Austria, Germany, Italy, ...

I heard a remarkable new piece of chamber music this past January. The work, the String Quartet no. 4 (1988) by the thirty-seven-year-old composer George Tsontakis, was performed in its world premiere ...

The iconic American composer Elliott Carter turns 100 this year. To celebrate, Da Camera took a deep breath and decided to present all five Carter string quartets with the Pacifica Quartet as ...

As the hottest show on Netflix, “Bridgerton” which has attracted over 63 million viewers has resulted in the Vitamin String Quartet seeing a huge a spike in their music streams. Aside from lush sets ...

The Danish String Quartet is one of the most widely acclaimed chamber groups at the moment — although, in the interest of full disclosure, we should tell you that one member of the quartet is actually ...

The Budapest String Quartet has always been my standard-bearer for chamber music. I grew up listening to their recordings, and especially admired not only their gorgeous sound, but also the uncanny ...

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A new boxed set of string quartets by Wadada Leo Smith, an anchor of American experimental music, reveals his sustained engagement with the form. By Seth Colter Walls The trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith ...