When you hear the term “chamber music,” think “string quartets” because most chamber music series consist of about 80 percent string quartet concerts. That might explain why there are so many fine ...

Canadian group’s take on the mysterious Italian composer, who has enjoyed a resurgance of late, offers a good sense of how his music developed. But his work remains as elusive as ever Giacinto Scelsi ...

On January 24, 2025, Signum Classics will release BEETHOVEN: The Early Quartets, the final installment in the Calidore String Quartet's award-winning full Beethoven cycle. The Early Quartets follows ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When a major musical anniversary is looming, it is a good idea to get in early. Next year marks the 50th ...

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 ...

The vast musical repertoire for classical string quartets ensures both challenges and variety of performance. In the case of the Emerson String Quartet, playing this Sunday in the Baird Auditorium at ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Think of what we lost as a result of Brahms’s self-critical demand for perfection. We have a better idea now of ...