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 ...

What makes the programming of this show so alluring is although Mendelssohn was considered a romantic composer and Haydn had emerged from the baroque period, there are so many parallels in the way the ...

Tracing the evolution of the string quartet from Haydn to Britten, via some of the greatest recordings available It’s almost impossible to come up with a credible 'top 10' list for the best string ...

In 1997 four young musicians in Geneva founded the Terpsycordes Quartet: Girolamo Bottiglieri (violin), Raya Raytcheva (violin); Caroline Haas (viola); François Grin (cello). The Terpsycordes Quartet ...

Tom Service's quirky take on the world of classical music. Today he explores the most celebrated of chamber ensembles, the string quartet. Show more Why is a chamber ensemble of two violins, viola and ...

The reason we play string quartet is that we want to share the heart of music with our audience. Music is communication, and the string quartet is the ultimate form of communication. We communicate ...

Too broke to buy a viola? Don’t let that stop you from making beautiful music. Sometimes, playing in a string quartet can get repetitive. Here’s how you can mix things up a bit. Violist Efdal Altun ...

HAYDN DISCOVERY: OP. 20, NO. 3 WITH THE ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET FEBRUARY 5 - 7 | $15, $20 with reception | ONLINE Though well known as the "father" of the string quartet, Haydn is all too often ...

Scottish folk music played alongside works by Haydn and Beethoven? That would be surprising coming from any chamber-music group — unless it’s the Maxwell String Quartet. For the Maxwells, who are ...