The Danish String Quartet will make its appearance at the Opera House, bringing a program that combines one of classical ...

The quartet communicated intimately and naturally in a programme of music by Shostakovich, Ravel and Stravinsky A hushed chord sustained by the second violin, viola and cello. Fragments of a melody ...

Shostakovich’s Third Quartet starts with a blithe, even naïve, tune that could not be more misleading about the emotional fireworks that follow. It’s not long before this neoclassical language becomes ...

The Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast chamber music repertory, from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated ...

Sammy Arriaga is releasing the first fully bilingual country Latino album, "Heart in Texas." The album features seven English tracks, six of which also appear as Spanish versions. Arriaga, a ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Think of a composer from Argentina and the most likely name to come up will be Astor Piazzolla, wizard of the ...

When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron. Exalted string quartet devotees belittled film soundtracks, while studio ...

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 string quartet from Madrid's leading opera house returns to our stage with a program of Spanish and Latin American music. A recording of this concert will be available at a later date. Remember to ...

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 ...