Category Archives: Strings

Special Focus: Adult Amateurs Features & Departments: Feature: Yo-Yo Ma Releases New Album, Songs of Comfort and HopeFeature: The Enduring Fascination with Composers’ InstrumentsFeature: Ezinma Fuses Classical and Contemporary Sounds in Classical BaeFeature: Glancing through the History of String Stars and AdvertisingSpecial Section: Adult Amateur Players5 Minutes with Sheku Kanneh-MasonArtists Who Run their own LabelsBrush Up Your BariolageAndrew […]

Special Focus: Vintage Instruments & Bows Features & Departments: Feature: Violinist Damien Escobar Finds Creative Solutions to Pandemic RestrictionsFeature: Can Streaming Ever Pay?Feature: Celebrating Jazz Violinist Ginger SmockFeature: The Beethoven Quartet’s Close Ties to ShostakovichSpecial Section: Vintage Instruments & BowsStrings’ Holiday Gift GuideSan Francisco Symphony Musician Serenades an Audience of OneHow to Record Small Ensembles RemotelyBrush Up […]

Special Focus: Education Guide Features & Departments: Feature: Major Arts Organizations in the Midst of COVID: Planning the SeasonFeature: Cellist Thomas Mesa Tackles a Host of New CommissionsFeature: Violin Makers Investigating New, Sustainable MaterialsFeature: Niel Gow’s Enduring Influence on Scottish FiddlingSpecial Section: Education GuideHow Are College Music Programs Handling the 2020–21 School Year?What It’s Like to Play […]

Special Focus: Buyers Guide Features & Departments Feature: The Legacy of Isaac SternFeature: Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards Tap into a New SoundFeature: Niel Gow’s Enduring Influence on Scottish FiddlingFeature: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Releases Recording of Handel’s Concerti grossiSpecial Section: Buyer’s GuideOn My Music Stand: Elena Urioste’s COVID-19 Recording ProjectA Guide to Mantuan MakersStage […]

Special Focus: Contemporary Instruments & Bows Features & Departments Feature: The Rise of the Contemporary American ComposerFeature: Violinist Lara St. John Tackles the Franck and Kreutzer SonatasFeature: Top Players Offer Tips on Keeping Kids Engaged with MusicFeature: Who Was Sevcik, and Why Do We Still Use His Exercises?Special Section: Contemporary Instruments and BowsYour Instrument: Picking a Cello Endpin StopperStage & […]

Special Focus: Summer Adventure Features & Departments Feature: The Importance of Beethoven 250Feature: Augustin Hadelich’s New Recording of Czech MusicFeature: Louis Michot and the Heart of Cajun MusicSpecial Section: Celebrating String Adventure!Your Instrument: The Story on Soundpost CracksStage & Studio: The Life of a Freelance MusicianFor the Record: Luka Sulic’s 4 SeasonsRep Prep: Popper’s Gavotte in […]