It takes only four performers from the Castalian String Quartet to make the stage feel full. Balancing two violins, a viola, and a cello, the quartet tames the chaos with skill and practice. The ...

Jazz string quartets are rare. Jazz string quartets as brilliant as Atom String Quartet, the Polish ensemble founded in 2010, are rarer still. This, the quartet's fourth release, sees Dawid Lubowicz, ...

When you’re a kid, playing in the high school orchestra and feeling disconnected from the popular zeitgeist means any music that incorporates classical instruments is something to be celebrated. And ...

Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in 1985. Led by violinist David Balakrishnan, TIQ classically interpret a broad range of genres ...

With a running time of just over two hours, Morton Feldman's 1985 composition "Violin and String Quartet" is one of his longer ones, even though it falls far short of such pieces as 1984's "For Philip ...

George Lynn was a multifaceted musician, instructor, and composer whose legacy left a lasting impact on the music community. His journey began in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he studied piano and ...

The Lydian String Quartet, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Boston, will present the complete string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven in a series of 8 concerts over two years, culminating ...

After performing a bouncy staccato-filled rendition of Canadian rapper Drake’s “Passionfruit,” Listeso Music Group’s violinist Victoria Moreira stood on an intimate stage and asked the audience if ...

A cellist bows a short melody that sounds like a question. Her string-quartet mates answer with brief, harmonized phrases. Now they bow together, their harmonies expanding and contracting, with long ...

What: The fourth and final performance of the season will feature works from Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Joseph Haydn. When: 3 p.m. Sunday Where: The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.

The internationally acclaimed Takács Quartet will return to St. Mark's Church to perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, ...