I heard a remarkable new piece of chamber music this past January. The work, the String Quartet no. 4 (1988) by the thirty-seven-year-old composer George Tsontakis, was performed in its world premiere ...

For more than three decades, the Marian Anderson String Quartet-- named after the extraordinary 20th century contralto Marian Anderson -- has been sharing their artistry and passion not just in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poiesis Quartet at the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition. (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity) Like a ...

There's a pained, restless spirit in Lera Auerbach's fascinating String Quartet No. 3, which had its U.S. premiere in Herbst Theatre on Thursday night courtesy of the Aviv String Quartet. In 22 ...