FOR DECADES string-quartet recitals conjured an image of men in tailcoats demurely playing staid classical works in a concert hall. But the Kronos Quartet took to the stage in San Francisco on June ...

These days, the string quartet as an ensemble is a tried and true form of chamber music, but it’s only within the past three ...

As the capacity audience streamed into Meany Theater on Wednesday evening, there was a whiff of pilgrimage about the proceedings. This was no mere concert; this was the world’s most highly regarded ...

An abundance of facial hair is not restricted to the sensitive male indie-rocker set. Three of the four players in the Danish String Quartet could easily pass for hipster Brooklyn beard farmers. "We ...

The Danish String Quartet is one of the most widely acclaimed chamber groups at the moment — although, in the interest of full disclosure, we should tell you that one member of the quartet is actually ...

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 ...

String quartets are among the hardiest and most adaptable of musical organisms. As mobile as rock bands, in some ways even more so, they can appear, do their thing, and slip away into the night. Small ...

String quartet players continuously adjust the timing of their notes to stay in sync. But exactly how players do it has been unclear. New data tracking millisecond-scale corrections suggests that some ...

On Friday evening, the legendary Takács Quartet will once again grace the BroadStage after a sold-out appearance in 2022. This time around, the string quartet’s program comes as part of the California ...

Two remarkable concerts took place this weekend at Barrister Winery that are sure to merit mention in any history of musical life in Spokane, and remain vividly alive in the memories of everyone who ...