In 1976, four young conservatory-trained musicians formed Emerson String Quartet (ESQ), taking their name from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. This week, the ensemble played its ...

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 ...

For two decades, the Brentano String Quartet has been the grand finale of the Friends of Chamber Music of Reading series, and they rarely fail to attract a full house and they never disappoint. And ...

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 ...

With each release, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds goes from strength to strength. Over the years, he has drawn from varied experiences in different genres of music, and as a result he has steered ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The group, famed for its rich vitality, easy power and a vast repertory that it recorded prolifically and toured tirelessly, is saying farewell. By ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL. - People listen to classical music for different reasons. Some might plug their ears with Bach to mute the distracting noise from adjoining cubicles or others just listen to it for ...

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 ...

This cool video produced by the New York Times tries to explain the mystery of how a string quartet communicates by transforming their movements into visual data. Every member plays a different and ...

WGBH has hosted many string quartets in its performance studio. Hear three of the best, playing music by Joseph Haydn. Two hundred years ago — May 31, 1809, to be exact — Joseph Haydn died at age 76.

String Quartets – No 1 in G minor, Op 27; No 2 in F, CW146 Coupled with Schumann String Quartet No 1 in A minor, Op 41 No 1 Since Grieg owed much to Schumann, coupling their quartets seems a good idea ...