The word "arete" in ancient Greek means "excellence" or "superiority." A group of four string musicians seek to pursue excellence together as Arete Quartet. "Let's play from the 117th bar again." ...

The Opus 76 Quartet made its Carnegie Hall Debut with the program "Beethoven In His Own Words." Once a lacking part of Kansas City's classical music community, string quartets are filling up venues ...

The music of Mozart, Brahms and other composers has been around for centuries, but many find it inaccessible. The Foothills String Quartet aims to change that attitude by educating audiences about ...

The music industry has a long and storied tradition of taking original hits and transforming them into something else entirely. Who can forget Pat Boone, who topped the pop charts with his ...

One of the more renewable satisfying and sublime traditions in Santa Barbara’s classical music culture has been the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Classical crossover Vitamin String Quartet, whose pop covers are featured on Netflix original series "Bridgerton," will tour to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Disclaimer’: How Finneas and a String Quartet Brought Classical Music to Modern Audiences (and Inspired Billie Eilish’s Latest ...

The Maxwell String Quartet frequently fields questions about being an all-male ensemble. In fact, the Scottish group had to set the record straight in its hometown Glasgow newspaper, The Herald, when ...

Leo Geyer (b.1992) (pictured below) is a multi-faceted musician, not just a composer/arranger but also conductor and, recently, a presenter on Radio 3. His Unfurling, receiving its premiere, was a ...

If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical stylings of the Vitamin String Quartet. The group, made up of a rotating cast of classically trained musicians, reimagines ...

Composer and pianist brings a cross-genre program to West Stockbridge; Berkshire-based Pluto String Ensemble opens.