It’s not even 249 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth — Dec. 16, 1770 — yet programmatic celebrations of his 250th anniversary have already begun. Beethoven’s symphonies, sonatas and concertos ...

The Alexander String Quartet will complete its two-year survey of the complete cycle of the 15 string quartets composed by Russian/Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich in the next few months, with ...

UB music fans will have the opportunity to hear all 15 Shostakovich String Quartets performed in five concerts taking place April 12-23 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus The ...

In its landmark 12th Season, Axiom Quartet has announced UNBROKEN, the complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets performed across seven concerts during the 2025–2026 Season. This ...

String Quartet No. 10, 'Harp' Atrium String Quartet Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer String Quartet No. 5 Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Atrium String Quartet This is undoubtedly the finest recording of ...

The members of the Danish String Quartet were born between 1982 and 1984, so there’s an unintentional sweetness in the notes to the group’s new album that begin, “We encountered Beethoven’s late ...

String Quartet No. 7 Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Pavel Haas Quartet String Quartet No. 8 Pavel Haas Quartet Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer The recording quality is correspondingly striking in its ...

Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 string quartets trace a creative path from youthful vigor to dread of death, tensely combining along the way pathos with caustic comedy, folk melodies with modern angularities ...

Over three nights, the ensemble perform a cycle of Shostakovich’s quartets, which contain some of the composer’s most personal music. His quartets are often thought to make up virtually a musical ...

The Fab Four of classical music are to be no more. The Emerson String Quartet are calling it quits, their last Boston gig coming Jan. 22 at Jordan Hall. It might be a stretch to call them the Beatles ...