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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." ...

Catalyst Quartet, a string ensemble that reimagines the classical music experience through a mission rooted in unity, outreach and artistic excellence, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, in ...

This year’s String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam saw big names and rising stars play 113 works from Beethoven to Larcher, plus masterclasses, a DJ – and free biscuits. Can you have too much of a good ...

The names of Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff do not necessarily conjure images and sounds of jazz in one's mind, that is until one has listened to recordings by ...

The New Modern Jazz Quartet... It is hard to not compare this Classical Jazz Quartet to the Modern Jazz Quartet. They both have the same format of outstanding individual superstars, they both have a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen as our writers and some of our favorite artists share music of intimacy, intensity and joy. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we ...

When you’re a kid, playing in the high school orchestra and feeling disconnected from the popular zeitgeist means any music that incorporates classical instruments is something to be celebrated. And ...

Was the famous Hungarian composer the forefather of bands like Rush and Yes? The Chiara String Quartet breaks it down. The celebrated classical music composer Béla Bartók was really into folk music. I ...

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 ...