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Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...

Back by popular demand for their third appearance on our series, the Belcea Quartet returns with the kind of electrifying intensity that makes time stand still. “Still playing like a young quartet, ...

The esteemed Colorado Symphony will regal audiences at the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake. The concert will be Saturday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. Members of the Denver-based Colorado ...

Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an ensemble of young African-American classical musicians who have made Austin a regular stop on their increasingly busy national touring schedule, returns to ...

On 9 August this year, it will be the 50th death anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich, a prominent musical figure of the 20th century. Born in St. Petersburg in 1906, Shostakovich studied piano with his ...

Dumbarton Concerts' 47th season comes to a close with a rare treat on Saturday, May 3, 2025. They are delighted to welcome the renowned Borromeo String Quartet with the outstanding rising stars of the ...

Four plus four is not just eight: two string quartets join forces to become more than the sum of their parts in three octets full of youthful joy. The Danel Quartet, this season celebrating its 35th ...

Normally, Mendelssohn’s inscribed directions – “This Octet must be played by all the instruments in the manner of a symphony” – become especially clear in the energetic Finale, where each instrument ...

Arts Renaissance Tremont’s concert series resents twice the music for your money, except, of course, that their concerts are always free. Two string quartets will join forces in a concert called “The ...