The all-female string quartet ATLYS performed their newly released album “Sonnenberg Suite” at Nichols Concert Hall on Sunday. ATLYS consists of twin sisters, violinist Sabrina Tabby (Bienen M.M. ’16) ...

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Detroit-area fans of the electric string quartet Amadeus will have two chances to catch the band’s holiday show in the coming weeks. The female foursome, whose music is described as classical ...

They’ve played rock venues, college halls and jazz clubs. The female string quartet is just three years old but in that short time they’ve gained recognition for their take on the works of the ...

Bond, an all-female string quartet from Australia and Britain, is known as the Spice Girls of classical music. The musicians call their sound "classically influenced pop music with a world beat," and ...

KALAMAZOO -- Red is a color of boldness and excitement, which is exactly what patrons of Sunday's Kalamazoo College performance of the innovative Red Chamber, an all-female Chinese string quartet, ...

Sure, Imogen Poots played the cello as a kid. But that’s not the same thing as convincingly portraying a concert-quality violinist. Plus there’s a big difference between playing a cello and a violin.

“Let’s start an ensemble” is the classical musician’s equivalent of “we should start a band.” The spirit may be willing, but even musicians performing at the highest levels can struggle to overcome ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Generally speaking, classical music doesn’t give audiences all that much to look at. The back of a conductor’s neck. The right elbow of the concert master.