Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook With an ear for dance and a new five-string violin, Johnny Gandelsman set out to transform a towering classic. By Joshua Barone ...

Unbeknownst to Ray Suen, musical director for David Byrne, the Twin Cities was the perfect place to break his beloved five-string violin. Ahead of Byrne's two "Who Is The Sky?" shows in Minneapolis, ...

Upon first glance at the band name, one might get the impression that 10 String Symphony is a larger ensemble than just the duo of Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer. “We often get to a venue and ...

If you can't afford it, or just can't find it — make it; motto of Sam Goodall. The violinist had long wanted a five-string fiddle, "I joked I had C-string envy," she says. But under the tutelage of ...

At its core, 10 String Symphony is a duo that evokes a bygone gathering -- a pair of performers who would be at home playing at a barnyard dance celebrating a successful harvest. But the music of ...

The Bee Eaters is a fairly new project for Tristan and Tashina Clarridge, the brother-sister string virtuoso duo that grew up in and around Humboldt County, and now call Boston home. The Clarridges, ...