Has the Borodin Quartet inherited a musical style through its DNA? There have been many changes to the membership of the Quartet since it was founded 70 years ago, but its close association with ...

James Ehnes has released more than 30 discs since 2000, making a major mark in significant swathes of the concerto repertoire including the Elgar, the two Bartóks and Prokofievs, the Tchaikovsky, ...

The Allegro Molto Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 gets the treatment. And it's epic. Guitarist, arranger and rapidly-emerging internet-superhero Connor Gallagher has been delighting us 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 ...

Emily MacGregor chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor. Written at white heat in just three days, Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet is also his most ...

Shostakovich completed his Seventh Quartet in March 1960, dedicating it to the memory of his first wife, who would have turned 50 in 1959. It's been claimed that he planned his Eighth Quartet, written ...

Written between 1938 and 1974, Shostakovich’s cycle of string quartets holds a significant place in chamber music’s repertoire and offers insights into the composer’s state of mind. More private than ...

The opening concert in the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s digital season is a wonderfully moody, noirish affair, writes David Kettle Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

The Allegro Molto Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 gets the treatment. And it's epic. Guitarist, arranger and rapidly-emerging internet-superhero Connor Gallagher has been delighting us with ...