Beethoven is the first composer that most string quartets turn to when they set out on an extended journey. His works in the genre are the zenith of creative accomplishment and expressive sagacity, ...

The Guarneri String Quartet will join the golden anniversary celebration of the Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle on Oct. 28 and Oct 30 by presenting the third and fourth concerts in this unique ...

Many silly things have been written on Beethoven’s Quartet in A minor. Most (in)famously, numerous 19th century commentators made much of Beethoven’s supposed illness at the time of its composition, ...

Some concerts are about the music itself while others are more about the performers playing the music. And some concerts, like Thursday's by the Guarneri String Quartet, are about both.After 45 years, ...

'There's been so much interest and response, we could give a farewell tour every year for the next 10 years," said violinist Arnold Steinhardt, a founding member, along with violinist John Dalley and ...

Just for walking on stage at Rackham Auditorium Sunday afternoon, the members of the Guarneri String Quartet got a standing ovation, and violist Michael Tree drew a laugh from the sold-out hall when ...

A great many musicians like to think of Brahm's music as short, symmetrical phrases, like the music of Haydn or Mozart. As a result, one often hears a version of Brahms in which the melodies are ...

The Guarneri String Quartet will hold a master-class on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m., followed by a performance at 7:30 p.m. The class and the performance will be in Reves Recital Hall on the ...