On 'Women' Violinist Esther Abrami Lends Her Voice to a Varied Cast of Underrepresented Composers
This story was written by Megan Westberg for the May-June 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author. It is an impassioned voice. A raised female voice. “Human life, for us, is sacred,” ...
28 Apr 202515min
Thumb Position: A Path Toward Mastering a Dreaded Cello Technique
This story was written by Emily Wright for the March-April 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by editor Megan Westberg. There’s an old Monty Python skit where a husband and wife are discussin...
5 Apr 20259min
Cellist and Composer Peter Gregson Creates an Eponymous Album with a Presence
This story was written by Megan Westberg for the March-April 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author. Sometime around the year 2000, violinist David Harrington of the California-based...
15 Mar 202511min
Multidimensional Imagination: Cellist Abel Selaocoe Continues to Redefine His Approach to the Instrument
This article was written by Thomas May for the March-April 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by editor Megan Westberg. “Music is embedded in everything we do in South African life,” says Sel...
13 Mar 202513min
Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry & Rebecca Foon Improvise ‘First Sounds’—An Album 25 Years in the Making
This story was written by Megan Westberg for the January-February 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author... Violinist Sarah Neufeld and cellist Rebecca Foon first met as teenagers at...
1 Mar 202512min
Violin Maker and Novelist Michael Kearns on His Influences, His Shop, and His Knack for Following His Nose Through Life - Strings Stories
This story was written by Megan Westberg for the January-February 2025 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author. It exists at a crossroads, violin making. Where living hands take on the wo...
27 Feb 202514min
Ray Chen Finds His Purpose and Makes an Impact
This story was written by Megan Westberg for the September-October 2024 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author. I get the sense that violinist Ray Chen is still searching for the right a...
8 Okt 202417min
