The Shanghai String Quartet has built its reputation on brilliant performances of the classics of Western music. But it's also brought a great deal of music from China to our attention.

5, when the Shanghai String Quartet will play the music of Beethoven and Haydn, followed by a special Labor Day benefit concert and reception on Sunday, Sept. 6 featuring the Shanghai String ...

the new Woody Allen movie Melinda and Melinda also features the music of a string quartet. In a 20-second scene in which they play themselves, the celebrated Shanghai Quartet performs the ...

Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F is an icon of musical ... His “Verge Quartet” (written for the Shanghai Quartet) received its world premiere Thursday and, though only about 11 minutes ...

On Thursday night the Shanghai Quartet returned to its old ... Bright Sheng’s fifth string quartet pushed the musicians to the edge of their abilities, from the brutal “Bartók” pizzicatos ...

One doesn’t think of string quartets whipping listeners into frenzies of applause, whoops and shrieks, but that happened after each of three pieces on the Shanghai Quartet concert Monday night.

Bright Sheng’s 2011 composition “Dance Capriccio” for Piano and String Quartet is not yet part of the standard repertoire, but I wouldn’t bet against it. Serkin and the Shanghai like to ...

MIDDLETOWN -- Formed at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983 ... Krzysztof Penderecki's String Quartet No. 3, Chen Yi's From the Path of Beauty and jazz pianist Dick Hyman's String Quartet.

The Shanghai Quartet — Weigang Li ... The evening began with the String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Although this is one of Beethoven’s earlier string ...

The Candlelight Concert Society opened its season Saturday night at Howard Community College Theatre with a performance by the Shanghai String Quartet. The strength of the quartet lies in the ...

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit had an especially promising program lined up this week, focused on ancient and modern Chinese music and featuring the Shanghai String Quartet and pipa virtuoso ...