All contemporary articles
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ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved: violin and viola works by Hans Werner Henze
Piquant and lyrical playing of some 20th-century violin and viola works
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BlogsA 6-point plan for exploring contemporary music
Ross Snyder, first violin for the Tesla Quartet, offers encouragement and a practical primer on incorporating new music into your chamber repertoire
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FocusMoonkyung Lee: add a 21st-century miniature to your recital
The violinist delves into one of the contemporary pieces from her latest album and explains why expanding the instrument’s repertoire is not just worthwhile but alo fun and exciting
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ReviewMiranda Cuckson: Invisible Colors – works by Wolpe, Carter, Ferneyhough
Eloquent and elegant advocate for knottily complex music
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BlogsStudying contemporary music can inform our understanding of earlier works
It’s important to remember that just as we learn about new music from older works, the opposite is also true, says violinist Michael Barenboim
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NewsViolinist Sofiia Suldina wins 2015 Concours Nicati in Switzerland
The competition is dedicated to contemporary music and open to instrumentalists, singers and ensembles
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NewsMoscow to host festival of contemporary viola music
The one-day event aims to present the instrument in unusual contexts
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NewsObituary: British cellist Jennifer Ward Clarke
Born June 20 1935, the artist and teacher was a leading figure in the period instrument movement
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ArticleGuarneri 'del Gesù' copy breaks auction record for contemporary maker
A copy of the c.1731 'Gibson', 'Huberman' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin has set a new world auction record for an instrument by a living maker. The copy (pictured), made by US luthiers Joseph Curtin and Gregg Alf in 1985 for Ruggiero Ricci, sold at Tarisio in New ...