"On the first day of lockdown our dishwasher broke. It was like a bad joke," mandolinist Avi Avital said. "It was just so miserable washing dishes, and I had my concert canceled. Just after two weeks, ...

Listening to Quartets for Plucked Strings without knowing its backstory poses no obstacle. The music invites you to follow your imagination. Sean Ali, best known as a bassist, composer, and improviser ...

The fragrance of varnish and curing wood drifts by as you enter Side Door Strings, transporting you to an era when objects and the tools that built them were all made by hand. A violin in the raw sits ...