At 81, Valentin Berlinsky, cellist of the famed Borodin Quartet, is a remarkable musician. I wish the concert had been equally remarkable. Here's my review of Monday's concert. Let's be clear: Cellist ...
The Borodin Quartet are no strangers to Hong Kong. Previous appearances include concerts in 2005 and 2015 to mark the ensemble’s 60th and 70th birthdays. The Russian string quartet were back this ...
The Borodin is one of the most recognized quartets in the exclusive chamber music international scene. The ensemble was brought together in 1945 by four students of the Moscow Conservatory, including ...
Everything was vintage and legendary Friday night in Tuckerman Hall. Legendary violinist Mikhail Kopelman (20 years with the legendary Borodin Quartet, seven years with the legendary Tokyo String ...
Freedom of expression is enjoyed by many, but it is cherished by those who have lived without it. In his early 30s, a leading musical voice was reprimanded by his heads of state for his disapproved ...
Russia’s Borodin Quartet returns to Hong Kong this week with a programme that marks the chamber music ensemble’s 80th anniversary. Comprising two violinists, a violist and a cellist, the quartet ...
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Valentin Berlinsky, for six decades the cellist of the Borodin Quartet, one of the most renowned string quartets in the world and by all accounts the longest continuously playing one, died on Dec. 15 ...