When Valentin Berlinsky packed away his cello for good last September, it marked the end of an era, but not the end of an ensemble: the Borodin Quartet hadn't survived for 63 years only to fold with ...

Prepare to trek through the desert landscape of Central Asia on Classical 91.7 this Thursday as Sir Georg Solti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program rich in Russian themes, including ...

Four string players and a funeral: such a shorthand summary of perhaps the most stressful event in the extraordinary 70-year history of the Borodin Quartet tells only half the story. One of the ...

Borodin Quartet (from left) Vladimir Balshin, Sergei Lomovsky, Igor Naidin and Ruben Aharonian. Quartet’s performance at CMNZ’s final concert music to appreciative ears It was a privilege to be at the ...

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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 ...

Well, continuity is everything in the Russian tradition; much of the old team's famous flexibility and, when needed, its ineffable remoteness, remain in evidence. But competition even in the ...

Russia's contribution to the arts over the past couple of centuries has been extraordinary and unparalleled. Russian authors are among the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Russia is ...

What does it take to be married to a member of a globetrotting string quartet? The Moscow-based Borodin Quartet – only two of whom are married – draw a useful historical analogy. Their spouses must be ...

Vladimir Balshin (left), Sergei Lomovsky, Igor Naidin and Ruben Aharonian gave a highly charged performance. At its Auckland concert, the Borodin Quartet reaffirmed both the pleasure and privilege of ...

The Borodin Quartet brings a lot of history to the table – 60 years, to be precise. Personnel may come and go, the balance of personalities may shift, but the identity remains resolutely intact.