Peteris Vasks Strings is ideal for a number of production settings, from commercial, to classical or cinematic. Legato playing will require some practice. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert ...

At 57, Latvian composer Peteris Vasks has begun to enjoy the sort of voguish attention that has already been lavished on such composers as Arvo Part and Giya Kancheli. This beautiful, gripping new ...

Peteris Vasks has become something of a leading light in Eastern European music. Although his work has probably enjoyed greater exposure since the popularity of Arvo Pärt, it’s more than likely this ...

All strings, all the time. Fans of fine string playing are in luck next week, when the American String Project convenes in the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The string section is commonly the largest of the orchestral units; you need that many players to balance with the wind, brass and percussion, but sometimes string scoring requires smaller forces, for ...