A visit to the Perimeter Institute

A visit to the Perimeter Institute

March 22, 2017 The Perimeter Institute is a world-renowned center for research in foundational theoretical physics, dedicated to understanding the universe at the most fundamental level. Founded in 1999, it is housed in spectacular premises in Waterloo, Ontario,...
Austin Wulliman joins the Jack Quartet

Austin Wulliman joins the Jack Quartet

July 14, 2016 The JACK Quartet has a new violinist: Austin Wulliman, former member of Chicago’s Ensemble Dal Niente and founding member of the Spektral Quartet. The JACK Quartet was founded in 2007, and according to the New York Times has become “an important ensemble...
Maud Powell’s Violin

Maud Powell’s Violin

Joseph Curtin, The Strad, May 2016 Maud Powell (1867–1920) and George Gemünder (1816–99) were trailblazing figures – she the first American-born violinist to be recognised internationally as an artist of the first rank, he a German-born immigrant who brought top-level...