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Today, we’re excited to share news about an alum of the School for Strings who has, in recent years, gained widespread recognition as a chef, author, YouTuber, and recipe developer:  … Read more

As we look ahead to Spring and the end of the school year, we’ll be sharing reflections from years past by students (now alumni), teachers, and family. This is a  … Read more

Dear School for Strings Families, The Parent Committee would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make our first virtual interdepartmental fundraising concert, Winterlude 2020, a  … Read more

Dear School for Strings Friends, It has been a year since we were in touch. A most unpredictable, surreal and upending year. So many lives have been uprooted, shattered and  … Read more

I was very sad to have missed the SFS anniversary concert in Carnegie Hall last June. Not only because it is an honor for any professional musician to have the  … Read more

The School for Strings was one of the most integral parts, if not the most integral part, of my teenage years. I found my way to SFS when my teacher  … Read more

Marina Obukovsky, Piano Department Head Last spring, you were excited about attending the Bi-Annual Suzuki Conference. Please share with us what makes these conferences so exciting for you. I have  … Read more

A CONVERSATION ABOUT GROUP CLASS – Sarah Geller, Violin Faculty What do you as a group teacher want to teach the kids in your group class? When I joined The  … Read more

TONE IS THE SOUL OF MUSIC – Mrs. Maria Pereira, Piano Faculty When we think of a beautiful person we are really thinking of a complete human being, and it  … Read more

THE ULTIMATE WAY OF MUSIC-MAKING AND MUSIC-LEARNING A Conversation about Chamber Music with Márta Ábrahám-Nagyi, piano faculty at The School for Strings What is chamber music?  Many people don’t realize  … Read more

THE INTEGRITY OF THE SCHOOL FOR STRINGS AS AN INSTITUTION – Alex Croxton, Cello Faculty The great cellist Janos Starker, who passed away a couple of years ago, was a  … Read more