Who knew the venerable violin still had surprises in store for us, after nearly 500 years as one of the leading voices in music? An Australian master archetier, or bow-maker, has built a simple device ...

Very few people ever have the opportunity to search for a violin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Most of us, though, know what it’s like to go on a date. As it turns out, the two experiences ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook With an ear for dance and a new five-string violin, Johnny Gandelsman set out to transform a towering classic. By Joshua Barone ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

On Thursday night (November 4), performing with the Grammy Award-winning Seattle Symphony, star violinist Ray Chen broke a string on his violin (that’s one of four total, mind you) and, as if he’d ...

When Melissa White was burgeoning as a young violinist growing up in Lansing, her mother, Regina, drove her to Chicago every weekend for music lessons. White was shy girl with big talent who continued ...