The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal confession: it was ‘too emotional’, Elgar admitted, adding that he loved it nonetheless. The Spanish ...

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An announcement from TwoSet Violin shocked fans, sparking speculation on whether they're calling it quits or planning ...

One of the students who took Palchikoff's violin lessons was Mihara Shimoko, now 92, who still lives in Hiroshima. She treasures the music scores with his handwritten notes that she kept all these ...

Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a five-part series on the “atomic-bombed violin.” The stringed instrument, once owned by a Russian, survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima ...

The Instrumentalist is inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, a Venetian orphan and protégé to Antonio Vivaldi ...

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I started playing violin in 2008. I was 56 years old. My wife and I were on a weekend trip to New York. We had just seen some downtown theater and were making our way back to our hotel.

The celebrated American violinist Hilary Hahn brings technique and personality to often‑recorded works in electrifying ...

South Africa was mesmerised by a purely talented young lady who shut down a famous TikTok challenge. Biko closed off the riff challenge with her violin-like voice.