No other symphony has such instant recognition as Beethoven’s Fifth. Rising from its four powerful opening chords, it follows ...

For violinist and ear doctor Alex Chern, researching the links between music and cognition is deeply personal.

Sinsabaugh, Katherine 2005. Violin and Viola Shifting: A Technical Means to a Musical End. American String Teacher, Vol. 55, Issue. 1, p. 44. Maezawa, Akira Itoyama, Katsutoshi Takahashi, Toru Ogata, ...

To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album ...

The instrument is meant to be placed on a table with the larger end toward the performer, and while the right hand plays the melody on the treble strings with a violin bow, accompanying chords are ...

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This in-depth masterclass in the fusion icon’s virtuoso style is for moderate to advanced players ready to level up their legato chops, outside playing and minor chord vocabulary ...

One task where keyboard shortcuts are beneficial is switching between tabs on your preferred browser. While navigating between tabs with a mouse may seem simple enough, being able to do so with a ...

Shuddering and slashing in Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, drumming in Tania León’s Raices (Origins), carving expressive ...

Sayaka Shoji and Salonen remain in close dialogue in a riveting performance of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto.

I found this rather stifling, but some might call it “immersive”. The first time Pietà hears the violin, she has an almost hallucinatory reaction. Her mouth fills with saliva. Her world-view ...

General Hospital’s Giovanni Mazza has not only won fans over as Gio Palmieri, but he has also amazed them with his extraordinary talent playing the violin. He first appeared during Chase and ...