The annual Gardner Winter Music Festival returned to South Middle School in Morgantown, continuing a tradition that dates ...

Black Violin’s ability to genre-hop was most apparent when they played canonical works like Vivaldi’s “Spring” and Bach’s “Concerto No. 3.” Marcus and Baptiste would start off reverently playing the ...

Evie Woods, author of the upcoming novel 'The Violin Maker's Secret,' reflects on Irish folklore and exploring the topic in ...

On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

Antonio Stradivari, the legendary Italian luthier and craftsman, had the Midas’ touch for string instruments. It was a craft he (and one other luthier) perfected for the production of acoustically ...

January 11, 2026, 7:42 PM · Playing on an instrument that is highly prone to losing its pitch, we string players must tune our violins, violas, cellos and basses on a constant basis. I'm curious about ...

There’s a familiar quote: “Youth is wasted on the young.” Spend five minutes talking to Elijah Edwards, and you know that youth has not been wasted on him. After five minutes of hearing him play ...

The legendary Second Fiddle honky tonk is not ready to go rest high on that mountain. Reports have been spreading online recently about the demise of the old club in Nashville's Lower Broadway ...

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The violin which Nie'er used to compose China's national anthem. [Photo by Xing Yi, Yang Chengshu, Zheng Shuwen/For chinadaily.com.cn] The violin which Nie'er used to compose China's national anthem ...