The violin has long been the central instrument in Western classical music—its numbers being the largest in orchestras and, as the head of the string section, the primary expressive voice for the kind ...

Silesian Quartet - Witold Szalonek. Witold Szalonek: "1+1+1+1 per 1-4 strumenti ad arco" (versions for violin and cello and for the string quartet), "Symphony of Rituals" for string quartet. Silesian ...

Fine violins are musician David Bromberg's passion. In fact, his captivation with them has led to the opening of his own store on North Market Street in Wilmington, Del. “It’s kind of an art, ...

With a running time of just over two hours, Morton Feldman's 1985 composition "Violin and String Quartet" is one of his longer ones, even though it falls far short of such pieces as 1984's "For Philip ...

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 ...

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: John Williams film scores arranged for ...

Grammy-nominated violinist/conductor Andres Cardenes will return to the Valley Isle for the Maui Classical Music Festival, which starts Friday with a concert at the Makawao Union Church. Photo ...

Watch these talented virtuosos balance and bow on a 12-metre floating violin winding its way around the picturesque Italian city. Venetian artist and sculptor Livio De Marchi has for decades created ...

This is a rather unusual form: few composers have been tempted by a violin and piano partnership adjudicated by the orchestra. And yet, when listening to Mendelssohn’s concerto in D minor, it is ...

The booklet for this CD maintains that César Franck’s Piano Quintet is “organised cynically”. This is presumably a misprint for “cyclically”, since there is nothing remotely cynical about this bold, ...

Violinist Nicolas Orbovich, artistic director for the Michigan City Chamber Music Festival, never planned to play the violin. “Both of my own parents came from poor families and never had the ...