From Val Camonica engravings to Milan’s innovation, why Lombardy was chosen as NIAF’s 2026 Region of Honor and what it reveals about modern Italy ...

The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax More summer essentials I knew the violin was an unforgiving instrument but I had always ...

As Guillermo del Toro’s go-to composer, Alexandre Desplat knew about the filmmaker’s desire to tell his version of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” While del Toro loved the story, Desplat admits his own ...

A soloist was forced to carry her 1782 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin in her arms through the Helsinki airport security and onto a flight to Germany after Lufthansa refused to let her bring the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...

AMES, Iowa – Paul Lasley still remembers how he felt playing the only conspicuously silver-colored metal clarinet in the elementary school band. Lasley’s parents couldn’t afford an instrument when the ...

This video demonstrates how a correctly tuned violin should sound across all four strings. It’s a helpful reference for beginners learning to tune by ear. #ViolinTuning #TunedViolin #ViolinBasics ...

In recent times, Novak Djokovic has commemorated a handful of his wins with a violin celebration. The move was inspired by his daughter Tara, who began playing the instrument early last year, and ...

SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the ...

Photos of the violin taken before it was stolen Mendelssohn-Bohnke Papers In 1945, a rare Stradivarius violin was stolen from a Berlin bank during the chaotic end of World War II. Experts have long ...

British physicists claim they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin” — and, by the looks of it, they could take a bow for their masterpiece invention. The brainy bunch at Loughborough University ...

Not sure if your violin is in tune? 🎯 This video gives you a clear, note-by-note reference of how a properly tuned violin should sound — perfect for beginners and self-taught players. #ViolinTuning ...