Hip-hop meets classical in Black Violin’s musical mix at Jones Hall

Black Violin is the modern incarnation of that simple, but constant, drive to perform. “It’s hard to come from humble ...
The Harvard Crimson

TwoSet Violin Review: A Comedic, Innovative Intervention for Classical Music

On the evening of Sept. 26, crowds of people gathered in Symphony Hall in anticipation of the sold-out Boston leg of the TwoSet Violin World Tour 2023/24. TwoSet Violin — a hilarious Australian comedy ...
Essence

Meet Mapy: "The Violin Queen" Shattering Stereotypes One Music Note At A Time

Award-winning violinist Mapy is known for the unique way she fuses classical music with genres like hip-hop, soca, and afro beats, shattering stereotypes and redefining the sounds of the instrument ...

Review: An improvisation-infused mash-up of electronic and classical music

Music producer Jlin collaborated with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and tapper Leonardo Sandoval — mesmerizing the ...
Mountain Xpress

Black Violin brings a musical hybrid to the Diana Wortham Theatre

IT TAKES TWO: Whenever rappers would listen to the beats Black Violin’s musicians had developed, the duo would go into an adjacent room, pick up their classical instruments, and play along. “They were ...
Houston Chronicle

Street cred: Violin duo blends hip-hop, classical

Brothers Tourie and Damien Escobar were just young boys when they began earning money by playing the violin on New York's subways. While attending Julliard School of Music, they started incorporating ...
BroadwayWorld

Black Violin to Appear as Special Guest at High Note High Step Event

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Black Violin will premiere a virtual performance video, speak (LIVE) about the ...