Last year Elizabeth Pitcairn brought her famous red Stradivarius violin to Symphony Hall for a thoroughly successful concert with the Allentown Symphony which included John Corigliano’s Chaconne for ...

Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two. He now plays a Nicolò Amati violin from 1635-40 on loan from the Mary ...

Karol Szymanowski's "Violin Concerto" was written in the autumn of 1916 in Zarudzie, Ukraine, on the estate of the composer's friend - Józef Jaroszyński. It is dedicated to Paweł Kochański. On this ...

Musicians will tell you, choosing the right piece of equipment is both a technical but at the same time very personal decision. Like finding the right partner, the instrument has to emphasize your ...

The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal confession: it was ‘too emotional’, Elgar admitted, adding that he loved it nonetheless. The Spanish inscription ...

Artists and musicians often take the first hit when the economy takes a turn for the worse. Host Michel Martin speaks with writer Amanda Abrams about one violin maker's struggle to make ends meet in ...