The classic violinists each earned their place at the international competition by triumphing in preliminary rounds across Rome, London, New York, Tokyo and Dubai. Now, the final round is underway, ...

Classical music has blessed us with timeless musical motifs, many of which have inspired later innovations — like the trill technique in heavy metal and groovy synth-pop beats. So many of the greatest ...

Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1, a mainstay of the violin repertoire, is one of the great works of the Romantic era, and a former number one in the Classic FM Hall of Fame - a position it held for five ...

On the 25th anniversary of the release of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ (1997), we explore the story of the miracle violin that holds a lifetime of stories in the grain of its wood. Of all the instruments ...

With sparkly hula-hoops circling their waists, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen started their energetic rendition of the Bach Double Violin Concerto’s first movement. The piece is normally stoic and ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. 18, 2021. Find that audio here. When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided ...

The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play ...