Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice of music at Brandeis and longtime first violinist in the Lydian String Quartet, plays a “modern” violin crafted in 1727. And a “period” instrument made by the ...

I've always wanted to go to Cremona, Italy - birthplace of the great violin maker Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737). It's a ...

The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a ...

Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better ...

Their obsession: contemporary music from Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Their passion: modern, musical thought structures played on “European” instruments such as flute, clarinet, piano, violin and ...

His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence of the Guarneri family as well as his contemporary ... Music Publishers, 1964. Text in German, English, and French. Henley, ...

She is a forward-thinking artist dedicated to exploring a broad and eclectic repertoire while promoting equity and inclusivity in classical music. She has expanded the contemporary violin ...