“The Violin,” it’s been reliably reported, has won 46 international awards, and it’s not hard to see why. The debut dramatic feature by Mexican director Francisco Vargas is a quintessential film ...

When priceless older violins were pitted against modern ones in an experiment at the 2010 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the results hit a sour note for some. Do a 300th birthday ...

A musical sound once thought to be heard only in our heads as a quirk of the ear canal is actually real. Violins can produce these unusual tones – and higher quality violins can produce them more ...

Wynton Marsalis' rare musical versatility has long been a beacon in the worlds of jazz and classical music. Now the Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer brings those ...

Tucson Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Aaron Boyd will show off the "Sweet Sound of the Violin" on Saturday when he joins the volunteer Arizona Symphonic Winds in concert at Udall Park. The concert ...

At 18 and 19, Menuhin was the first to record Bach’s complete solo violin sonatas and partitas, not then well known. He made them the center of the solo violin repertory, the example of everything a ...

One of San Francisco's oldest and most distinguished musical denizens spends most of the year in protective custody, appearing in public only on rare occasions and even then surrounded by a cadre of ...

Who knew the venerable violin still had surprises in store for us, after nearly 500 years as one of the leading voices in music? An Australian master archetier, or bow-maker, has built a simple device ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says an ...

“The Red Violin” starts off with a promising conceit: Follow a single musical instrument through the ages, from its creation in 17th-century Italy to its placement on a New York City auction block. If ...