Abrasive, intense and about to erupt at any moment. So begins Flow, a new piece by Nokuthula Ngwenyama for the Takács Quartet. Coaxing peculiar sounds out of centuries-old string instruments, the ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Despite its long-held association with Renaissance Old Masters, classical sculpture and other more traditional art forms, the Metropolitan Museum of Art actually boasts a collection of some 5,000 ...

No musical instrument has sold for $45 million, but Sotheby’s announced today that they are starting off the sealed bidding this spring for the “Macdonald” viola by Antonio Stradivari at that price.

HUMBOLDT — A rare and historic collection of string instruments will take centre stage in Humboldt later this month, offering audiences a chance to hear music played on instruments dating back more ...