Epic composer-conductor John Williams is the man behind the famous "Star Wars" theme. He created a special piece for a ...

A Stradivarius violin is one of the most prized instruments in classical music. The few musicians lucky enough to play an ...

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an ...

Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small says he lost instruments gifted by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai ...

Renowned violist Roberto Díaz will play two concerts featuring the Tuscan-Medici viola. It was created in 1690 by Antonio ...

Wheatus at Assembly, Ghostface Killah at Bardavon, a swing festival from Lincoln Center in the Catskills and much more this ...

Valerie Bertinelli is opening up about the inspiration for her son’s musical name. During an appearance on 'The Drew ...

Despite a reputation as an electronics manufacturing powerhouse and a history with synthesizers going back to the 1970s, it ...

Warpeha composes for the hardanger d’amore, a violin-like instrument related to the traditional Norwegian hardanger fiddle. It has five top strings and five sympathetic strings that resonate ...

When you google Paul Hoffman, a lot of Paul Hoffmans come up. There’s Paul Hoffman the English writer, not to be confused with Paul Hoffman the science writer, Paul Hoffman the automobile executive, ...

Violinist Jinty McTavish (right) plays an instrument from the Violins of Hope collection as she practices with the Atlys String Quartet. Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of ...

The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...