Violinist Rob Landes provides a violin tutorial, covering the basics such as proper tone, bow hold, vibrato, intonation, and ...

Alton private violin instructor Kelsey Waits runs her violin studio out of a small room at the front of her house. With a focus on teaching, Waits dedicates part of her life, and her house, to ...

The San Diego Padres have entertained the idea of trading Dylan Cease, as he continues to underperform in the final year of his contract. But getting rid of Cease in the middle of a Wild Card chase ...

Please note Jennifer Pike is indisposed and we are grateful to Hana Chang who will be joining us as soloist in Bruch's Violin Concerto. Also, Ben Gernon is unable to join us and at short notice, Paul ...

Over the past quarter-century, the Australian label Eloquence has been issuing beautiful and copious multidisc sets devoted to mid-20th-century musicians who spent much—usually most—of their careers ...

For violinists, replacing strings is a regular part of maintaining their instrument. However, with the huge array of violin string brands and models on the market, prices can vary enormously, from ...

People are realizing violins aren’t as vegan-friendly or cruelty-free as they thought as a video went viral on TikTok, breaking down the process of how the strings for the instrument are made. It ...

It may be a small and cheap addition to a fiddler’s toolkit, but the humble mute has an important part to play. Here we explain what it is, and why every violinist needs one. We slot it onto the ...

A poking device? A walking stick? A magic wand? Many a parent to tiny children has seen violin bows appropriated for various purposes. But what do they actually do? And how do they do it? Here is our ...

On Thursday night (November 4), performing with the Grammy Award-winning Seattle Symphony, star violinist Ray Chen broke a string on his violin (that’s one of four total, mind you) and, as if he’d ...