The fragrance of varnish and curing wood drifts by as you enter Side Door Strings, transporting you to an era when objects and the tools that built them were all made by hand. A violin in the raw sits ...

Side by Side, a Stanford music group which sings at nursing homes and hospitals throughout the Bay Area, sings music from the 1940s to the ’70s. Often, the residents spring to their feet or pull out ...

Lewis grew up to become a wealthy music teacher and accomplished musician. The violin’s first female heir in more than 100 years was Lewis’ great-niece, Opal B. Wood, who passed it on to her niece, ...

Hasan Khalil has lived in the United States for 25 years, but he decided to vote in Tuesday's election and convinced 20 other ...

Zakharov tends to the sunny side of life, and he is a major mover and shaker on the Ukrainian cultural scene, with a definite ...

David Lindley was the epitome of a musician’s musician, not only for his comprehensive skills but also for his infectious ...

While other children his age may be pressured by their parents to learn an instrument, Joe pushed himself ... And he’s picked ...

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Prokoviev's tale about a young man who captures a wolf is a children's holiday classic. But how to handle stories like this one at a time when capturing a wolf by its tail, parading it in triumph ...

It hardly set the world alight on its first release, but tasteful upgrades may yet see the new Victory models receive the recognition they deserve ...

This will cause a spin in the flow on either side of the cylinder ... shaped object that is put into the airflow can cause a taut string on an instrument to vibrate and produce a sound.

Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad explains what his new robotic cellist can add to the classical music world, and what it can't.