Choosing the right violin bow is now different ... more flexible bows deliver much smoother, legato notes. Given the individual style, something to keep in mind on the road to perfection.

A violin handcrafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian luthier, has been sold for $11.25 million by Boston’s ...

Happy Black History Month! Of course, we do not wish to limit our celebration to just February on Violinist.com, so over the ...

Range A violin can play from the G below middle C, known as G3, up to a high E two octaves above its highest string, known as E7. Each of the four strings is tuned a fifth apart, making up the notes G ...

The solo part is one of the most exhausting in the repertoire – a veritable compendium of bravura violin techniques, in which Elgar, despite all his inside knowledge, sought the help of W.

From a collection of bows hung on music stand in his living room, Tom Carlson carefully pulls one out, tightening the ribbon of horsehair until taut. Next, he turns to a row of violins sitting ...