Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice of music at Brandeis and longtime first violinist in the Lydian String Quartet, plays a “modern” violin crafted in 1727. And a “period” instrument made by the ...

However, prior research suggested that modern violins do outperform those made by Stradivarius. American scientists said previously that chemicals used to treat the wood in Stradivarius violins ...

Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. The unlikely pairing of two modern visionaries, Vilmos Oláh, a Hungarian violin virtuoso, and Eric Funk, contemporary classical composer ...

Modern acoustics is making it possible to account for the exquisite performance of the violins made by the Italian masters. The result promise a further evolution in the instruments of the violin ...

Fayetteville' is a funky modern electronic track. DBR has performed with Philip ... The idea behind the album is how he can make a string instrument, the violin, percussive.