NEW YORK -- Itzhak Perlman is one of the few remaining classical musicians who are not only respected by their peers but admired and even loved by a large general public. Millions of Americans who ...

It's one of those hoary musical anecdotes, to be taken with salt. A society hostess invited the great violinist Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) to a dinner party. "Of course you'll bring your violin?" ...

Marthe Adler dreams of making history as a great violinist. But in 1905 Germany, tradition and deep-seated prejudice against women musicians stand in her way. To make matters worse, her beloved father ...

Marthe Adler dreams of making history as a great violinist. But in 1905 Germany, tradition and deep-seated prejudice against women musicians stand in her way. To make matters worse, her beloved father ...

"What I really want to do is direct" is a cliché among actors. But it seems to be happening with many of the world's great violinists, too. Joshua Bell now conducts London's Academy of St. Martin in ...

You might link the name of promoter Dave Thomas to rock 'n' roll, but he's currently impressed by an artist named Natasha Korsakova, who is not only an internationally known violinist but also the ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) – A 13-year-old violinist in Pennsylvania is garnering awards and praise for her musical abilities. Mio Imai is a storyteller who speaks through the strings on her violin. “I feel ...

Time was when violin playing delighted the eye as well as the ear. According to an awed contemporary, the great Italian Virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) startled his audiences with eyes “as red ...