On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room ,eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair ...

But there is also a more romantic story behind the choice of instrument, as the violin is what brought his father and mother together. "When my father was teaching himself the violin during his ...

The Chinese Association of Southampton puts on music lessons every weekend where children can learn to play traditional Chinese instruments. BBC Southampton's Abbie Collins sat in on one of the ...

Xiqiao, China — FOR more than 10 years, Wu Hong Fang’s days have been filled with the same gentle sound, the quick chafe of sandpaper on spruce and maple. Working briskly, methodically, her hands a ...

2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Xiqiao , China-- For more than 10 years, Wu Hong Fang's days have been filled with the same gentle sound, the quick chafe of sandpaper on spruce and maple. Working briskly, she ...

This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

This year's NCPA May Festival will see some of the world's most talented violinists take to the stage. As he slowly lifts two valuable violins from their cases, a 1734 violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri ...

In the mind of the budding Chinese violin maestro Zhang Yijia, music is food for the soul and a story without words. "I cannot imagine a world without music, it would probably be very bland. Music has ...