NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - A 311-year-old violin became one of the most expensive instruments in the world after fetching a multi-million dollar sale at auction. The violin, created by famous Italian ...

As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and center of the stage performing memorable melodies, it's easy for violinists to steal the limelight. Ask any violinist why there are so many ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

The Violins of Hope collection has been curated by father and son violin makers Amnon and Avshalom “Avshi” Weinstein, who work in Tel Aviv and Istanbul, respectively. Gathering the instruments began ...

Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display ...

As musical instruments, they’ve seen better days. But as works of art, they could bring thousands of dollars into the Kentwood Public Schools orchestra program. Nearly four dozen old violins that are ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra welcomed a valuable gift on Tuesday, announcing it has accepted the permanent loan of a rare violin worth more than $9 million. "Once I drew the bow over the string, ...