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 ...

A friend told me that Damien Escobar, the world-renowned violinist, was performing at a gala called Little Black Dress to celebrate and benefit the Legacy Foundation of Hartford. So I was prepared for ...

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?" ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...