Violins and Violas
The instrument’s holders refuse to compensate the heirs of a Jewish music dealer, jeopardizing a system for restitution that has been in place for nearly two decades. Source
We asked Hilary Hahn, John Adams, André Rieu and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices. Source
Turning 75 this month, he has been so ubiquitous for so long that it is easy to take him for granted. Source
The rising musician Alexi Kenney juxtaposed Baroque and contemporary solo works in a recital that revealed a kinship among them. Source
“Athena,” the debut album of boundary-defying, violin-driven music by Brittney Parks, is a “soundtrack of the making of a goddess.” Source
In a city known for samba, “nobody expects a black, poor woman to play the violin.” Source
A team in Cremona, Italy, wants to preserve every note from the world’s finest instruments before they become too fragile to play. But perfect recordings need silence. Lots of it. Source
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