What is it? The younger sibling of the viola and cello, it's an instrument that exudes class, virtuosity and sentimentality. Who uses it? Violins have always been the frontline ammunition of classical ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform ...

Electric Violin Labs today announced the official launch of its education and performance platform designed to equip music educators and performing artists with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to ...

Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...

Here’s a violin that sounds exactly like a racing car. We’re very jealous of this guy’s string skills… This violinist – Danny Cadene on YouTube – has managed to make his instrument sound exactly like ...