When one thinks “violin,” the images that come to mind are the Stradivari and Guarneri instruments. When one thinks “violinist,” it is usually the superstar concert soloist – the Hilary Hahns, the ...

The lordly violin and its less illustrious relatives in the string family are in trouble. As today’s concert halls grow more cavernous, it becomes increasingly difficult for a solo violinist to ...

Beautiful music from a stringed instrument starts with good wood. Stringed-instrument maker John Kirk knows the tone a violin, viola or cello will have before he begins to carve it. He takes the ...

We were recently invited to perform for the UNESCO’s City of Music programme in Germany, where we represented India and Carnatic Music. As part of our concert, we collaborated with a German ensemble ...

National Violin Day is celebrated on December 13. The day is to applaud the existence of the violin, a wooden string instrument. But are you confused between Violin and Guitar? Guitar and violin are ...