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 ...

Music has a special way of connecting milestones. That was evident as violinist Daniel Hope performed at the Phillips Collection for the first time on Sunday. In tribute to Yehudi Menuhin, the program ...

The grand finale of the evening a performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, with the renowned violinist ...

Bartók wrote his Second Violin Sonata a year after Hungary formally ended its participation in World War I. The country was nearly bankrupt. Life was grim, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire was no more.

The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival will hold a concert Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of Arcata, 151 E. 16th St. The festival concert will be highlighted by special guest Edwin ...

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