Renowned violist Roberto Díaz will play two concerts featuring the Tuscan-Medici viola. It was created in 1690 by Antonio ...

The viola is the odd instrument out in an orchestra’s string section. It is not the diva violin, it is not the moody cello, and it is not the burly double bass. Musicians love to make fun of ...

In 2013 cellist Tomeka Reid founded the Chicago Jazz String Summit in order to honor those who’d come before her and to ...

Composer Vincent Ott and musician Andrew Loper, known on-stage as Rubber, first met three years ago at an open mic night at ...

In ancient China, people laid xiantao (a lute-like ancient Chinese musical instrument) with strings to generate music. After a long evolution, the instrument developed into what we call sanxian (three ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Unity in Strings is a local music program that gives parents and children the chance to learn string instruments together. Organizers say the group’s mission is to make music ...

A group of students learn how to play the hammered dulcimer under the instruction of Chris Steiner at a church in Tipp City. A group of musicians are gathering in central Ohio this week to jam — but ...

Violinist Jinty McTavish (right) plays an instrument from the Violins of Hope collection as she practices with the Atlys String Quartet. Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of ...

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The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...