It's ironic that while violins are popular instruments for children to learn to play, they can also be pricey. The Montreal-based AVIVA Young Artists Program has set out to change that, by creating an ...

The late great conductor Leonard Bernstein once was asked which instrument in the orchestra was the most difficult to play. The maestro gave a surprising answer. “Second fiddle,” he said promptly. “I ...

A young girl can now play and learn the violin thanks to the help of Milford High School seniors.Oona wanted to play the violin but was limited due to a neurological condition. She plays violin in a ...

Humans thought they had mastered a lot of skills better than robots, and violin playing is one of them. Automated instruments have come a long way from the days of the self-playing piano and the music ...

The veteran musicians gathered around the large table at the back of Rory O’Connor’s Irish Pub, surrounded by their instruments. Irish fiddle champion Eamon Coyne, who now lives in Merrimac, began to ...