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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ray Ushikubo holds the 1741 Guarneri "del Gesù" violin. At first, playing the Playfair violin took some getting used to, but now ...

Anyone who has ever been asked to name a favorite movie, play, song or novel will identify — and perhaps envy — this definitive, “top on the list” statement from classical violinist, Stefan Jackiw. “I ...