With violins, pianos and cellos, the Kanneh-Mason siblings keep music in the family

These seven siblings, all under the age of 30, have made a name for themselves in the world of classical music.
Los Angeles Times

At 24, this ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician gets to play a violin older than the United States

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...
The Economist

The use of a rare wood pits violinists against environmentalists

IN 2017 A FRENCH auctioneer sold a 200-year-old violin bow made by François Xavier Tourte, regarded as the Antonio Stradivari of bow-making, for a record €576,000 ($687,000). Tourte was among the ...
Vogue

Laura Ortman Is the Transcendent Violinist With Eccentric Style

Indigenous musician Laura Ortman—who is White Mountain Apache, originally from East Fork, Arizona—can still remember when she fell in love with the violin. She was only seven, but even then, growing ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

With hip-hop collaboration, UChicago violinists strike a new chord

Editor’s note: This story is part of Meet a UChicagoan, a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Read about the others here. As enthusiastic ...
WOKV

EXCLUSIVE: Violinist Lindsey Stirling reflects on AGT and more ahead of Jacksonville show

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Popular violinist and former America’s Got Talent contestant Lindsey Stirling will be coming to Jacksonville in November. Stirling will be taking her “Snow Waltz Tour” to the Moran ...