Musical instruments connected to Jewish musicians and the Holocaust are making their way to Iowa for a series of programs.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - A 311-year-old violin became one of the most expensive instruments in the world after fetching a multi-million dollar sale at auction. The violin, created by famous Italian ...

As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and centre of the stage performing memorable melodies, it’s easy for violinists to steal the limelight. Ask any violinist why there are so many ...

Bringing a message to never forget the past, the Violins of Hope arrived in Elgin Monday. The project is a series of concerts and exhibits based on a collection of string instruments that were played ...

In the arts world, the only thing more surprising than a gift of $1 million may be a gift of $1 million with some of that money earmarked for the purchase of a violin. The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra ...

The goal: reinvent the ways that both composer and listener approach the modern classical orchestra. Friar’s work focused on introducing new instruments into the centuries-old ensemble—in this case, ...

This initiative is made possible through the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, the Jewish Federation of Des Moines and ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra welcomed a valuable gift on Tuesday, announcing it has accepted the permanent loan of a rare violin worth more than $9 million. "Once I drew the bow over the string, ...

Amnon Weinstein prepares a violin from the Holocaust for exhibit. He began restoring the violins in 1996 and now has 30 of them to display in an exhibit called Violins of Hope. Amnon Weinstein first ...