By Sarah Freiberg
Imagine entering a museum filled with historical stringed instruments, and, instead of simply looking at them through protective glass cases,... Read More...
By Rebecca Fischer
“The week of HIFA we live; the other 51 weeks we are in hibernation.”
—Zimbabwean supporter of HIFA
In early May 2017, my husband ... Read More...
By Julian Schwarz
The Lalo Concerto in D minor for Cello and Orchestra is both a passionate rhapsody and a whimsical character piece. Though popular among stud... Read More...
By Miranda Wilson
Every great composer has a few signature devices that happen so often, and in so many compositions, that an experienced listener can instantl... Read More...
By Martin Steinberg
Everybody gets nosebleeds, sometimes at inconvenient moments.
That was the case for Joshua Bell.
At what was billed as “The Concert... Read More...
By Cristina Schreil
You might not know Henricus Isaac—and you’re not alone. The Renaissance-era, Franco-Flemish singer, composer, and fixture of the Medici cou... Read More...
By Cristina Schreil
“I like to think about what people were doing when they played this around a fire.”
Gaelynn Lea chats between tunes—and rumblings of the p... Read More...
By Inge Kjemtrup
Had Count Cozio di Salabue never lived, the history of the violin would be much the poorer, particularly when it comes to what we know about A... Read More...
By Lauren Roth
Rehearsing, playing and performing different kinds of music requires varying skills. Orchestral musicians are accustomed to preparing and perf... Read More...
Compiled by Stephanie Powell
As social media continues to prove its lasting worth, we asked seven string-playing social-media masterminds for their tips and tr... Read More...
