'Bratschentanze fur Viola und Klavier' (Dances for viola and piano) by James A. Dugger. Robert Lienau Musikverlag, $22.
'in between (IV)' for two violins by Bernd Franke. Edition Peters, €59.
'Nice Evening—Album of Popular Pieces' for cello and piano. Moscow Muzyka, €14. Ruslania.com.
'Notturno & Tarantella, Op. 28,' for violin and piano by Karol Szymanowski. Edited by Aaron Rosand. IMC, $18.95.
A large exhibit and celebration of contemporary instruments returns to Omaha.
On how she handles the balancing act between old and new works
The Arpeggione Sonata in A minor for viola or cello
NEA award carries $25,000 prize
Luthiers are opening new frontiers using nontraditional woods
Are classical music fans too smart for their own good?
Schubert Quintet, D. 956. Quartettsatz, D. 703: Allegro and Andante (fragment). Tokyo String Quartet. (Harmonia Mundi)
Vivaldi Cello Concertos. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit cond. (Harmonia Mundi)
Rachel Podger, violin; Jane Rogers, viola. (Channel Classics)
Ostrovsky's recordings of Russian violin works offers a commanding performance
String students with learning disabilities can be taught—if the teacher learns the signs
Adele Anthony, violin. Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with Arvo Volmer, cond. (Canary Classics)
The viola receives an ergonomic rethink—and weary players give a sigh of relief
A new line of affordable composite bows from David Gage.
Know before you bow: As the values of bows go up, so does the need for thoughtful restoration
What to do when a quartet suddenly becomes a quintet
Improve you command of this common stopped-bow stroke
This professional-level electric upright bass is a study in elegance
Amandine Beyer, Baroque violin. (Zig Zag Territoires)
Fresh approaches to the visual, structural, and acoustical elements of your bridge
The prize carries an award of $200,000
At Afghanistan’s sole music academy, students learn to play traditional and Western instruments as part of a government initiative to relieve the pains of decades of war through music.
Benedetti and Baroque music—purists may grumble, but . . . eh!
By ordering the destruction of a violin, PayPal's policies come into question.
Violinist Philippe Quint on playing two of Beethoven’s most lyrical pieces and a couple of Beloved warhorses
100 years after the sinking of the ill-fated luxury liner, a book examines the healing power of music
New work will premiere at San Francisco Symphony
Melbourne-based cellist Rosie Hunt is reunited with her cello three months after they were stolen from her front yard.
$170,000 fiddle found by Philly transit workers
Dates for the latest auctions from Bongartz, Bonham's, Brompton's, Christie's, Gardiner Houlgate, Skinner's, Sotheby's, and Tarisio.
Starting with a legendary fiddle, a group of luthiers is making the most exacting copies yet
Debuts Steve Mackey's 'Beautiful Passing'
London Phil fiddler sues over Israeli protest
