It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Modern pianos are central to classical music. But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it. Phyllis Chen, a trained pianist, ...

It is claimed that they have an unreproducible acoustic quality allowing them to produce a sound that no other violin maker has been able to achieve. But despite their multimillion-dollar price tag, ...

When Karen Gomyo steps onto the stage of Jones Hall Thursday to perform Mozart's "Violin Concerto No. 3" with the Houston Symphony, she'll be carrying her precious traveling companion: a violin built ...

British trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom introduces her wonderful instrument – a modern adaptation of the “natural” trumpet. “Some people might not even think it looks like a trumpet,” Alison says. “But ...