Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...

FAIRFIELD — Relics of Jewish history came to life in the hands of Fairfield students this week as a collection of stringed ...

and many of their violins fell silent forever. Other times, they come ornamented with family legend that Avshalom can see through, knowing as much as he does about the uniquely moving history of ...

FAIRFIELD — Relics of Jewish history came to life in the hands of Fairfield students this week as a collection of stringed instruments with ties to the Holocaust made their rounds through the area.

(photo credit: Consulate General of Israel to New England) Relics of Jewish history came to life in the hands of Fairfield students this week as a collection of stringed instruments with ties to ...

Black Violin, the duo raised on a mix of Mozart and hip-hop modernity, have been remixing and reimagining music history for two decades. The creative partnership of violinist Kev Marcus and viola ...