Classical violinists turned YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen (aka TwoSet Violin) collaborated with the virtual platform Moment House to broadcast a world tour virtually on December 28. Image: ...

In a way, Black Violin owes its existence to a golf game. Wil Baptiste, who cofounded and plays viola in the Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, wanted to play the saxophone when he was in junior high.

Brendan Slocumb remembers that moment that classical music just clicked for him. BRENDAN SLOCUMB: The first piece of classical music that I heard was Mozart's "Symphony No. 40." (SOUNDBITE OF ...

ASPEN Bobby Yang’s years of studying classical violin, including three summers in the mid-’90s at the Aspen Music School, are the subject of a love-hate relationship. Though sometimes it’s hard to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A golf game between middle school music teachers may have determined the existence of one of the most innovative musical duos ...

The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play ...

The cool breeze off the Potomac River convinced the crowds at this year’s D.C. Jazz Festival from June 9-18 to dance – even as the temperatures crossed 90 degrees – as soon as “Kev Marcus” Sylvester ...

Mark O’Connor grew up steeped in American fiddle traditions - bluegrass, folk, and classical violin. In his Fiddle Concerto, ...

The unique style of Black Violin’s music is created from a mix of hip hop and classical music described as “classical boom.” Some artists may say their influences are Mozart and Bach, but Kevin ...

Picture a classical concert violinist. What images does your imagination evoke? Let's get obvious givens out of the way: a dazzling light show, rock guitars, fantastical choreographed numbers, aerial ...