When priceless older violins were pitted against modern ones in an experiment at the 2010 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the results hit a sour note for some. Do a 300th birthday ...

Did you know that the modern violin was probably invented in the early 1500s in Northern Italy? The region is still known for its violin-making traditions. Though music has changed in the centuries ...

May 9 (UPI) --Can you tell the difference between the notes of a modern violin and one built by famed violinmaker Antonio Stradivarius? New research suggests most listeners can't discern a difference ...

Submitted by Sue Agnew St. Philip's Director Of Communications St. Philip's Friends of Music presents "Musical Collage: Music for Baroque and Modern Violin 2/3" featuring Laura and Toru Tagawa, at 7 p ...

Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice of music at Brandeis and longtime first violinist in the Lydian String Quartet, plays a “modern” violin crafted in 1727. And a “period” instrument made by the ...