The two-minute rest for the soloist at the beginning of the Brahms Violin Concerto is no idle wait. Battle is imminent. Journeying to the sunny theme of the opening movement, the violinist must first ...

Brown also holds preconcert discussions for Troy Chromatic Concerts and others ... the Friends will present Trio Azura. The ensemble (violin, cello and piano) was launched three years ago in ...

A record-breaking Stradivarius has sold for $23 million (£17.8 million), the highest sum ever paid for a violin. The 1715 ‘Baron Knoop’, hailed for its quality, volume and articulation, was crafted ...