The violin, viola, cello and double bass are among the most recognisable orchestral and solo instruments. But there is a particular set known as the "Golden Age" instruments which are arguably the ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

String instruments made with traditional woodworking are expensive. There must be a more affordable way to achieve sound quality. The solution is 3D printing. The US-based start-up Forte3D has given a ...

Elgar's Introduction and Allegro, scored for solo string quartet and string orchestra, is one of the central pinnacles of the orchestral repertoire. In 1904, a crisis arose when Sir Henry Wood, ...