In mid-August I strung my violin with <a href=" Beast violin strings by Warchal - and I would like to offer you my ...

We’ve seen 3D-printed violins before, but they used an electric pickup to amplify the sound of the resonating strings. Using a newly formulated white resin, Formlabs instead 3D-printed an acoustic ...

For whatever reason, violins are often at the forefront of futuristic design. But no matter how crazy a violin looks, the only thing that really matters is how it sounds. So while the 3Dvarius, the ...

These familiar sound effects can all be made using four strings, a bow and a touch of musicianship. Check them out… Daniel Blair is a violinist who has amassed millions of YouTube views, thanks to his ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Of all the artists who struggle to succeed, writers and musicians have the toughest ...

49 mins Record Review Podcast Brahms's String Quintet No 1 Natasha Loges compares recordings of Brahms's String Quintet No 1 in F major, Op 88. 43 mins Record Review Podcast Shostakovich's Leningrad ...

Over the past quarter-century, the Australian label Eloquence has been issuing beautiful and copious multidisc sets devoted to mid-20th-century musicians who spent much—usually most—of their careers ...

Scientists say they have moved a step closer to unraveling the mystery behind the distinct sound of Stradivarius violins. Subjecting wood chips from a centuries-old violin to laboratory analysis, a ...

Who knew the venerable violin still had surprises in store for us, after nearly 500 years as one of the leading voices in music? An Australian master archetier, or bow-maker, has built a simple device ...

Ever wanted to play several string instruments at once? Well, now you (kind of) can... An Australian bow-maker has developed a hinged bow, allowing solo violinists to play several strings at once.