There is a certain paradox to the greatest violins. No matter how uniform the testimony of their players and audiences, a skeptic might question their supremacy. After all, these instruments have been ...

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and many others composed violin concertos that are now popular repertoire in concerts around the globe. With the ability to “sing ...

Very obvious, despite Menuhin’s contentions, was the need of editing. Most of the important violin concertos by great masters have either been edited by, or written in collaboration with ...

Premiered in 1806 Beethovens Violin Concerto in D Major paved the way for three great violin concertos of the 19th and 20th centuries Brahms Tchaikovsky and Sibelius Extremely expressive and ...

Among all of the great violin concertos, sonatas and other works that populate Itzhak Perlman‘s extensive catalogue, there is one piece that has become his most requested from audiences.

The Metropolitan Opera has gone dark for a month or so, but its orchestra is free to play—as it did last night in Carnegie Hall. The program was all-Brahms. It is good to be able to see these players ...

We didn't see that coming as the world's greatest living violinist got personal and upclose in the TSO's "An Evening at the ...

The violin was once owned by the renowned Hungarian musician Joseph Joachim, who most likely performed with it during the 1879 premiere of Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major ...