2018-01-03 11:01 am
2018-01-01 12:01 am
The Memory of the First World War Lives on in the “Wilfred Owen Violin”
To commemorate the 1914 outbreak of the First World War, Steve Burnet a luthier from Edinburgh created a violin named after Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen was famous for his poetry during wartime. He went... Read More
2017-12-28 3:58 am
All-Time Best Cellists in the World
To find the best cellists that we ever had in our history is quite challenging. There should be a significant consideration regarding the ever-changing taste and preferences of people as the changes o... Read More
2017-12-13 3:01 am
Making Music is Now Possible for Disabled Persons, Thanks to the One-Handed Violinist
We might have seen or heard lots of disabled violinists. But this one arm violinist did not only achieve the level of virtuosity despite his condition; he was able to inspire and provide opportunities... Read More
2017-10-29 9:24 am
All-time Best Viola Players from Past and present
The viola instrument is larger than the violin. However, some only considered it as an instrument that would just fill the middle part of the harmony and not for a solo performance. Even the great com... Read More
2017-10-20 2:59 am
The Best Violin Players we have in the Past
When it comes to selecting the best violin players in the past, we need to draw a line between personal taste and expert evaluation of the violinist’s skill and achievements as well as their contrib... Read More
2017-10-11 12:50 pm
An Egyptian orchestra – not just an all women group but also all are blind
We may have seen talented blind musicians who had been great performers but to see an all women orchestra composed of blind performers is another thing. The Al Nour Wal Amal (Light and Hope) is an Egy... Read More
2017-10-11 11:40 am
Guess who the First Conductor in History is
We have seen how majestic conductors were as they wave their batons with confidence and authority right in front of a huge orchestra. But have you ever asked yourself who is the first conductor and wh... Read More
2017-08-18 2:21 am
A €100,000 compensation given to the heirs of the stolen violin during World War II
A German conciliation panel conducted an investigation and found out that the 1706 Guarneri violin was stolen by the Nazis from its owner during the World War II. Right now a music foundation holds th... Read More
2017-08-17 1:43 pm
The Fastest Runner Wearing Viola Costume Enters the Guinness Book of Records
Who says musicians are not athletic? Alistair Rutheford, a viola student, wears a viola costume and wins the half marathon. But that’s not all. He was not just the fastest runner in the half maratho... Read More
2017-08-15 2:52 pm
Amati’s 407-year old Cello – A Lifetime award for an Outstanding Young Cellist
Everyone was surprised to see the first young black musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason reached a particular kind of virtuosity and be able to win the BBC’s “Young Musician of Year” award. Kanneh-Mason ... Read More
2017-07-05 4:22 am