When one thinks “violin,” the images that come to mind are the Stradivari and Guarneri instruments. When one thinks “violinist,” it is usually the superstar concert soloist — the Hilary Hahns, the ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

THE STRINGS on these instruments are all under tension, which will lessen as the instruments are played. If the concert hall gets warmer as the concert goes on, the strings will tend to expand ...