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12 sad violin pieces that will make you weep uncontrollably

12 sad violin pieces that will make you weep uncontrollably These are definitively the most melancholy pieces of violin music you’ve ever heard. All the rosin in the world will not be able to dry your tears.

Violist Cynthia Phelps Reflects on the Depth and Warmth of her Gasparo da Salò

Violist Cynthia Phelps Reflects on the Depth and Warmth of her Gasparo da Salò Many might assume that Cynthia Phelps’ quest for a new viola was an instrument shopper’s dream. The principal violist of the New York Philharmonic since 1992, Phelps learned at the start of her ten…

He plays violin at Burnaby Hospital to ease the suffering

He plays violin at Burnaby Hospital to ease the suffering That one visit has turned into hundreds as Su drops in every Tuesday night. The violinist plays everything from the classics to pop songs to movie themes.

Young musicians too often make musical decisions based on impressing the listener

Young musicians too often make musical decisions based on impressing the listener As artists grow older they hear more in the music, says Orion Quartet violist Steven Tenenbom, who urges younger musicians to learn as much as they can from their mentors - and delve deeper into the music themselves