What do you do when you’re performing a stirring violin solo before a concert crowd, and a string on your instrument suddenly breaks? That’s what happened with violinist Ray Chen, performing Thursday ...
Venice is an iconic landmark—a city built atop a body of water whose long history and stunning views have inspired great works of art over the centuries. It is also, as of last weekend, the only place ...
Not sure if your violin is in tune? Let’s fix that. This video gives you a clean, accurate audio reference for each of the 4 open violin strings: G, D, A, and E. #ViolinTuning #TunedViolin ...
On Thursday night (November 4), performing with the Grammy Award-winning Seattle Symphony, star violinist Ray Chen broke a string on his violin (that’s one of four total, mind you) and, as if he’d ...
"I haven’t worked this hard since my masters recital on classical violin. I’ve ripped up my fingers to shreds, they bled, they blistered." However, amidst this impressive repertoire, one performance ...