SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the ...

The first violin Albert Einstein bought for himself in 1894 is for sale at auction for £300,000 - DominicWinter/BNPS Albert Einstein’s prized first violin which he hid from the Nazis has emerged for ...

Max Bruch resented that his First Violin Concerto (of three) achieved widespread fame while the rest of his output was largely neglected. But with its brooding melodies, unusual form, and joyous ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Will Bartruff began work on his first violin at the age of 10. Half-a-century later he did one better. The master luthier took on a 9-year-old protégé. “Hey kiddo,” Will says as Ben ...

Dan Nobuhiko Smiley is principal second violinist for the San Francisco Symphony. He laughs at his title: “Sounds like an oxymoron. How can you be a principal and second at the same time?” Not every ...

A member of the Polaris Dawn flight crew performed the first violin solo in space — appropriately to the tune of a “Star Wars” theme — after participating in the first-ever civilian spacewalk. After ...

Since its founding in 2011, Dallas Chamber Symphony has made hosting an instrument competition an important part of the orchestra’s programming. After producing several piano competitions, the ...

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Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye. For Tan, ...

The 45-year-old is Malaysia’s first professional violin luthier, or maker of string instruments like violins, cellos and guitars. Over the past decade, he has earned international accolades. Now he ...