Tag: viola
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty
This soul-stirring composition explores themes of reflection, resilience, and freedom, opening with a poignant introduction by the late acclaimed poet, activist, and cultural icon Nikki Giovanni.
Avi Avital in Versailles: Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concertos
Can the mandolin compete with other solo instruments? Avi Avital gives a clear answer - from Versailles, with Vivaldi at his side.
The Most Expensive' Violins Ever Appraised on Antiques Roadshow!.
Welcome to an extraordinary journey through nearly 300 years of masterful instrument craftsmanship! Exploring remarkable violins, violas, and mandolins, each with its own fascinating story.
Ottawa Symphony’s 3D Printed Symphony: Blending Innovation with Tradition
Discover how the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra redefined classical music with its groundbreaking 3D Printed Symphony. From CT-scanned violins to the world premiere of Singularity, this project fuses technology, artistry, and accessibility to imagine the futur...
MozART Group
All four gentlemen of the MozART group are well educated instrumentalists who graduated from prestigious Academies of Music in Warsaw and Łódz, but they decided to play classical music in a humorous way. Filip Jaślar, Michał Sikorski, Paweł Kowaluk, Boles...
Yasmin Williams: Tiny Desk Concert
Yasmin Williams is a fingerstyle guitarist who taps, slaps and slides up and down the fretboard of her instrument with a commanding sense of scenery that flickers between the strings. Storytellers build worlds; at the Tiny Desk, Williams invites us into h...
Introducing the Evolution of the Bow
In music, a bow is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hair) coated in rosin (to facilitate friction) affixed to it.
Violin vs. Viola - What’s the Difference? (Which is Harder?)
What’s the difference between violin and viola? In this video he lists several differences between the two instruments and answer the question: which one is harder to play?
Mivos Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert
As the members of the Mivos Quartet began their sound check behind Bob Boilen's desk, I couldn't help but think of old violins — which need to be played regularly in order to keep sounding good. For me, that's what our Tiny Desk space is like; it needs to...
Black Violin
Black Violin is an American hip hop duo from Fort Lauderdale, Florida comprising two classically trained string instrumentalists, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B. Kev Marcus plays the violin, and Wil B....
