The Philadelphia Orchestra, one of this country’s celebrated “Big Five” symphonies, has long been regarded as an ultratraditional bastion of musical excellence. Its famous string sound, honed to ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

In its 76-year history, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia has dispatched its talented orchestra only once to the Lehigh Valley, and that was in 1993 when the orchestra, with Andre Previn ...

The Plano Symphony Orchestra will present a Women Composers Series Chamber Concert on Friday, May 16 at 7 PM at the Christ United Methodist Church. Through a collaboration between the PSO Education ...

On April 11, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra performs “Born and Buried in Brooklyn,” a one-night only concert celebrating the ...

You may not know the name Palladio, but you’ve probably heard it. Karl Jenkins’ driving piece for strings became famous as ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

25th Season Spring Concert by the Harford Youth Orchestra and Harford String Orchestra at Edgewood High School on Saturday, Apr. 5. Edgewood High senior Timila Jonchhe plays the flute while performing ...

As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and centre of the stage performing memorable melodies, it’s easy for violinists to steal the limelight. Ask any violinist why there are so many ...