Unsuk Chin taught herself harmony by accompanying hymns at her father's church in Seoul. When a school teacher introduced her to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, he set her on a path that has bridged ...

Audiences love Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor for its warmth and frequent pyrotechnics. The concerto also features playful innovations that would have shocked—or delighted—the audience at ...

The 18th-century violin, nicknamed ‘the cannon’ thanks to its powerful sound, is undergoing scientific tests to diagnose the root cause of its brilliance. Paganini’s favourite violin has been X-rayed ...