Mazz Swift, violinist. With Eddie South’s performance of this piece, all you need is three minutes to fall in love with the violin. Any violinists who listen to this recording will surely ...

Imagine a strong hip-hop beat overlapping a rich, classical melody and transforming into a gritty, classical ensemble. That is the essence of the classical duo Black Violin.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Brendan Slocumb, author of The Violin Conspiracy. The crime mystery finds a Black classical musician trying to recover his stolen instrument — among other challenges.

The violin here was performed by the Finn Pekka Kuusisto, joined by Muhly on piano and Nadia Sirota on viola. Sirota herself was featured as well on last month's Drones and Viola .

Brendan Slocumb addresses racism in classical music in 'The Violin Conspiracy' In his debut thriller, Brendan Slocumb employs polemic about racism to great effect as he reminds us that the high ...

JEFFREY BROWN: Blending classical music with hip-hop, traditional instruments, Marcus on violin, Baptiste on viola, with contemporary backup, Black Violin is reaching audiences around the country.

Hip-hop duo Black Violin's new album is called "Take The Stairs." (Mark Clennon) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. 18, 2021. Find that audio here.. When violinist Kev Marcus and ...

Any music act with a unique sound — such as Black Violin’s fusion of classical music and hip-hop — is bound to sound familiar from album to album. But.

Nina DiGregorio always wanted to play rock and roll — but doing that on the violin wasn’t much of an option when she was growing up in upstate New York, she said. Today, however, she&#8… ...

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. We couldn’t do a list of violin music without including The Lark Ascending.It’s become a beacon of English classical repertoire, as demonstrated in the Classic FM ...

Sulara has been a violin teacher for more than ten years now. A renowned teacher of classical violin himself now, Sulara is grateful to all his teachers and specially three teachers from whom he ...