Since he began composing in the 1950s, Christian Wolff has made the embrace of the unexpected a central part of his work. As just a teenager studying with John Cage, the Nice-born composer became the ...

Orchestral Tools has announced Igudesman Solo Violin, which they describe as a highly original and unconventional solo violin collection for the contemporary composer. They say that the combination of ...

I met violinist Roksana Goplanska at the airport, and the unexpected encounter quickly turned into a spontaneous piano and ...

The Norris Cultural Arts Center’s “Music & More in the Gallery” event series continues Sunday, March 24, when Chicago-based violinist Tricia Park performs what she calls “a tasting menu of music for ...

Thesis BodyThe Genealogy and Modernization of Counterpoint in Solo Violin Music: Overcoming Reger and Acoustic Reconstruction in Eugène Ysaÿe's 'Opus 27'IntroductionThe six 'Solo Violin Sonatas, Op.

As Guillermo del Toro’s go-to composer, Alexandre Desplat knew about the filmmaker’s desire to tell his version of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” While del Toro loved the story, Desplat admits his own ...

Most everyone has heard of “The Red Violin,” a 1998 film with a soundtrack by John Corigliano and violin solos by superstar musician Joshua Bell. The plot revolves around a mysterious red-colored ...