Sep 30 Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert By Victoria Fleischer, Anne Azzi Davenport Back in 2007, pedestrians hurried by without realizing that the busker playing at the entrance to a Washington, D.C., Metro stop was none other than the Grammy-winning Joshua Bell. Today, Bell set up at the entrance of Union Station, but… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch Auction for 18th century viola starts at $45 million By PBS News Hour An 18th century viola by Antonio Stradivarius, the famed Italian lute-maker, is up for auction at Sotheby's starting at $45 million. The old stringed instruments, known as "Strads" are praised for their masterful craftsmanship. But a French researcher who blindfolded… Continue watching
Jun 21 Violinmaker uses CT scans, 3D lasers to hone craft By Connie Kargbo Brooklyn violinmaker Samuel Zygmuntowicz has been crafting stringed instruments for about 30 years, and is increasingly using modern tools like computerized tomography and 3D laser vibration scans to perfect his instruments. Continue reading
Oct 08 Friday on the NewsHour: Composer Jennifer Higdon and Violinist Hilary Hahn By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport Jeffrey Brown's extended interview with Jennifer Higdon and Hilary Hahn's performance of Bach's Sarabande in D minor. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Onetime Teacher, Student Find Success as Composer, Violinist Hilary Hahn and Jennifer Higdon shared a love of 20th century music when Higdon was Hahn's professor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Fifteen years later, this student-teacher relationship has transformed into a partnership at the top of… Continue watching
Apr 15 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music, Jennifer Higdon By Tom LeGro Composer Jennifer Higdon is the recipient of this year's Pulitzer Prize in Music. Continue reading