A New Year's Eve production at the Metropolitan Opera and an intensive string workshop were among the highlights. Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center ...

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn (SOB) is committed to an inclusive approach to music-making, opening up their expert ensemble to a range of site-specific musical experiments and collaborations with ...

With the holiday season in full swing, performing arts traditions abound in the city. This Christmas, the New York String Orchestra Seminar turns 50, celebrating half a century of mentoring talented ...

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 ...

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 ...

The oldest string instruments are from 2,500 years ago — and yes, they’ve captured our imaginations and hearts for that long. There’s something about a vibrating string that resonates deep within the ...