When you think of classical music, chances are you don’t often think of an underlying hip-hop beat. That's where two musicians, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus come in. The pair has been blending hip-hop ...

Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display ...

Violins of Hope Pittsburgh is holding an instrument drive with the Farina Foundation. These refurbished violins bear Star of David inlays. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll ...

The 38 violins, some worn and all silent, displayed at the University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery brought tears to my eyes this week. It's not the instruments themselves — though some are ...

Violinist Jinty McTavish (right) plays an instrument from the Violins of Hope collection as she practices with the Atlys String Quartet. Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of ...

Musical instruments connected to Jewish musicians and the Holocaust are making their way to Iowa for a series of programs. Violins of Hope Iowa is bringing a powerful international cultural initiative ...

You might say these instruments are money to the ears of savvy collectors and investors. Musical instruments can be valuable assets: guitars can sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars; violins in ...

Has a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War turned up in France? Pascale Bernheim, ...

This video of Laurent Bernadac, an engineer and lifelong musician, playing the violin looks and sounds very little like a person playing the violin. For one thing, he’s also using a looper and effects ...

Has a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth $10 million and stolen by the Nazis during World War II turned up in France?

What's 300 years old, made of wood and easily outperforms most mutual funds? A Stradivarius violin. Or an antique guitar or mandolin, for that matter. A growing group of investors is viewing music—as ...