In February 1877, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky claimed that he could compose only "weak and rotten little themelets." The next year he composed the brave and cheerful tunes of his Violin Concerto in D ...

The violin, named for an early owner, was made in 1713 by Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), generally considered the greatest creator of stringed instruments.

After composer Robert Schumann died, his Violin Concerto languished in a library — until a grandniece of the man he wrote it for got out her Ouija board.

Doha, Qatar: On Saturday, May 4, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO), with violin virtuoso Aisha Syed Castro, will bring Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, to life at the Qatar ...

After composer Robert Schumann died, his Violin Concerto languished in a library — until a grandniece of the man he wrote it for got out her Ouija board.

Mieczysław Karłowicz wrote his "Violin Concerto in A Major Op. 8" for his violin professor and outstanding violin virtuoso Stanisław Barcewicz.

The result, Marsalis’ Concerto in D for Violin in Orchestra, written for Benedetti, comes to the stage of the Benedict Music Tent on Wednesday. Benedetti, 32, is among the most accomplished violinists ...

Adding to the intrigue, the violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed "Violin Concerto in D Major" and was actually played during the ...

THE BASICS: The Buffalo Philharmonic (BPO) in concert, Leon Botstein, guest conductor, Melissa White, violin soloist, in Max Reger’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 ...