A composer writes the notes; musicians play the notes. That's the current arrangement in the world of classical music, but it wasn't always so. Bach, Beethoven and Mozart were great composers, but ...

Don’t be surprised to see Christian Howes playing his violin alongside street musicians in the French Quarter or the Marigny this weekend. Howes is that rare bird among classically trained musicians.

Katt Hernandez moved to Stockholm in 2010, and rapidly began working with a great many artists and new music organizations. In addition to solo violin work, she co-founded The Schematics and Deuterium ...

Canongate has scooped Free Play, a book on improvisation, play and creativity by computer artist and pioneer of improvisational violin Stephen Nachmanovitch. Jamie Byng, c.e.o. of Canongate, acquired ...