PBS

The Violin in the String Family of the Orchestra

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 ...
NPR

A music director goes public with a secret stash of private instruments

Crisp, warm, responsive. The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is on a journey to meet these benchmarks under the baton of music director Gianandrea Noseda. One of the ways in which he's shaping a new ...
BBC

KS2 Music / Science: How string instruments make sound

FRAN SCOTT: I love this piece. In fact I think it was the first bitof classical music that I ever heard. GREG FOOT: Ah yes Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It's got the best startto any piece of music ever ...
BroadwayWorld

HK Phil String Instruments Circle Celebrates First Anniversary

At the beginning of 2024, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) launched its "String Instruments Circle" (the Circle) with the strong support of private patrons and collectors in Hong Kong as ...
PBS

The Clarinet and its Sound

Learn how the clarinet makes sound and explore its role in the woodwind family. In a hands-on music lesson, Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, ...