Texas-born and Cleveland-raised Cathy Miller is following her passion as a singer-songwriter. The Vanderbilt University grad -- with a degree in viola performance -- performs in Northeast Ohio with ...

Adam Eccleston: Hello from All Classical Radio. I am Adam Eccleston, guest hosting for WQXR. Today I have a wonderful program of music that features the violin and the viola. We'll highlight both ...

Jo Bird's creative wings will not be clipped. While she plays the viola, she sees no reason to limit herself to classical music. Bird is co-founder of Two Star Symphony, a progressive classical ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Amid the high-pitched melodies so common to student recitals, a lower, mellower tone emerged on ...

How is a viola different from an onion? Nobody cries when you cut up a viola. In the hierarchical world of classical musicians, viola players have had, more than most, to bear the strings and arrows ...

Jordan Hall was packed on Monday night for the first mainstage concert of the Boston Early Music Festival, an evening of Mozart’s chamber music. The performers were all accomplished period instrument ...

As the year draws to a close, a new album has cast a fresh and unexpected light on our traditional music. Sligo fiddle player Séamus McGuire has taken the viola out from the shadows and placed it ...

We’ll hear a thousand years of rich, deep music and history. The history of the viola. Garth Knox on the Medieval Fiddle (Dániel Vass / ECM Records) In the world of stringed instruments, the humble ...