History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three strings, and were known as ...
Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...
The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo, born in Cremona, Italy, in 1683 (d. 1747). His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence ...
In 2016, Computer Science Professor Harry Mairson received a Provost Research grant to to work on his software for classical stringed instrument design. In the very early morning, we were off to ...
In a cryptic social media post, TwoSet Violin has announced their final post together. Consisting of Australian violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen, the TwoSet Violin duo rose to fame through their ...
How about some violin? Sure, it's most often considered an orchestral instrument, and doesn't exactly emit the gritty, sexy type of sound rock bands are typically looking for. But the violin is ...
Singer Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli dated for over a decade before marrying in 2014 Contributor, PEOPLE Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica Berti Bocelli know ...
Andrea Petersen is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal in New York, writing about consumer health with a focus on mental health. Her stories have explored everything from the science of sleep to ...
Today, names like Lexus are synonymous with luxury, but if Mazda had succeeded in the early 1990s, we'd all be clamoring to drive cars with a different name on them: Amati. But just when Amati was ...
Your favorite tenor’s favorite tenor may be coming to a venue near you. Andrea Bocelli just announced he’s returning to the road in February and June 2025 for ten concerts with local ...
Andrea Urban joins FOX 13 News as a sports reporter and anchor but she grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago, playing sports and spending a lot of time in the dugout of her brother’s baseball ...
Andrea Flores is an Emmy-nominated journalist who anchors the KCRA 3 News at 10 p.m. She joined the team in December 2021. Andrea is excited to return to the Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto areas.