Eric Shumsky

From John Philip Sousa to John Williams, from Herb Alpert to Aaron Copland and Henry Mancini, the Dallas ...

"Do the thing, and you shall have the power," Ralph Waldo Emerson said. Master violinist Ilya Kaler is ...

Probably no more than 5 foot 3 inches tall, Joseph Fuchs (1899-1997) was a giant among violinists. Few ...

All was quiet on the home front.Bedewed icicles and snowflakes, the Aurora Borealis reflected in the morning mist.Droplets of ...

Romania, land of eternal strife, was conquered by the Romans and survived the rule of brutal dictators. Yet ...

It was the early 1960s and time for me to choose an instrument to play at Purchase Grammar ...

CHICAGO—A cool breeze from the lake and the stunning architectural backdrop of Chicago's skyline highlighted the beauty of ...

David Nadien, one of the last of the Golden Age violin virtuosi, has died. Born in Brooklyn, New ...

Despite the richness of the voice of the grandfather of stringed instruments, the contrabass or bass—an instrument that, ...

New York has become a new center for the prestigious Mondomusica show. It features 164 exhibitors from 14 ...

Years ago in a beautiful chateau near the French border town of Strasbourg, I heard one of its ...

Back in the ’90s in a distant town in Washington state, I was violist for a Brahms piano ...

“Silverstein’s playing was wonderful. He inspired all present and served as a reminder of the greatness of music,” ...

Miriam Solovieff gave me the the feeling that all is possible and within grasp, when she taught me ...

An accomplished violist makes his mark working behind the scenes away from the lure of competition and ego.

Pianist Shirley Reisman recounts one frightening tour in the South with the Reisman Trio...

The world-renowned musician dazzled the audience. But the felt quality of the music never made it to the ...

It should not have been a shock to discover Bach in a country as culturally rich as Romania, ...

Orlando Cole, the great American cellist born on Aug. 16, 1908, just celebrated his 100th birthday. His career ...