When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns Even for experienced steel-string guitar players, the world of ...

The Grammy-nominated Enso String Quartet puts the "class" in this episode of Classical Classroom. We discuss where string quartets come from, why the instruments in a quartet go together so well, what ...

Unfinished string instruments for Indian classical music are seen at a workshop on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on Feb. 11, 2020. Many string instruments in Indian classical music feature portions ...

The violoncello da spalla fell out of favor more than 200 years ago, but musicians like Zachary Carrettin are helping it have an encore. When it comes to classical stringed instruments, most people ...

Saz-e-Bahar will showcase sounds from a range of stringed musical instruments that will be presented by India’s finest musicians It is believed that the sacred syllable ‘om’ gave birth to kantha ...

The bridge of a Celtic harp thought to be more than 2,300 years old was unearthed recently on the island of Skye, off the western coast of Scotland, according to a report issued by the BBC. The find - ...

Chicagoan Fareed Haque has played classical and jazz guitar with members of the Vermeer Quartet and prominent artists such as Sting, Kurt Elling and Ramsey Lewis. His bicultural Pakistani and Chilean ...