Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...

When Melissa White was burgeoning as a young violinist growing up in Lansing, her mother, Regina, drove her to Chicago every weekend for music lessons. White was shy girl with big talent who continued ...

While KQED was selling wrinkle cream to its aging audience two weeks ago, many other PBS affiliates were reveling in horsehair. The delayed "Great Performances" show "The Art of Violin" finally ...