T.M. Abdul Azeez and Mihir Rajeev’s violin concert was rooted in classicism

Guru T.M. Abdul Azeez and disciple Mihir Rajeev weave raga essays with grace and restraint at Mudhra's Margazhi Mahotsavam 2025.

Company with link to The Beatles issues statement as it plunges 'into bankruptcy'

A company associated with The Beatles has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. However, a recent statement has reassured fans ...

Shashank Subrahmanyam’s music blended strong Carnatic classicism with a global sensibility

From a breezy Mohanam to a serene Sindhu Bhairavi, Shashank took the audience on a musical journey, skillfully navigating the ragas with technical prowess.
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Rare violin expected to fetch over $2.3 mln in Paris auction

A rare violin crafted by master luthier Guarneri del Gesu is set to go under the hammer in Paris on Tuesday (December 16) and is expected to fetch around $2.34 million (2 million euros). Reiners' son ...
Los Angeles Times

At 24, this ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician gets to play a violin older than the United States

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...
Variety

Prunella Scales, ‘Fawlty Towers’ Star, Dies at 93

Prunella Scales, the actress best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, the intimidating hotel manager wife of John Cleese‘s Basil on the iconic ’70s British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” died on Monday. She was ...
The Harvard Crimson

Augustin Hadelich with the BSO: A Performance Worthy of a Modern Violin Great

Renowned for his technically flawless and emotionally compelling interpretations of just about every piece in the violin repertoire, Augustin Hadelich’s performances are epitomized by an unmatched ...
IEEE

Violin: A Large-Scale Dataset for Video-and-Language Inference

Abstract: We introduce a new task, Video-and-Language Inference, for joint multimodal understanding of video and text. Given a video clip with aligned subtitles as premise, paired with a natural ...
The New York Times

London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin

British police are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in the theft of a 285-year-old violin, which was snatched while a musician was in a pub. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London ...
Entrepreneur

Meet Alexandr Wang, the 28-Year-Old Who Went from MIT Dropout to Billionaire Meta Hire: ‘I Wanted to Make a Difference’

Alexandr Wang, 28, is the billionaire founder of Scale AI, an AI training data startup. Wang told employees in a memo last week that he is leaving Scale AI for Meta. Here’s what to know about Wang and ...
New York Post

Scientists create world’s tiniest violin —and it’s only visible with a microscope

British physicists claim they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin” — and, by the looks of it, they could take a bow for their masterpiece invention. The brainy bunch at Loughborough University ...
BBC

Scientists create 'world's smallest violin'

The violin measures just 35 microns long and 13 microns wide, with a micron being one millionth of a metre If you have a complaint over your timetables or exams, Loughborough University may not be the ...