The celebrated American violinist Hilary Hahn brings technique and personality to often‑recorded works in electrifying accounts that are set to be a new benchmark ...
But when professional musician Esther Abrami brings hers on an airplane — a violin made in the 19th century by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume — she’s carrying a precious artifact. “The violin is ...
A member of the Polaris Dawn flight crew performed the first violin solo in space — appropriately to the tune of a “Star Wars” theme — after participating in the first-ever civilian spacewalk.