Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital and premier historically informed ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale ...

You’ve probably heard the mandolin, but you may NOT have heard music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the mandolin. Avi Avital wants to change that. Hear Avi Avital play his arrangement of one of ...

If you're an iPhone owner who subscribes to a local symphony orchestra or has a favorite Brahms concerto, you'll fall in love with Apple Music Classical instantly. If you’re an iPhone owner smitten ...

More than virtually any other instrument, the mandolin stands for different things depending on time and place. In the 18th century it was the preserve of the wealthy in salons across Europe; by the ...

Music tends to be labeled according to genre, oftentimes pigeonholing performers in one area of concentration when in reality they may happen to be versatile musicians with open minds and an ...

If the sound of “quartetto romantico” strikes an appealing chord within, then the combined richness of bowl-back mandolins, mandola and classical guitar is sure to please aficionados of string ...

It’s hard to imagine, but there was a time when every city in America had at least one and usually several mandolin orchestras. These large ensembles died out after the 1920s, but in recent years they ...

To say Brian Oberlin is smitten with the mandolin is an extreme understatement. The award-winning performer plays baroque, romantic, swing, bluegrass, contemporary, classical, Cajun and folk music, ...