One reason that Washington D.C., not otherwise the most fertile ground for culture, has long been one of the greatest chamber music towns in the world was the presence of not one, but two! famous and ...

Amorim Fine Violins Cremona, a distinguished name in the world of classical music, has its workshop based in the famous 'Violin City', Cremona, Italy. With a legacy rooted in centuries-old traditions, ...

The following is a script from "The City of Music" which aired on Dec. 7, 2014. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Tom Anderson, producer. If you have ever taken a vacation in Italy, chances are ...

CREMONA, Italy — The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the workshops. Mathijs Heyligers has been honing his craft for ...

The modern violin emerged in northern Italy in the 1500s, in the cities of Brescia and Cremona. Brescia had the older school, but the Cremona guild perfected the instrument in the workshops of Amati, ...

Inside the concert hall of the Violin Museum in Cremona, Italy, Antonio de Lorenzi plays the prelude from Bach's Partita No. 3 on a Stradivarius violin. Cremona is the town where master luthier ...