From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their way into the concert hall over the centuries ...

A Brahms concerto being played on a Stradivarius violin can be a priceless experience, but is the wooden box with the strings stretched over it in and of itself a good investment? Historically, ...

Archaeologists exploring the Roman-era ruins of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have made an exceptionally rare ...

A massive and rare instrument with 49 enormous bells — some weighing 3,400 pounds — is tucked away in a grand bell tower in the city of Frederick, Maryland. Every Sunday at 12:30 p.m., the city’s only ...

Carlos Tomé became obsessed with going to classical music concerts when he was a young teenager in Madrid learning to play the violin. During the concerts, which he would attend daily, he’d read ...

The Senia Shahjahanpur gharana, known for pioneering the evolution of the modern sarod, has a heritage that symbolises how India’s classical music has bridged geographical barriers seamlessly over the ...

WITH THESE UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS. AND OF COURSE, IT’S MADE MASS. THE SOUND THAT COMES OUT OF THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S CRAZY. FOR THE UNINITIATED, THE SOUND COMING FROM THIS CIGAR BOX IS MIND BLOWING.