Imagine a strong hip-hop beat overlapping a rich, classical melody and transforming into a gritty, classical ensemble. That is the essence of the classical duo Black Violin. Black Violin, a duo ...

A golf game between middle school music teachers may have determined the existence of one of the most innovative musical duos performing today. Wil Baptiste and Kevin Sylvester are the ...

Classical violinists turned YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen (aka TwoSet Violin) collaborated with the virtual platform Moment House to broadcast a world tour virtually on December 28. Image: ...

TwoSet Violin, a classical comedy violin duo that gained popularity through their viral YouTube videos, performed for and answered questions from a packed audience in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona ...

Black Violin is making classical music cool again. The duo from Fort Lauderdale fuse classical music with hip-hop sounds to create an energizing new genre, often described as "classical boom," that's ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Black Violin's record Stereotypes (2015) debuted at #1 on the Billboard ...

The album concludes on a different note, with an homage to English composer Benjamin Britten. They recorded the album at Snape Maltings, a concert hall on the East Coast of England, where Britten ...

The unique style of Black Violin’s music is created from a mix of hip hop and classical music described as “classical boom.” Some artists may say their influences are Mozart and Bach, but Kevin ...

The violin was mainly associated with classical, folk and bluegrass music until the Fort Lauderdale duo of Kev Marcus and Wil B. broke new ground by incorporating hip-hop elements when they formed ...