The iconography of Orpheus often shows him drawing a bow across the strings of a bulky fiddle, which he balances on his shoulder. What Apollo is supposed to have given to Orpheus was a lyre, which he ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra announced the addition of four musicians for the upcoming season: violists Laura Fuller and Stephen Savage, violinist ...

Poor viola! Neglected and ridiculed for centuries this (really very lovely) instrument has been the receiving end of many a joke and jibe. Berlioz, who had a soft spot for the viola, believed it to be ...

Violist Timothy Ridout makes deft work of Lionel Tertis’s arrangement of Elgar’s cello concerto and is equally impressive in Bloch’s Suite for viola and piano Elgar signalled his approval of Lionel ...

No more viola jokes, please. There may not be many concertos for the Cinderella of instruments, but enough good music exists. Nils Mönkemeyer’s nicely balanced programme starts with Walton’s Concerto ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Timothy Ridout, Viola BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, Conductor The first thing worth mentioning about this remarkable recording is the sound, an Andrew Keener ...

The viola is an often undervalued instrument, yet it carries the weight of uniting an orchestra’s entire string section. With its deep, melodic sounds, it pulls together the overarching melody the ...

SOLON, Ohio - If music is indeed a competition, as he claims it is, then Robert Vernon clearly has won. Upon his retirement this month from the Cleveland Orchestra, the former principal violist earned ...

Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra Timothy Ridout, Viola Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Jamie Phillips, Conductor Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Timothy Ridout, Viola Lausanne Chamber ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...