Mark O'Connor

Sunday at 5 PM: It's Bluegrass, Bernstein, and the Blues, with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

This month's Applause broadcast with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is the final one in the Orchestra's Improvisionaries series. Music Director…

Arts Desk

Watch and Listen: Grammy-Winning Fiddler and Composer Mark O'Connor LIVE from WRTI 90.1

Susan Lewis

Acclaimed as a brilliant and soulful fiddler and composer—combining bluegrass, folk, jazz, and classical—violinist Mark O’Connor played LIVE on WRTI 90.1…

Shinichi Suzuki makes a rare visit to Britain in 1980 to demonstrate the method he developed for learning to play the violin.

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'Twinkle' Sparks Fireworks As Fiddler Guts Violin Method

Liz Baker

Fiddler Mark O'Connor claims Shinichi Suzuki, creator of the popular Suzuki Method of violin instruction, was a fraud. O'Connor has created his own teaching system.

Music Features

Classical Guitarist Sharon Isbin

Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin is Jill's guest this week. Her new CD - Journey to the New World - takes you from the Renaissance to…

Music Features

Mark O'Connor, violinist, composer