The violin tries to match, but the viola always can say — and feel — more. Yet Mozart never lets competition or dialogue stop, for a micro-second, progress, as one character thrillingly ...

The violin and viola can do amazing things individually, however, together the two produce magic unlike any other duos. Handel/Halvorsen's Passacaglia for Violin and Viola has solidified the ...

If violin is not the most natural instrument in the world, viola is even more so.” When he first tried playing it as a teenager, “it felt really miserable -- ungainly and uncomfortable.” ...