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The New York Philharmonic performs a free concert in Central Park, part of a series of park concerts that ended Tuesday.

The Canada Council for the Arts has acquired five exceptional instruments to add to the Canada Council’s Musical Instrument Bank (MIB).

String enthusiasts rejoice: In the near future you might be able to have your very own fungus violin, an instrument with a million-dollar sound but that will certainly not cost you a million.

“It is fantastic, all the colors, the movement,” declared Atlanta resident Ms. Marvle, speaking of Divine Performing Arts show in Atlanta on Friday evening.

Here’s an invitation hard to turn down. Hear the incredible sounds of some of the best Chinese violinists in the world. Come and be transported to another place and time as East meets West at NTDTV’s Chinese International Violin Competition. Let their performances carry you to a golden age of music as they vie for the top prizes.

To discover the greatest violin talent, the jury chose some of the most beautiful and artistically demanding works in violin literature.